Casey Reinhardt
Quick Facts
Biography
Casey Beau Reinhardt (born July 1, 1986) is an American television personality, actress, model, and entrepreneur. Born in Beverly Hills, California, she competed in numerous beauty pageants as a teenager. In 2005, Reinhardt rose to prominence after being cast in the reality television series Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County, which documented the lives of her and her friends as they attended Laguna Beach High School. In 2009, Reinhardt opened the bakery "Casey's Cupcakes" in Laguna Beach, California. After winning an episode of the competition series Cupcake Wars in 2011, she opened several additional locations throughout the region.
Personal life
Reinhardt was raised in Laguna Beach, California and Dana Point, California by her mother, Kelly Roberts, father, John Reinhardt, and step father, Duane Roberts, with her older brother Doug Reinhardt.
She studied Psychology and Pre-Law at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, and is a member of the Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
She started her own lip gloss named "Kiss By Casey", marketed on her website, in 2007. She is in the process of expanding her cosmetic line.
Reinhardt is the owner of Casey's Cupcakes, a boutique cupcake shop with store locations Riverside, California, Laguna Beach, California, Newport Beach, CA and Irvine, CA with more locations planned to open in Orange County by the end of 2011. She opened the first Casey's Cupcakes in 2009 at the Mission Inn & Spa in Riverside, California. She won the "Walk of Fame" episode on Food Network's "Cupcake Wars" in 2011.
Casey got engaged to Sean Brown on August 12, 2015, and married him in February 2016.The wedding was attended by the children of OJ Simpson, who are first cousins with Sean Brown, through their late mother Nicole Brown Simpson. They have a daughter born in August 2016.
Pageants
Reinhardt has appeared in numerous beauty pageants. In 2003, she participated in the Miss California Teen USA, the Miss Orange County Teen USA (in which she was named Miss Congeniality and Miss Laguna Beach Teen USA) and the Hawaiian Tropic Teen Miss 2003 (in which she won Front Cover Girl, Photogenic Award, Personality Plus Award, Most Beautiful Hair Award, Most Beautiful Eyes Award, Best Smile Award, Best Model Award) pageants. In 2006 she competed in Miss Malibu (in which she won Most Photogenic).
Charity work
In 2002, Reinhardt founded the C.A.S.E.Y. Foundation (Children's Alliance for the Success and Education of Youth in Need), which helps promote the importance of education and the positive effects it has on building success. Reinhardt speaks to children annually about self-esteem, education, and staying focused on their academics and extracurricular activities. She has also worked with other charities such as the Orangewood Children's Foundation, Olive Crest Children's Foundation, and the Riverside Humane Society Pet Adoption Center. In April 2006 she was the Honorary Youth Chair at the Black and White Ball for the Olive Crest Children's Foundation.
Filmography
Film
Year | Title | Role | Notes |
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2009 | Birdie & Bogey | Older Birdie | |
2010 | Lure | Brooke |
Television
Year(s) | Title | Role | Notes |
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2005 | Laguna Beach: The Real Orange County | Herself | Supporting role; 17 episodes |
2009 | The Hills | Herself | Lauren's friend, Doug's sister |
2011 | Cupcake Wars | Herself | Winner |
Commercials/ Music Videos
- Fun Facter, LLC commercial
- Head Automatica Music Video