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{{Short description|American fashion designer and television personality}}
{{Short description|American fashion designer and television personality.}}
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{{Infobox person
{{Infobox person
| name = Santino Rice
| name = Santino Rice
| image = Santinorice.jpg
| image = Santinorice.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Rice in 2004
| birth_name = Santino Quinto Rice<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www-ancestryinstitution-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/discoveryui-content/view/18092731:1170?tid=&pid=&queryId=c902137bfda1b5cc02413c215d18b83a#?_phcmd=u('https://www-ancestryinstitution-com.wikipedialibrary.idm.oclc.org/search/?name%3DSantino_Rice%26event%3D_los%2Bangeles-los%2Bangeles-california-usa_68337%26birth%3D1974_missouri-usa_28%26successSource%3DSearch%26queryId%3Dc902137bfda1b5cc02413c215d18b83a','successSource') |title=Santino Quinto Rice |website=Ancestry Institute |publisher=Ancestry |access-date=November 24, 2022}}</ref>
| birth_name = Santino Quinto Rice<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ancestry.com/search/?name=Santino_Rice&event=_los+angeles-los+angeles-california-usa_68337&birth=1974_missouri-usa_28&successSource=Search&queryId=c902137bfda1b5cc02413c215d18b83a |title=Santino Quinto Rice |website=Ancestry Institute |publisher=Ancestry |access-date=24 November 2022}}</ref>
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|August 20, 1974}}{{cn|date=October 2020}}
| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|20 August 1974}}{{cn|date=October 2020}}
| birth_place =
| birth_place =
| education = [[Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising]]
| education = [[Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising]]
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== Early life and education ==
== Early life and education ==
Santino Rice attended classes at the [[Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising|Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising]] in Los Angeles.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Moore|first=Booth|date=July 26, 2006|title=Life After Project Runway|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/227178548/|url-access=subscription|access-date=2022-02-07|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The Palm Beach Post, and Los Angeles Times|page=1E, 8E|language=en}}</ref> Rice worked under [[Pegah Anvarian]] and [[Tony Duquette]], prior to his involvement with the television series ''[[Project Runway]]''.<ref name=":0" />
Santino Rice attended classes at the [[Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising|Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising]] in Los Angeles.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Moore|first=Booth|date=26 July 2006|title=Life After Project Runway|url=http://www.newspapers.com/image/227178548/|url-access=subscription|access-date=7 February 2022|website=Newspapers.com|publisher=The Palm Beach Post, and Los Angeles Times|page=1E, 8E|language=en}}</ref> Rice worked under [[Pegah Anvarian]] and [[Tony Duquette]], prior to his involvement with the television series ''[[Project Runway]]''.<ref name=":0" />


==Career==
==Career==
[[File:Santino Rice he had a Job interview the followin monday .... (4399963397).jpg|thumb|upright|Rice in 2010 in makeup for ''[[L.A. Zombie]]'']]
[[File:Santino Rice he had a Job interview the followin monday .... (4399963397).jpg|thumb|upright|Rice in 2010 in makeup for ''[[L.A. Zombie]]'']]
In 2005, Santino participated as a contestant on the [[Project Runway (season 2)|second season]] of the [[Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo]] reality show ''Project Runway'', producing mixed results on the show. He won two challenges and was among the top three designs three more times. However, Rice was among the bottom two scores for four challenges. Ultimately, he lasted throughout the season and was one of three finalists selected to show at [[New York Fashion Week|Olympus Fashion Week]] in [[New York City]]. He finished in third place, behind [[Daniel Vosovic]] and [[Chloe Dao]].<ref name="advocate">[http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid27726.asp "Chloe Dao wins ''Project Runway''" ~ Advocate.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103195738/http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid27726.asp |date=2008-01-03 }} 10 March 2006</ref>
In 2005, Santino participated as a contestant on the [[Project Runway (season 2)|second season]] of the [[Bravo (US TV channel)|Bravo]] reality show ''Project Runway'', producing mixed results on the show. He won two challenges and was among the top three designs three more times. However, Rice was among the bottom two scores for four challenges. Ultimately, he lasted throughout the season and was one of three finalists selected to show at [[New York Fashion Week|Olympus Fashion Week]] in [[New York City]]. He finished in third place, behind [[Daniel Vosovic]] and [[Chloe Dao]].<ref name="advocate">[http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid27726.asp "Chloe Dao wins ''Project Runway''" ~ Advocate.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080103195738/http://www.advocate.com/news_detail_ektid27726.asp |date=3 January 2008 }} 10 March 2006</ref>


Rice became well known for the charismatic and sometimes abrasive persona that he presented on ''Project Runway'', and he was often cited as the "villain" of the show. He was also known for his humor, including his impersonations of mentor [[Tim Gunn]].
Rice became known for the abrasive persona that he presented on ''Project Runway'', and he was often cited as the "villain" of the show.


