Chip Arndt

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Chip Arndt
Born
Willis Chapman Arndt Jr.

(1966-10-02) October 2, 1966 (age 57)
activist
Years active1990–present
TelevisionThe Amazing Race 4
PartnerReichen Lehmkuhl (1999–2003)

Willis Chapman "Chip" Arndt Jr. (born October 2, 1966) is an

activist, best known as a winner of The Amazing Race 4 in 2003 with former partner Reichen Lehmkuhl. Arndt attended Hotchkiss School, Yale University, and Harvard University, where he was the president of the Harvard Business School
Gay and Lesbian Student Association. Prior to The Amazing Race, he worked as an investment banker.

Early life

The youngest and only boy of four children, Arndt attended

Harvard Graduate School Leadership and Ethics Forum, chairman and founder of the Annual Harvard Business, Law, and Harvard Kennedy School Debate, and president of the Harvard Business School
Gay and Lesbian Student Association.

The Amazing Race

Main article: The Amazing Race 4

Arndt and former partner

Outstanding Reality-Competition Program
.

The Amazing Race 4 finishes

  • A green ƒ indicates that Reichen and Chip won the Fast Forward.

Roadblocks performed by Arndt are bolded

Episode Leg Destination(s) Detour choice (underlined) Roadblock performance Placement Notes
1 1 United States → Italy Search/Rescue No Roadblock 9th of 12
2 2 Italy Waterway/Pathway Chip 2nd of 11
3 3 Italy → Austria Mozart/Beethoven Reichen 3rd of 10
4 4 Austria → France Ropes/Slopes Chip 5th of 9
5 5 France → Netherlands 500 kilograms/15 feet Reichen 4th of 8
6 6 Netherlands → India Suds/Duds Chip 2nd of 7
7 7 India Baskets/Trunks Reichen 5th of 6
8 8 India → Malaysia Net/Trap Chip 2nd of 5
9 9 Malaysia Used fast forward 1st of 5ƒ
10 10 Malaysia → South Korea Strong hands/Strong stomach Chip 2nd of 4
11 11 South Korea → Australia Face first/Feet first Reichen 3rd of 4 [a]
12 12 Australia Saddle/Paddle Chip 2nd of 3
13 13 Australia → United States Wing it/Wander it Chip 1st of 3
Notes
  1. ^ Reichen & Chip initially arrived 2nd, but they drove to the Pit Stop instead of traveling on foot and were issued a 35-minute penalty. During this time, Kelly & Jon checked in, dropping Reichen & Chip to 3rd.

Post-Amazing Race

Arndt has been active in the LGBT community following the win,

gay-straight alliance leaders.[7] Express Gay News named him "Best Local Male Hero" for using "his fame and good fortune to help others."[8] He is a spokesperson for the annual five-state Braking the Cycle AIDS ride benefiting New York's GLBT Community Center, and Miami's SMART AIDS rides, and has helped raise money for other groups including the Point Foundation, the Human Rights Campaign, and the Matthew Shepard Foundation for which he is a Strategic Advisor. He is a co-director of The Gay American Heroes Foundation,[9] (founded by Scott Hall [10]) and the website CoupleForEquality.com.[11][12][13] Arndt was also one of the commentators on the official CBS Website for The Amazing Race 10, where he answered questions from fans of the show about his experiences and behind-the-scenes knowledge about the series, and revealed that he accidentally ran into the returning teams secretly chosen for the program's 11th season, the anticipated "All Stars
" version, at an airport.

Each year, Arndt conducts a golf clinic at the Advocate Golf Classic benefiting the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force (

MySpace page.[15]

Currently, he is Executive Vice President and Director of Business Development at Merchant Advantage, a Miami-based e-commerce software company he helped found.[11][16]

Arndt was elected a PLEO (Party Leader and Elected Official) Obama delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention and was named one of Florida's 27 electors representing the state in the Electoral College.[17] He cast his vote in the state capital of Tallahassee, Florida for President-elect Obama and Vice President-elect Biden. Arndt was the first openly gay man to have cast an electoral vote in the state of Florida.[18]

References

  1. ^ a b c "eQualityGiving - Chip Arndt Who Won The Amazing Race TV Show". www.equalitygiving.org.
  2. ^ Publishing, Here (October 28, 2003). "The Advocate". Here Publishing – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "'Amazing Race 4' winners Reichen Lehmkuhl and Chip Arndt confirm end of "marriage"". Reality TV World.
  4. ^ "CBS.com". CBS. Retrieved 2007-08-12.
  5. ^ "The Amazing Pace of Chip Arndt, Co-Founder of CouplesforEquality.org".
  6. ^ Publishing, Here (October 28, 2003). "The Advocate". Here Publishing – via Google Books.
  7. ^ Miami Herald, December 8, 2006
  8. ^ Express Gay News,October 15, 2004
  9. ^ Holland, Scott (15 April 2010). "Gay American Heroes Foundation". hotspots magazine. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Eating Out Actor Chris Salvatore Exclusive Interview". queermeup.com. 9 July 2011. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
  11. ^ a b The Amazing Race’s Chip Arndt: Where Is He Now?
  12. ^ "Gay American Heroes". Archived from the original on 2011-07-11. Retrieved 2011-06-19.
  13. ^ Couples for Equality
  14. ^ "Features Archives". Metro Weekly.
  15. ^ "Chip Arndt, Winner of CBS Reality Show "Amazing Race," Partners with Hollywood Professionals to Raise Awareness of HIV/AIDS". PR.com.
  16. ^ "Merchant Advantage's". Retrieved 2007-08-12.
  17. ^ "Florida Politics". Tampa Bay Times.
  18. ^ "First Openly Gay Electors Cast Votes For Obama In Florida - Towleroad Gay News". December 15, 2008.

External links

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