Lee Reherman
{{Short description|American actor (1966–2016)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Lee Reherman
| image = Lee Reherman with Brig. Gen. Robert Otto (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Reherman in 2010
| birth_name =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1966|7|4}}
| birth_place = Louisville, Kentucky, U.S.
| death_date = {{death date and given age|2016|3|1|49}}
| death_place = Manhattan Beach, California, U.S.
| other_names =
| occupation = {{csv|Actor|television host}}
| years_active = 1992–2016
| spouse =
| partner = Natalina Maggio
}}
Lee Reherman (July 4, 1966 – March 1, 2016) was an American actor, appearing in television and film and hosting television reality shows.
Early life
Reherman was born on July 4, 1966, in Louisville, Kentucky.{{cite news|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/pop-culture/celebrity/lee-reherman-hawk-american-gladiators-dies-49-n529806|accessdate=March 1, 2016|date=March 1, 2016|author=Associated Press Staff|work=NBCNews|title=Lee Reherman, 'Hawk' on 'American Gladiators,' Dies at 49|publisher=NBC}} He attended Cornell University, where he played football as an offensive lineman."Other sports". Cornell Alumni News (October 1988). ecommons.library.cornell.edu/bitstream/1813/28045/1/091_03.pdf. p. 25.
Accessdate June 8, 2014. "Lee Reherman '88 got a trial with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League in mid-summer. The two-time All-Ivy offensive lineman said he enjoyed the experience, though he didn't make the team."
Following his graduation with a B.S. in 1988, he attended the Miami Dolphins training camp trying out for the team's offensive line, but did not make the team.{{cite AV media|title=Philip and Heath talk with Lee Reherman host of BATTLE OF THE SUPERCARS on SPEED Channel and former NFL battler in training camp with the Miami Dolphins. Lee gives us Fantasy Football owners the insight on what training camp is really like.|medium=|language=en|url=http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/8847439/highlight/95790|accessdate=June 8, 2014|time=1:35–1:55|publisher=Chat about It|date=August 11, 2010}}{{cite web|url=http://www.thecartercreative.com/hosts/leeReherman/bio.html|title=Lee Reherman| publisher=The Carter Creative|accessdate=June 8, 2014}}
Thereafter, he earned his MBA at the UCLA Anderson School of Management. He was pursuing a doctorate in economics at the University of California-Los Angeles (UCLA), although he left to begin his television and film career.{{cite news|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2016/03/02/american-gladiators-lee-reherman-dies-age-49/81206886/|accessdate=March 11, 2016|date=March 2, 2016|first=John|last=Rogers|work=USA Today|publisher=Gannett Company|title='American Gladiators' Lee Reherman dies at 49}}
Professional career
In 1992, Reherman made his first professional acting appearance as an unnamed football player in the television show Columbo. The following year, he had a small named part in the film Last Action Hero, but began creating a name when he joined the American Gladiators television show as "Hawk". He remained with the show until its cancelation in 1996, also appearing from 1995 to 1996 in the spin-offs International Gladiators 1 and International Gladiators 2. Through this time and after, he continued with small spots in television programs and television hosting roles, including a recurring position with the American Veterans Awards on the History Channel. Reherman reprised his "Hawk" nickname on RollerJam, serving as color commentator.
In 2007, Reherman became the regular host of Hot Rod TV and Forza Motorsport Showdown on the television network Speed. He hosted Forza Motorsport Showdown for one season. He also hosted the series Battle of the Supercars (2010) (Speed), Off-Road Overhaul (2011–2012) (Outdoor Channel), and Game Changers (2013) (Stage 5 TV).
In addition to one-offs and occasional appearances, Reherman had recurring acting roles on several television series, including Look: The Series (2010) and The First Family (2012–2013). He was also featured regularly on reality show The Great Escape (2012) as a guard.
Reherman also worked in video games, providing voices for characters in Dead Rising 3 and Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter. The projects he was working when he died will go on as planned.{{cite web|url=http://www.tmz.com/2016/03/05/gladiators-lee-reherman-tv-shows/|accessdate=March 7, 2016|author=TMZ Staff|work=TMZ|publisher=Time Warner|title=EX 'GLADIATORS' STAR UNFINISHED TV PROJECTS WILL MARCH ON|date=March 5, 2016}} In 2010, he appeared in a recurring role on the ABC soap opera General Hospital.{{cite web|url=http://www.leereherman.com/Lee_Reherman/Press.html#3|accessdate=March 11, 2016|work=Lee Reherman|title=Press release|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160312130749/http://www.leereherman.com/Lee_Reherman/Press.html#3|archive-date=March 12, 2016|url-status=dead}}
Death
Reherman was found dead on March 1, 2016, by his girlfriend Natalina Maggio; she discovered Lee's body at his house in Manhattan Beach, California.{{cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/2016/03/02/entertainment/lee-reherman-american-gladiators-obit-feat/|accessdate=March 3, 2016|date=March 2, 2016|work=CNN|first=Todd|last=Leopold|title='American Gladiator' Lee Reherman, 'The Hawk,' dies at 49|publisher=Turner Broadcasting System (Time Warner)}} No cause of death was specified. Reherman had undergone hip replacement surgery a few weeks earlier. He was survived by his father and two brothers.