After ''Project Runway'', Rice was selected to be one of the judges of the [[Miss Universe 2006]] pageant. He was also asked by [[MTV]] VJ [[SuChin Pak]] to design her dress for the 2006 [[MTV Movie Awards]]. The following year, Rice made a guest appearance in the sixth episode of ''[[America's Most Smartest Model]]'', in which he taught the contestants about fashion design.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/americas-most-smartest-model/are-you-ready-to-rhombus/episode/1149610/recap.html "Are You Ready to Rhombus? Recap"]. tv.com. 11 November 2007</ref> As of 2008, he was creating a new cigarette pack design for [[Camel (cigarette)|Camel]], dressing a handful of elite private clients, and working on building his own clothing company.<ref name="tvguide">[http://www.tvguide.com/news/080723-01 "Where Are They Now?"] tvguide.com. 22 July 2008</ref>
After ''Project Runway'', Rice was selected to be one of the judges of the [[Miss Universe 2006]] pageant. He was also asked by [[MTV]] VJ [[SuChin Pak]] to design her dress for the 2006 [[MTV Movie Awards]]. The following year, Rice made a guest appearance in the sixth episode of ''[[America's Most Smartest Model]]'', in which he taught the contestants about fashion design.<ref>[http://www.tv.com/americas-most-smartest-model/are-you-ready-to-rhombus/episode/1149610/recap.html "Are You Ready to Rhombus? Recap"]. tv.com. 11 November 2007</ref> As of 2008, he was creating a new cigarette pack design for [[Camel (cigarette)|Camel]], dressing a handful of elite private clients, and working on building his own clothing company.<ref name="tvguide">[http://www.tvguide.com/news/080723-01 "Where Are They Now?"] tvguide.com. 22 July 2008</ref>


More recently, Rice has been cast in two main roles in reality television. From 2009 to 2014, he was a judge on the [[Logo (tv channel)|Logo]] reality program ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]''. Rice also starred in the [[Lifetime Television|Lifetime]] show ''[[On the Road with Austin and Santino]]'', alongside fellow ''Project Runway'' alumnus [[Austin Scarlett]].<ref name="mylifetime">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100802234026/http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/on-the-road-with-austin-santino About "On the Road"]. mylifetime.com</ref> The show premiered in 2010, following Rice and Scarlett as they visited various American small towns, designing clothing for women who have upcoming special occasions. Rice also played a minor role as a homeless man in the 2010 independent [[queer cinema]] thriller ''[[L.A. Zombie]].''{{cn|date=October 2020}}
More recently, Rice has been cast in two main roles in reality television. From 2009 to 2014, he was a judge on the [[Logo (tv channel)|Logo]] reality program ''[[RuPaul's Drag Race]]''. Rice also starred in the [[Lifetime Television|Lifetime]] show ''[[On the Road with Austin and Santino]]'', alongside fellow ''Project Runway'' alumnus [[Austin Scarlett]].<ref name="mylifetime">[https://web.archive.org/web/20100802234026/http://www.mylifetime.com/shows/on-the-road-with-austin-santino About "On the Road"]. mylifetime.com</ref> The show premiered in 2010, following Rice and Scarlett as they visited various American small towns, designing clothing for women who have upcoming special occasions. Rice also played a minor role as a homeless man in the 2010 independent [[queer cinema]] thriller ''[[L.A. Zombie]].''{{cn|date=October 2020}}

In 2017, Rice appeared on an episode of The Doctors to talk about his controversial diet, the "111 Day Fast".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guzzo |first=Bianca |date=2023-07-28 |title=What Ever Happened To Santino Rice? |url=https://inmagazine.ca/2023/07/what-ever-happened-to-santino-rice/ |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=IN Magazine |language=en}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Rice has been referred to in the press as bisexual, but has said of his own sexual orientation, "You can just call me gay but I like men and I am attracted to beautiful women. I didn't like the negativity that was attached to being gay growing up so that is why I have problems with the label."
Rice has been referred to in the press as bisexual, but has said of his own sexual orientation, "You can just call me gay but I like men and I am attracted to beautiful women. I didn't like the negativity that was attached to being gay growing up so that is why I have problems with the label."


