Lee Reherman
Encyclopedia
Lee Reherman is a former American football
player but a current actor and television host.
. He played football at Cornell University
and then played professionally with the Miami Dolphins
. While at Cornell University, he was elected to the Sphinx Head Society
and was a brother of Chi Psi
Fraternity.
After his pro football
career
ended, Lee received an MBA in Finance from UCLA as well as a Ph.D. in Economics
.
He is related to Louisville's Robert J. Howard family (Louisville, KY) as well as golfer Frank Beard, basketball star Ralph Beard
, and football legend Mo Moorman
.
, some of his classmates dared him to audition on the American
television program American Gladiators
. He got the job and became known as the gladiator
, Hawk in 1993 through 1996. Lee was one of the show's most popular Gladiators and often interacted with his fans in the audience. After the show ended, he focused his career as an actor and has been seen in such TV programs such as the X-Files, Angel
, Charmed
and Caroline in the City
, worked as color commentator on RollerJam
with Ken Resnick (season one) and Rory Markas
(seasons two and three) through 2001, and was also the host of the G4
competitive video game show, Arena
(which has been on hiatus since the end of 2004) with Kevin Pereira
. His favorite events on American Gladiators were Tug O War, Joust and Powerball (more notably Tug-O-War, as he can also be seen playing that game in several episodes of Family Challenge
).
Reherman guest-starred in the Disney Channel cable-TV series "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
" episode "Maddie Checks In" as "The Amputator" a professional wrestler, in "Cory in the House
" episode "Model Behavior
" as "the guy at boot camp", in "Hannah Montana
" episode "Got To Get Her Out Of My House" as the housekeeper, and also in "That's So Raven
" episode "Spa Day Afternoon" as the "tough body-guard". He also has appeared in several episodes of the show Overhaulin on the Discovery Channel as a helper to the host with the pranks involving those who have had their cars taken to be overhauled by Chip Foose. Currently, he is the host of SPEED Channel's
Battle of the Supercars.
Reherman was in episode nine of the first season of Comedy Central
's Workaholics.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
player but a current actor and television host.
Personal life
Reherman was born in Louisville, KentuckyLouisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
. He played football at Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
and then played professionally with the Miami Dolphins
Miami Dolphins
The Miami Dolphins are a Professional football team based in the Miami metropolitan area in Florida. The team is part of the Eastern Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League...
. While at Cornell University, he was elected to the Sphinx Head Society
Sphinx Head
The Sphinx Head Society is the oldest senior honor society at Cornell University. Sphinx Head recognizes Cornell senior men and women who have demonstrated respectable strength of character on top of a dedication to leadership and service at Cornell University...
and was a brother of Chi Psi
Chi Psi
Chi Psi Fraternity is a fraternity and secret society consisting of 29 active chapters at American colleges and universities. It was founded on Thursday May 20, 1841, by 10 students at Union College with the idea of emphasizing the fraternal and social principles of a brotherhood...
Fraternity.
After his pro football
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
career
Career
Career is defined by the Oxford English Dictionary as a person's "course or progress through life ". It is usually considered to pertain to remunerative work ....
ended, Lee received an MBA in Finance from UCLA as well as a Ph.D. in Economics
Economics
Economics is the social science that analyzes the production, distribution, and consumption of goods and services. The term economics comes from the Ancient Greek from + , hence "rules of the house"...
.
He is related to Louisville's Robert J. Howard family (Louisville, KY) as well as golfer Frank Beard, basketball star Ralph Beard
Ralph Beard
Ralph Milton Beard Jr. was an American collegiate and professional basketball player. He was born in Hardinsburg, Kentucky. Beard was a member of Adolph Rupp's "Fabulous Five" University of Kentucky basketball team...
, and football legend Mo Moorman
Mo Moorman
Maurice "Mo" Moorman was an American college and professional football player. He played collegiately for Texas A&M, and went to the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs as a first-round draft choice in 1968...
.
Television
During the time he was attending collegeCollege
A college is an educational institution or a constituent part of an educational institution. Usage varies in English-speaking nations...
, some of his classmates dared him to audition on the American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
television program American Gladiators
American Gladiators
American Gladiators is an American competition television program that aired in syndication from September 1989 to May 1996. The series matched a cast of amateur athletes against each other, as well as against the show's own gladiators, in contests of strength and agility.The concept was created by...
. He got the job and became known as the gladiator
Gladiator
A gladiator was an armed combatant who entertained audiences in the Roman Republic and Roman Empire in violent confrontations with other gladiators, wild animals, and condemned criminals. Some gladiators were volunteers who risked their legal and social standing and their lives by appearing in the...
, Hawk in 1993 through 1996. Lee was one of the show's most popular Gladiators and often interacted with his fans in the audience. After the show ended, he focused his career as an actor and has been seen in such TV programs such as the X-Files, Angel
Angel (TV series)
Angel is an American television series, a spin-off of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer. The series was created by Buffys creator, Joss Whedon, in collaboration with David Greenwalt, and first aired on October 5, 1999...
