Christopher Lowell Explained
Christopher Lowell (born Richard Lowell Madden; November 6, 1955) is an interior decorator and former television personality. He is best known for hosting the television shows Interior Motives and The Christopher Lowell Show. He won a Daytime Emmy Award in 2000 for his work on the latter program.
Beyond his hosting duties, Lowell has also appeared on Hollywood Squares[1] and been a member of the California Boys' Choir. He has designed products for Office Depot and Burlington Coat Factory.[2] In 2008, Lowell hosted a series on Fine Living channel called Work That Room.
Lowell has also written several books.[3]
Lowell left the television business in the late 2000s.[4] [5]
Filmography
- Interior Motives with Christopher Lowell (1997) – TV series, as host
- The Christopher Lowell Show (1999-2003) – as host (also known as It's Christopher Lowell)
- The Wall to Wall Show (2005) – as host
- You Can Do It (2006) – home decorating series, as host
- Work That Room – home decorating series, as host
- The Martin Short Show (1999, 1 episode) – as himself
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (2001, 1 episode) – as himself
- Monster Garage (1 episode) – as himself
- Hollywood Squares (2002, 5 episodes) – as himself
- The Wall to Wall Show (2005, 10 episodes) – as himself
- (2005) – as himself
Personal life
Originally from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Lowell lived in Boston for part of the 1970s, working variously as an actor, art director, pianist and waiter.[6]
Lowell is gay. On his blog, he calls himself "one of the very first gay men ever to host a daily national television show" although this claim has not been verified.[7]
Lowell has dyslexia.
Notes and References
- Web site: Miller . Doug . April 23, 2008 . Catching up with 'the nation's design doctor' . https://web.archive.org/web/20210117013353/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna24257534 . dead . January 17, 2021 . 2022-08-14 . NBC News . en.
- Web site: Carrillo . Carmel . Dec 19, 2004 . Can audiences get high on Lowell's 'Wall'? . 2022-08-14 . Chicago Tribune.
- Web site: Schaub . Charlyne Varkonyi . June 13, 2003 . Toning it down: Christopher Lowell reinvents himself . 2022-08-14 . Chicago Tribune.
- Web site: 2015 . Where Are They Now: Christopher Lowell Discovery 30 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150621234749/https://www.discovery.com/discovery-30th-anniversary/where-are-they-now-christopher-lowell/ . 2015-06-21 . 2022-08-14 . . Discovery, Inc..
- Web site: Christopher Lowell . 2022-08-14 . Dyslexia Help . . en.
- Web site: Vigue . Doreen Iudica . Dec 17, 2000 . LOWELL AND BEHOLD, IT'S A WHOLE NEW DECORATING FAN CLUB . 2022-08-14 . Chicago Tribune.
- Web site: MASKing the truth. . Lowell . Christopher . April 9, 2020 . www.christopherlowellhome.com . (self) . January 30, 2021.