He has posted untrue claims about the [[COVID-19 virus]] and [[COVID-19 vaccine|vaccines]] on Twitter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pride.com/celebrities/2021/8/15/santino-rice-noted-anti-vaxxer-getting-moderated-wild-tweets|title=Santino Rice, Noted Anti-Vaxxer, is Getting Moderated for Wild Tweets|date=15 August 2021}}</ref> Rice has falsely asserted that COVID-19 is a "man-made virus designed by European and American scientists" and that "what they are selling people isn't even a vaccine."<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Rice |first=Santino |author-link=Santino Rice |user=SANTINORICE |number=1393270974481534978 |date=14 May 2021 |title=What they are selling people isn’t even a vaccine! They are calling it a “vaccine” but it is not really a proper vaccine. Call me crazy... Keep informing yourself on what this “vaccine” is! Keep questioning EVERYTHING! |language=en |access-date=14 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819070237/https://twitter.com/SANTINORICE/status/1393270974481534978 |archive-date=19 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=August 2022}}{{failed verification|date=August 2022}} He also tweeted that "there is really no difference between injecting disinfectant or injecting a random vaccine"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story.php?307970|title = Santino Rice Gets Push Back for Anti-Vaccination Tweets}}</ref> and that "the virus was designed to kill and its 'v@ccine' is equally deadly."<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Rice |first=Santino |author-link=Santino Rice |user=SANTINORICE |number=1401389190147764224 |date=6 June 2021 |title=The virus was designed to kill and its “v@ccine” is equally deadly. |language=en |access-date=14 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701042953/https://twitter.com/santinorice/status/1401389190147764224 |archive-date=1 July 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref> COVID-19 vaccines are not known to cause severe illness, hospitalization, or death.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.vdh.virginia.gov/coronavirus/2021/08/23/vaccine-effectiveness/|title=Vaccine Effectiveness|date=23 August 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Scobie |first1=Heather M. |last2=Johnson |first2=Amelia G. |last3=Suthar |first3=Amitabh B. |last4=Severson |first4=Rachel |last5=Alden |first5=Nisha B. |last6=Balter |first6=Sharon |last7=Bertolino |first7=Daniel |last8=Blythe |first8=David |last9=Brady |first9=Shane |last10=Cadwell |first10=Betsy |last11=Cheng |first11=Iris |last12=Davidson |first12=Sherri |last13=Delgadillo |first13=Janelle |last14=Devinney |first14=Katelynn |last15=Duchin |first15=Jeff |last16=Duwell |first16=Monique |last17=Fisher |first17=Rebecca |last18=Fleischauer |first18=Aaron |last19=Grant |first19=Ashley |last20=Griffin |first20=Jennifer |last21=Haddix |first21=Meredith |last22=Hand |first22=Julie |last23=Hanson |first23=Matt |last24=Hawkins |first24=Eric |last25=Herlihy |first25=Rachel K. |last26=Hicks |first26=Liam |last27=Holtzman |first27=Corinne |last28=Hoskins |first28=Mikhail |last29=Hyun |first29=Judie |last30=Kaur |first30=Ramandeep |last31=Kay |first31=Meagan |last32=Kidrowski |first32=Holly |last33=Kim |first33=Curi |last34=Komatsu |first34=Kenneth |last35=Kugeler |first35=Kiersten |last36=Lewis |first36=Melissa |last37=Lyons |first37=B. Casey |last38=Lyons |first38=Shelby |last39=Lynfield |first39=Ruth |last40=McCaffrey |first40=Keegan |last41=McMullen |first41=Chelsea |last42=Milroy |first42=Lauren |last43=Meyer |first43=Stephanie |last44=Nolen |first44=Leisha |last45=Patel |first45=Monita R. |last46=Pogosjans |first46=Sargis |last47=Reese |first47=Heather E. |last48=Saupe |first48=Amy |last49=Sell |first49=Jessica |last50=Sokol |first50=Theresa |last51=Sosin |first51=Daniel |last52=Stanislawski |first52=Emma |last53=Stevens |first53=Kelly |last54=Vest |first54=Hailey |last55=White |first55=Kelly |last56=Wilson |first56=Erica |last57=MacNeil |first57=Adam |last58=Ritchey |first58=Matthew D. |last59=Silk |first59=Benjamin J. |title=Monitoring Incidence of COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by Vaccination Status — 13 U.S. Jurisdictions, April 4–July 17, 2021 |journal=Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |date=17 September 2021 |volume=70 |issue=37 |pages=1284–1290 |doi=10.15585/mmwr.mm7037e1 |pmid=34529637 |pmc=8445374 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lipsitch |first1=Marc |last2=Dean |first2=Natalie E. |title=Understanding COVID-19 vaccine efficacy |journal=Science |date=13 November 2020 |volume=370 |issue=6518 |pages=763–765 |doi=10.1126/science.abe5938 |pmid=33087460 |bibcode=2020Sci...370..763L |s2cid=224823224 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Polack |first1=Fernando P. |last2=Thomas |first2=Stephen J. |last3=Kitchin |first3=Nicholas |last4=Absalon |first4=Judith |last5=Gurtman |first5=Alejandra |last6=Lockhart |first6=Stephen |last7=Perez |first7=John L. |last8=Pérez Marc |first8=Gonzalo |last9=Moreira |first9=Edson D. |last10=Zerbini |first10=Cristiano |last11=Bailey |first11=Ruth |last12=Swanson |first12=Kena A. |last13=Roychoudhury |first13=Satrajit |last14=Koury |first14=Kenneth |last15=Li |first15=Ping |last16=Kalina |first16=Warren V. |last17=Cooper |first17=David |last18=Frenck |first18=Robert W. |last19=Hammitt |first19=Laura L. |last20=Türeci |first20=Özlem |last21=Nell |first21=Haylene |last22=Schaefer |first22=Axel |last23=Ünal |first23=Serhat |last24=Tresnan |first24=Dina B. |last25=Mather |first25=Susan |last26=Dormitzer |first26=Philip R. |last27=Şahin |first27=Uğur |last28=Jansen |first28=Kathrin U. |last29=Gruber |first29=William C. |last30=C4591001 Clinical Trial |first30=Group. |title=Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine |journal=New England Journal of Medicine |date=31 December 2020 |volume=383 |issue=27 |pages=2603–2615 |doi=10.1056/NEJMoa2034577 |pmid=33301246 |pmc=7745181 }}</ref>
He has posted claims about the [[COVID-19 virus]] and [[COVID-19 vaccine|vaccines]] on Twitter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pride.com/celebrities/2021/8/15/santino-rice-noted-anti-vaxxer-getting-moderated-wild-tweets|title=Santino Rice, Noted Anti-Vaxxer, is Getting Moderated for Wild Tweets|date=15 August 2021}}</ref> Rice has asserted that COVID-19 is a "man-made virus designed by European and American scientists" and that "what they are selling people isn't even a vaccine."<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Rice |first=Santino |author-link=Santino Rice |user=SANTINORICE |number=1393270974481534978 |date=14 May 2021 |title=What they are selling people isn't even a vaccine! They are calling it a "vaccine" but it is not really a proper vaccine. Call me crazy... Keep informing yourself on what this "vaccine" is! Keep questioning EVERYTHING! |language=en |access-date=14 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210819070237/https://twitter.com/SANTINORICE/status/1393270974481534978 |archive-date=19 August 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=August 2022}}{{failed verification|date=August 2022}} He also tweeted that "there is really no difference between injecting disinfectant or injecting a random vaccine"<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.edgemedianetwork.com/story.php?307970|title = Santino Rice Gets Push Back for Anti-Vaccination Tweets}}</ref> and that "the virus was designed to kill and its 'v@ccine' is equally deadly."