Santino Rice Biography
Santino Rice is a fashion designer and television personality from the United States. He is best known for his roles on the reality show Project Runway, RuPaul’s Drag Race, and On the Road with Austin and Santino.
How Old is Santino Rice? – Age
He is 48 years old as of 20 August 2021. He was born in 1974 in Saint Charles, Missouri, United States.
Santino Rice Education
Rice studied at Los Angeles’ Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising. Prior to his involvement with the television show Project Runway, Rice worked for Pegah Anvarian and Tony Duquette.
Is Santino Rice black?
His parents were both multiracial, and he has African-American, Italian, Jewish, and Native American ancestors.
Is Santino Rice married? – Partner
Rice has been described as bisexual in the press but has not stated his own sexual orientation.
Santino Rice Height
He stands at a height of 6 feet 5 inches (1.96 meters).
Santino Rice Weight Loss
Rice lost weight through fasting. He fasted for 111 days, taking only water and Juice.
Santino Rice Career
Santino appeared as a contestant on the second season of Bravo’s reality show Project Runway in 2005, with mixed results. He won two challenges and finished in the top three times more. Rice, on the other hand, received one of the lowest two scores for four challenges. He eventually made it through the season and was one of three finalists chosen to show at Olympus Fashion Week in New York City. He finished third, trailing Daniel Vosovic and Chloe Dao.
Rice rose to prominence on Project Runway for his charismatic and occasionally abrasive persona, and he was frequently referred to as the show’s “villain.” He was also known for his sense of humor, which included impersonations of mentor Tim Gunn. Following Project Runway, Rice was chosen as one of the judges for the Miss Universe 2006 pageant. MTV VJ SuChin Pak also asked him to design her dress for the 2006 MTV Movie Awards. Rice appeared as a guest on the sixth episode of America’s Smartest Model the following year, teaching the contestants about fashion design. In 2008, he was designing a new cigarette pack for Camel, dressing a few elite private clients, and working on his own clothing company.
Rice has recently been cast in two major roles on reality television. He was a judge on the Logo reality show RuPaul’s Drag Race from 2009 to 2014. Rice also appeared alongside fellow Project Runway alum Austin Scarlett in the Lifetime show On the Road with Austin and Santino. The show debuted in 2010, following Rice and Scarlett as they traveled across America, designing clothing for women with upcoming special occasions. Rice also appeared in the 2010 independent queer cinema thriller L.A. Zombie as a homeless man.
Santino Rice Net Worth
He has an estimated net worth of $500 Thousand.