Filmography
=Film=
=Television=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1992
| Columbo | Football Player | Episode: "A Bird in the Hand" |
| 1993–00
| Hawk | 19 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 1995
| Ellen | Hawk | Episode: "Gladiators" |
| MADtv
| Fist | Episode: "Episode #104" |
| 1995–96
| International Gladiators 1 | Hawk | Contract role |
| 1996
| Buddies | Busboy | Episode: "The PSA Story" |
| 1997
| Live! with Regis and Kathie Lee | Himself | Episode: "May 30, 1997" |
| 1998
| Motorcycle Cop | Made-for-TV-Movie directed by and starring Burt Reynolds.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/326720/hard-time|title=Hard Time|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=March 7, 2016}} |
| rowspan="4" | 1999
| The Net | John Storm | Episode: "Last Man Standing" |
| Caroline in the City
| Sweeney Brother #1 | Episode: "Caroline and the Ancestral Home" |
| BattleBots
|Host |Live event broadcast on ZDTV |
| Soldier of Fortune, Inc.
| Mark | Episode: "Welcome to Bent Cooper" |
| 1999–01
| Host | Contract role |
| rowspan="5" | 2001
| XFL | Sideline Reporter | Contract role |
| The X-Files
| Yuri Volkof | Episode: "Vienen" |
| Angel
| The Captain | Episode: "There's No Place Like Pirtz Glrb" |
| Gilmore Girls
| The Doorman | Episode: "Red Light on the Wedding Night" |
| Cannonball Run 2001
| Host | Contract role |
| 2002
| The X-Files | Yuri Volkof | {{Plain list|2 episodes}} |
| rowspan="2" | 2003
| Ludvig | Episode: "Dead Soldiers" |
| NCIS
| Sgt. Tuers | Episode: "Hung Out to Dry" |
| 2003–05
| Arena | Host | Contract role |
| rowspan="2" | 2004
| Eve | Turbo | Episode: "Party All the Time" |
| That's So Raven
| Carl | Episode: "Spa Day Afternoon" |
| rowspan="2" | 2005
| The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | Amputator the Celebrity Wrestler | Episode: "Maddie Checks In" |
| Malcolm in the Middle
| | Episode: "Mrs. Tri-County" |
| rowspan="2" | 2006
| Charmed | Soldier | Episode: "Payback's a Witch" |
| The Chelsea Handler Show
| Midget Wars Host | Episode: "Episode #1.6" |
| 2007–13
| Hot Rod TV | Host | Contract role |
| rowspan="4" | 2007
| Frank | Episode: "Pilot" |
| The Closer
| Deputy Slad | Episode: "Manhunt" |
| Final Approach
| Armed Terrorist Tucker | Action-Thriller Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Armand Mastroianni. |
| Sharpshooter
| Ziggy | Made-for-TV-Movie directed by Armand Mastroianni.{{cite web|url=https://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/2015708/sharpshooter|title=Sharpshooter|work=Turner Classic Movies|access-date=March 7, 2016}} |
| rowspan="2" | 2008
| Slade | Episode: "Model Behavior" |
| Leverage
| Grady | Episode: "The Homecoming Job" |
| rowspan="3"| 2009
| Officer Reherman | 4 episodes |
| Wizards of Waverly Place
| Doug Normous | Episode: "Hugh's Not Normous" |
| Prison Break
| Deckard | Episode: "VS." |
| rowspan="6" | 2010
| Chet | Episode: "Got to Get Her Out of My House" |
| General Hospital
| Frank | 5 episodes |
| Terriers
| Randy Oaks | Episode: "Pilot" |
| 90210
| Coach Laketa | Episode: "2021 Vision" |
| Terriers
| Randy Oaks | Episode: "Quid Pro Quo" |
| Look: The Series
| Officer Munson | 11 episodes |
| rowspan="4" | 2011
| Medium | Jason Bumgarner | Episode: "Only Half Lucky" |
| Regular Show
| The Fire Marshall, Forearmageddon (voice) | Episode: "Really Real Wrestling" |
| Workaholics
| Chuck | Episode: "Muscle I'd Like to Flex" |
| Chuck
| Simms | Episode: "Chuck Versus the Curse" |
| rowspan="2" | 2012
| Blackout | Cooper | 3 episodes |
| The Great Escape
| Guard | Episode: "Escape From Alcatraz" |
| 2012–2015
| Special Agent Ross Hardison | 29 episodes |
| 2013
| Special Agent Ross Hardison | Episode: "Mr. Jackson Goes to Washington" |
| rowspan="2" | 2014
| Mark Bonner | Episode: "#BlueDogSoda" |
| Mighty Mia
| Skwar | Action-comedy Made-for-TV-Movie directed and co-written by Gev Miron. |
| 2015–2016
| Victor | 3 episodes |
| rowspan="2" | 2016
| Lee | Episode: "Chapter Thirty-One" |
| Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life
| Kyle | Episode: "How to Survive Losing Your Phone" |
=Video games=
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 2005
| Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter | Voice{{cite web|url=http://www.contactmusic.com/news/american-gladiator-star-lee-reherman-dies_5158726|accessdate=March 11, 2016|date=March 1, 2016|title=Athlete-turned-actor Lee Reherman has been found dead at the age of 49|work=Contactmusic.com|author=WENN Staff|author-link=World Entertainment News Network}} | Directed by Keith Are and David Jankowski. |
| 2013
| Directed by Tom Keegan and George Samilski. |
References
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External links
{{Portal|Biography|United States|Film|Television}}
- {{IMDb name|0716817}}
- [http://www.gladiatorstv.com/international/america/gladiators/hawk.php American Gladiators Hawk Profile (GladiatorsTV.com)]
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Category:American football offensive linemen
Category:American game show hosts
Category:American male television actors
Category:American male video game actors
Category:American male voice actors
Category:Cornell Big Red football players
Category:Cornell University alumni
Category:UCLA Anderson School of Management alumni
Category:Male actors from Louisville, Kentucky
Category:20th-century American male actors
Category:Players of American football from Louisville, Kentucky