<ref>{{cite tweet |last=Rice |first=Santino |author-link=Santino Rice |user=SANTINORICE |number=1401389190147764224 |date=6 June 2021 |title=The virus was designed to kill and its "v@ccine" is equally deadly. |language=en |access-date=14 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210701042953/https://twitter.com/santinorice/status/1401389190147764224 |archive-date=1 July 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Scobie |first1=Heather M. |last2=Johnson |first2=Amelia G. |last3=Suthar |first3=Amitabh B. |last4=Severson |first4=Rachel |last5=Alden |first5=Nisha B. |last6=Balter |first6=Sharon |last7=Bertolino |first7=Daniel |last8=Blythe |first8=David |last9=Brady |first9=Shane |last10=Cadwell |first10=Betsy |last11=Cheng |first11=Iris |last12=Davidson |first12=Sherri |last13=Delgadillo |first13=Janelle |last14=Devinney |first14=Katelynn |last15=Duchin |first15=Jeff |last16=Duwell |first16=Monique |last17=Fisher |first17=Rebecca |last18=Fleischauer |first18=Aaron |last19=Grant |first19=Ashley |last20=Griffin |first20=Jennifer |last21=Haddix |first21=Meredith |last22=Hand |first22=Julie |last23=Hanson |first23=Matt |last24=Hawkins |first24=Eric |last25=Herlihy |first25=Rachel K. |last26=Hicks |first26=Liam |last27=Holtzman |first27=Corinne |last28=Hoskins |first28=Mikhail |last29=Hyun |first29=Judie |last30=Kaur |first30=Ramandeep |last31=Kay |first31=Meagan |last32=Kidrowski |first32=Holly |last33=Kim |first33=Curi |last34=Komatsu |first34=Kenneth |last35=Kugeler |first35=Kiersten |last36=Lewis |first36=Melissa |last37=Lyons |first37=B. Casey |last38=Lyons |first38=Shelby |last39=Lynfield |first39=Ruth |last40=McCaffrey |first40=Keegan |last41=McMullen |first41=Chelsea |last42=Milroy |first42=Lauren |last43=Meyer |first43=Stephanie |last44=Nolen |first44=Leisha |last45=Patel |first45=Monita R. |last46=Pogosjans |first46=Sargis |last47=Reese |first47=Heather E. |last48=Saupe |first48=Amy |last49=Sell |first49=Jessica |last50=Sokol |first50=Theresa |last51=Sosin |first51=Daniel |last52=Stanislawski |first52=Emma |last53=Stevens |first53=Kelly |last54=Vest |first54=Hailey |last55=White |first55=Kelly |last56=Wilson |first56=Erica |last57=MacNeil |first57=Adam |last58=Ritchey |first58=Matthew D. |last59=Silk |first59=Benjamin J. |title=Monitoring Incidence of COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by Vaccination Status — 13 U.S. Jurisdictions, April 4–July 17, 2021 |journal=Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report |date=17 September 2021 |volume=70 |issue=37 |pages=1284–1290 |doi=10.15585/mmwr.mm7037e1 |pmid=34529637 |pmc=8445374 }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Lipsitch |first1=Marc |last2=Dean |first2=Natalie E. |title=Understanding COVID-19 vaccine efficacy |journal=Science |date=13 November 2020 |volume=370 |issue=6518 |pages=763–765 |doi=10.1126/science.abe5938 |pmid=33087460 |bibcode=2020Sci...370..763L |s2cid=224823224 |doi-access=free }}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last1=Polack |first1=Fernando P. |last2=Thomas |first2=Stephen J. |last3=Kitchin |first3=Nicholas |last4=Absalon |first4=Judith |last5=Gurtman |first5=Alejandra |last6=Lockhart |first6=Stephen |last7=Perez |first7=John L. |last8=Pérez Marc |first8=Gonzalo |last9=Moreira |first9=Edson D. |last10=Zerbini |first10=Cristiano |last11=Bailey |first11=Ruth |last12=Swanson |first12=Kena A. |last13=Roychoudhury |first13=Satrajit |last14=Koury |first14=Kenneth |last15=Li |first15=Ping |last16=Kalina |first16=Warren V. |last17=Cooper |first17=David |last18=Frenck |first18=Robert W. |last19=Hammitt |first19=Laura L. |last20=Türeci |first20=Özlem |last21=Nell |first21=Haylene |last22=Schaefer |first22=Axel |last23=Ünal |first23=Serhat |last24=Tresnan |first24=Dina B. |last25=Mather |first25=Susan |last26=Dormitzer |first26=Philip R. |last27=Şahin |first27=Uğur |last28=Jansen |first28=Kathrin U. |last29=Gruber |first29=William C. |last30=C4591001 Clinical Trial |first30=Group. |title=Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine |journal=New England Journal of Medicine |date=31 December 2020 |volume=383 |issue=27 |pages=2603–2615 |doi=10.1056/NEJMoa2034577 |pmid=33301246 |pmc=7745181 }}</ref> In 2022, he was temporarily suspended from Twitter but since being re-instated still regularly tweets about government conspiracies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Guzzo |first=Bianca |date=28 July 2023 |title=What Ever Happened To Santino Rice? |url=https://inmagazine.ca/2023/07/what-ever-happened-to-santino-rice/}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 14:08, 23 September 2024

