Background
Reherman was born on July 4, 1966, in Louisville, Kentucky.
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Lee Reherman
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Education
He attended Cornell University, where he played football as an offensive lineman. Following his graduation with a Bachelor of Surgery in 1988, he attended the Miami Dolphins training camp trying out for the team"s offensive line, but did not make the team Thereafter, he earned his Master of Business Administration at the University of California, Los Angeles Anderson School of Management.
Career
He was pursuing a doctorate in economics at the University of California, Los Angeles, although left to begin his television and film 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-off International Gladiators 1.
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. In 2007, Reherman became the regular host of Hot Rod television and Forza Motorsport Showdown on the television network Speed.
He hosted Forza Motorsport Showdown for one season, while his work with Hot Rod television is ongoing. He also hosted the series Battle of the Supercars (2010) (Speed), Office-Road Overhaul (2011–2012) (Outdoor Channel), and Game Changers (2013) (Stage 5 television).
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.
In 2010, he appeared in a recurring role on the American Broadcasting Company soap opera General Hospital.
Reherman, at the time of his death, no known cause was known, although the former athlete hadn"t been feeling well in recent days after undergoing hip replacement surgery. He was found dead on March 1, 2016, by his girlfriend, Natalina Maggio, in his house in Manhattan Beach, California.
