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.^[1]

Beyond his hosting duties, Lowell has also appeared on Hollywood Squares^[2] and been a member of the California Boys' Choir^{[citation needed]}. He has designed products for Office Depot and Burlington Coat Factory.^[3] In 2008, Lowell hosted a series on Fine Living channel called Work That Room.

Lowell has also written several books.^[4]

Lowell left the television business in the late 2000s.^[5][1]

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
• I Love the '90s: Part Deux (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.^[1]