, Charmed
Charmed
Charmed is an American television series that originally aired from October 7, 1998, until May 21, 2006, on the now defunct The WB Television Network. The series was created in 1998 by writer Constance M...
and Caroline in the City
Caroline in the City
Caroline in the City is an American situation comedy that ran from September 21, 1995 to April 26, 1999 on the NBC television network. It starred Lea Thompson as cartoonist Caroline Duffy. The series premiered in the two-hour Thursday night block led by Friends.-Premise:Caroline Duffy is a...
, worked as color commentator on RollerJam
RollerJam
RollerJam was an American television series featuring roller derby that aired on The Nashville Network from 1999 to 2001. It was the first attempt to bring roller derby to TV since RollerGames....
with Ken Resnick (season one) and Rory Markas
Rory Markas
Rory Markas was an American sportscaster best known as the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim's play-by-play broadcaster for eight seasons, and as the radio voice of the University of Southern California men's basketball team for 11 seasons...
(seasons two and three) through 2001, and was also the host of the G4
G4 (TV channel)
G4, also known as G4 TV, is an American cable- and satellite-television channel originally geared primarily toward young adult viewers, originally based on the world of video games...
competitive video game show, Arena
Arena (G4 TV series)
Arena was a G4 TV show which aired from 2002 to 2004. It is devoted entirely to teams competing against one another via multiplayer video games....
(which has been on hiatus since the end of 2004) with Kevin Pereira
Kevin Pereira
Kevin Pereira is co-host of G4's Attack of the Show! .-Biography:While in high school, Pereira hosted Pointless Audio under the pseudonym Captain Immy...
. His favorite events on American Gladiators were Tug O War, Joust and Powerball (more notably Tug-O-War, as he can also be seen playing that game in several episodes of Family Challenge
Family Challenge
Family Challenge is an American game show that aired on The Family Channel from October 2, 1995 to September 7, 1997, lasting for two seasons. Reruns aired on GSN from April 3 to September 25, 1999....
).
Reherman guest-starred in the Disney Channel cable-TV series "The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
The Suite Life of Zack and Cody
The Suite Life of Zack & Cody is an American sitcom created by Danny Kallis and Jim Geoghan. The series premiered on Disney Channel on March 18, 2005 with 4 million viewers, making it the most successful premiere for Disney Channel in 2005. It was one of their first five shows available on the...
" episode "Maddie Checks In" as "The Amputator" a professional wrestler, in "Cory in the House
Cory in the House
Cory in the House is an American television sitcom, which aired on the Disney Channel from January 12, 2007 to September 12, 2008 and was a spin-off from the Disney show That's So Raven. The show focuses on Cory Baxter, who moved from San Francisco, California to Washington, D.C., after Victor...
" episode "Model Behavior
Model Behavior
Model Behavior is a 2000 television movie that aired on The Wonderful World of Disney on ABC. The film starred Maggie Lawson and was directed by Mark Rosman. The film also stars Justin Timberlake and co-stars Kathie Lee Gifford...
" as "the guy at boot camp", in "Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana
Hannah Montana is an American television series, which debuted on March 24, 2006 on the Disney Channel. The series focuses on a girl who lives a double life as an average teenage school girl named Miley Stewart by day and a famous pop singer named Hannah Montana by night, concealing her real...
" episode "Got To Get Her Out Of My House" as the housekeeper, and also in "That's So Raven
That's So Raven
That's So Raven is an American cable television teen sitcom/fantasy series. The show premiered on the Disney Channel on January 17, 2003, and ended on November 10, 2007. The show spawned Disney Channel's first spin-off series: Cory in the House...
" episode "Spa Day Afternoon" as the "tough body-guard". He also has appeared in several episodes of the show Overhaulin on the Discovery Channel as a helper to the host with the pranks involving those who have had their cars taken to be overhauled by Chip Foose. Currently, he is the host of SPEED Channel's
SPEED Channel
Speed , is a cable and satellite television network broadcast to various parts of North America, but primarily the United States...
Battle of the Supercars.
Reherman was in episode nine of the first season of Comedy Central
Comedy Central
Comedy Central is an American cable television and satellite television channel that carries comedy programming, both original and syndicated....
's Workaholics.
Commercials
- Reherman was in a commercial for Ice Breakers gum, playing one of Carmen ElectraCarmen ElectraTara Leigh Patrick , professionally known as Carmen Electra, is an American glamour model, actress, television personality, singer, and dancer...
's bodyguards. - Reherman also appears in a Capital OneCapital OneCapital One Financial Corp. is a U.S.-based bank holding company specializing in credit cards, home loans, auto loans, banking and savings products...
commercial where Santa ClausSanta ClausSanta Claus is a folklore figure in various cultures who distributes gifts to children, normally on Christmas Eve. Each name is a variation of Saint Nicholas, but refers to Santa Claus...
is designing his own credit card. He appears to be a "Security Elf" saying, "Mrs. Claus is a lucky woman, sir."