Ex-White House Chef Andre Rush Reaching Out to Veterans to Reduce Suicides

Andre Rush‘s been a White House chef and effective author, today he’s devoting himself to getting in touch with fellow veterans to reduce that neighborhood’s disconcerting suicide rate.

Andre joined us Tuesday on “TMZ Live” to discuss his deal with the BourBiz Network … a not-for-profit that objectives to aid military veterinarians adjust and prosper in the civilian world. He’s so dedicated to this objective that he begins every day with an unbelievable physical task.

You have actually most likely heard the sobering figure — 22 veterinarians pass away by suicide every day … and Andre states that’s why he’s made it a point to do 2,222 push-ups every day as a program of assistance, and to advise himself why his objective is so needed.

He informed us the length of time this takes him, and let’s simply state no one might ever question his devotion. Andre states the profusion of assistance and gratitude he gets at speaking engagements makes it all beneficial.

Andre served his time in the United States army in the ’90s and throughout the Iraq war. Ultimately, he worked his method to the White House as a chef … and has considering that had an effective profession.

Today, he’s recording a brand-new cooking program called “Chef In the City,” and while he didn’t desire to quit all the information right now … he dished up a fantastic tease for us.

When it comes to his deal with BourBiz … Andre states his supreme objective is to offer veterinarians resources and inform them about post-military obstacles and psychological health.

The author of “Call Me Chef, Dammit!: A Veteran’s Journey from the Rural South to the White House” understands what he speaks.