Santino Rice
Rice in 2004
Born
Santino Quinto Rice[1]

20 August 1974 (1974-08-20) (age 50)[citation needed]
EducationFashion Institute of Design and Merchandising
Occupation(s)Television personality, fashion designer

Santino Quinto Rice (born August 20, 1974) is an American fashion designer and television personality. He is best known for his appearances on the reality television programs Project Runway, RuPaul's Drag Race and On the Road with Austin and Santino.

Early life and education

[edit]

Santino Rice attended classes at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising in Los Angeles.[2] Rice worked under Pegah Anvarian and Tony Duquette, prior to his involvement with the television series Project Runway.[2]

Career

[edit]
Rice in 2010 in makeup for L.A. Zombie

In 2005, Santino participated as a contestant on the second season of the Bravo reality show Project Runway, producing mixed results on the show. He won two challenges and was among the top three designs three more times. However, Rice was among the bottom two scores for four challenges. Ultimately, he lasted throughout the season and was one of three finalists selected to show at Olympus Fashion Week in New York City. He finished in third place, behind Daniel Vosovic and Chloe Dao.[3]

Rice became known for the abrasive persona that he presented on Project Runway, and he was often cited as the "villain" of the show.

After Project Runway, Rice was selected to be one of the judges of the Miss Universe 2006 pageant. He was also asked by MTV VJ SuChin Pak to design her dress for the 2006 MTV Movie Awards. The following year, Rice made a guest appearance in the sixth episode of America's Most Smartest Model, in which he taught the contestants about fashion design.[4] As of 2008, he was creating a new cigarette pack design for Camel, dressing a handful of elite private clients, and working on building his own clothing company.[5]

More recently, Rice has been cast in two main roles in reality television. From 2009 to 2014, he was a judge on the Logo reality program RuPaul's Drag Race. Rice also starred in the Lifetime show On the Road with Austin and Santino, alongside fellow Project Runway alumnus Austin Scarlett.[6] The show premiered in 2010, following Rice and Scarlett as they visited various American small towns, designing clothing for women who have upcoming special occasions. Rice also played a minor role as a homeless man in the 2010 independent queer cinema thriller L.A. Zombie.[citation needed]

In 2017, Rice appeared on an episode of The Doctors to talk about his controversial diet, the "111 Day Fast".[7]

Personal life

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Rice has been referred to in the press as bisexual, but has said of his own sexual orientation, "You can just call me gay but I like men and I am attracted to beautiful women. I didn't like the negativity that was attached to being gay growing up so that is why I have problems with the label."

He has posted claims about the COVID-19 virus and vaccines on Twitter.[8] Rice has asserted that COVID-19 is a "man-made virus designed by European and American scientists" and that "what they are selling people isn't even a vaccine."[9][better source needed][failed verification] He also tweeted that "there is really no difference between injecting disinfectant or injecting a random vaccine"[10] and that "the virus was designed to kill and its 'v@ccine' is equally deadly."[11][12][13][14] In 2022, he was temporarily suspended from Twitter but since being re-instated still regularly tweets about government conspiracies.[15]

References

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  1. ^ "Santino Quinto Rice". Ancestry Institute. Ancestry. Retrieved 24 November 2022.
  2. ^ a b Moore, Booth (26 July 2006). "Life After Project Runway". Newspapers.com. The Palm Beach Post, and Los Angeles Times. p. 1E, 8E. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Chloe Dao wins Project Runway" ~ Advocate.com Archived 3 January 2008 at the Wayback Machine 10 March 2006
  4. ^ "Are You Ready to Rhombus? Recap". tv.com. 11 November 2007
  5. ^ "Where Are They Now?" tvguide.com. 22 July 2008
  6. ^ About "On the Road". mylifetime.com
  7. ^ Guzzo, Bianca (28 July 2023). "What Ever Happened To Santino Rice?". IN Magazine. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Santino Rice, Noted Anti-Vaxxer, is Getting Moderated for Wild Tweets". 15 August 2021.
  9. ^ Rice, Santino [@SANTINORICE] (14 May 2021). "What they are selling people isn't even a vaccine! They are calling it a "vaccine" but it is not really a proper vaccine. Call me crazy... Keep informing yourself on what this "vaccine" is! Keep questioning EVERYTHING!" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 19 August 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021 – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Santino Rice Gets Push Back for Anti-Vaccination Tweets".
  11. ^ Rice, Santino [@SANTINORICE] (6 June 2021). "The virus was designed to kill and its "v@ccine" is equally deadly" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 1 July 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2021 – via Twitter.
  12. ^ Scobie, Heather M.; Johnson, Amelia G.; Suthar, Amitabh B.; Severson, Rachel; Alden, Nisha B.; Balter, Sharon; Bertolino, Daniel; Blythe, David; Brady, Shane; Cadwell, Betsy; Cheng, Iris; Davidson, Sherri; Delgadillo, Janelle; Devinney, Katelynn; Duchin, Jeff; Duwell, Monique; Fisher, Rebecca; Fleischauer, Aaron; Grant, Ashley; Griffin, Jennifer; Haddix, Meredith; Hand, Julie; Hanson, Matt; Hawkins, Eric; Herlihy, Rachel K.; Hicks, Liam; Holtzman, Corinne; Hoskins, Mikhail; Hyun, Judie; Kaur, Ramandeep; Kay, Meagan; Kidrowski, Holly; Kim, Curi; Komatsu, Kenneth; Kugeler, Kiersten; Lewis, Melissa; Lyons, B. Casey; Lyons, Shelby; Lynfield, Ruth; McCaffrey, Keegan; McMullen, Chelsea; Milroy, Lauren; Meyer, Stephanie; Nolen, Leisha; Patel, Monita R.; Pogosjans, Sargis; Reese, Heather E.; Saupe, Amy; Sell, Jessica; Sokol, Theresa; Sosin, Daniel; Stanislawski, Emma; Stevens, Kelly; Vest, Hailey; White, Kelly; Wilson, Erica; MacNeil, Adam; Ritchey, Matthew D.; Silk, Benjamin J. (17 September 2021). "Monitoring Incidence of COVID-19 Cases, Hospitalizations, and Deaths, by Vaccination Status — 13 U.S. Jurisdictions, April 4–July 17, 2021". Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. 70 (37): 1284–1290. doi:10.15585/mmwr.mm7037e1. PMC 8445374. PMID 34529637.
  13. ^ Lipsitch, Marc; Dean, Natalie E. (13 November 2020). "Understanding COVID-19 vaccine efficacy". Science. 370 (6518): 763–765. Bibcode:2020Sci...370..763L. doi:10.1126/science.abe5938. PMID 33087460. S2CID 224823224.
  14. ^ Polack, Fernando P.; Thomas, Stephen J.; Kitchin, Nicholas; Absalon, Judith; Gurtman, Alejandra; Lockhart, Stephen; Perez, John L.; Pérez Marc, Gonzalo; Moreira, Edson D.; Zerbini, Cristiano; Bailey, Ruth; Swanson, Kena A.; Roychoudhury, Satrajit; Koury, Kenneth; Li, Ping; Kalina, Warren V.; Cooper, David; Frenck, Robert W.; Hammitt, Laura L.; Türeci, Özlem; Nell, Haylene; Schaefer, Axel; Ünal, Serhat; Tresnan, Dina B.; Mather, Susan; Dormitzer, Philip R.; Şahin, Uğur; Jansen, Kathrin U.; Gruber, William C.; C4591001 Clinical Trial, Group. (31 December 2020). "Safety and Efficacy of the BNT162b2 mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine". New England Journal of Medicine. 383 (27): 2603–2615. doi:10.1056/NEJMoa2034577. PMC 7745181. PMID 33301246.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ Guzzo, Bianca (28 July 2023). "What Ever Happened To Santino Rice?".
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