Ryan John Seacrest, popularly known as Ryan Seacrest is a popular American radio personality, television host, and producer. He is best known for hosting the American Idol show, the syndicated countdown program American Top 40, and the KIIS-FM morning radio show On Air with Ryan Seacrest. He is also the co-host and executive producer of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve.
In 2010, he won an Emmy Award for producing Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution. He was nominated for Emmy for American Idol from 2004 to 2013, for Live with Kelly and Ryan in Outstanding Talk Show-Entertainment as well as Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host.
Best Known For
- The host of the American Idol.
- The host of the KIIS-FM morning radio show On Air with Ryan Seacrest.
Early Life of Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest was born on 24 December 1974. He was born to Gary Lee Seacrest and Constance Marie Zullinger in Atlanta, Georgia in the United States. He holds an American nationality. He belongs to the white ethnicity. His zodiac sign is Capricorn. He follows the Christian religion. He has 1 sibling. He has a sister named Meredith Seacrest. He attended Dunwoody High School. After graduating from high school in 1992, he enrolled at the University of Georgia. He studied journalism there.
The career of Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest won an internship at WSTR (FM), in Atlanta when he was just 16-years old. Tom Sullivan trained him in the many aspects of radio and he worked a weekend overnight shift there.
He worked at WSTR until his high school graduation.
He moved to Hollywood at the age of 19 to pursue his broadcasting career.
He first hosted the first season of ESPN’s Radical Outdoor Challenge in 1993. It was his first television hosting.
From 1994 to 1996, he hosted three kids’ game shows, Gladiators 2000.
He later hosted Animal Games in 1995 and Click in 1997.
in 2000, he hosted the NBC Saturday Night Movie, where he offered trivia on the film during the commercial breaks.
From 2001 to 2003, he hosted a reality television program, Ultimate Revenge.
Seacrest became the co-host of Fox reality television series American Idol season 1 in 2002. Comedian Brian Dunkleman was his co-host then.
From 2003, he became the sole host of the show.
He became the highest-paid reality television host at the time when he signed a $45 million deal with CKX in July 2009 to continue to host American Idol.
He hosted the American Idol until the end of its run in April 2016.
In 2003, he hosted the spin-off show, American Juniors.
He became the new host of the radio program American Top 40 in January 2004.
He became the host of Los Angeles radio station KIIS’s morning show, On Air With Ryan Seacrest in February 2004.
He became the executive producer and co-host of ABC’s Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve in August 2005.
ABC renamed the program Dick Clark’s New Year’s Eve With Ryan Seacrest to reflect Seacrest’s role in 2009.
Following the death of Dick Clark, Seacrest has continued to host the New Year’s, Rockin’ Eve.
He is also a managing editor and producer at E!. He has producing credits on various programs, including E! News and its red carpet awards show coverages.
He launched Ryan Seacrest Productions (RSP).
Seacrest produced Keeping Up with the Kardashians is the highest-rated show on the E! network.
Emmy Award-winning ABC reality series Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution was produced by his company, RSP.
He joined Kelly Ripa as the co-host of Live with Kelly and Ryan in May 2017.
Personal Life of Ryan Seacrest
The 44-year old, Ryan Seacrest is unmarried as of 2018. Currently, he is dating an American model, Shanya Taylor. They started their romantic affairs in 2011. Previously, he was involved in romantic affairs with a professional dancer, actress, and singer, Julianne Hough. They started dating in April 2010. They split in March 2013.
He has launched the nonprofit Ryan Seacrest Foundation in 2010. The foundation mostly works for the health of the children.
Body Features of Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest stands at a height of 1.73 m i.e. 5 feet and 8 inches tall. He has a bodyweight of 152 lbs i.e. 69 kg. The 44-years old popular host has an athletic body build. He has maintained his body. He has hazel eyes and his hair color is light brown.
Net Worth of Ryan Seacrest
The net worth of the 44-years old Ryan Seacrest is estimated at around $410 million. He has a reported annual salary of $75 million. He has earned his fortune by hosting several shows on radio and television.
He has launched his own collection, Ryan Seacrest Distinction in 2014. The line sells suits, sports coats, evening wear, and other accessories. He has also worked with Itochu for the production of dress shirts and sportswear collections. He has also partnered with dermatologist Harold Lancer to produce the men’s skincare line Polished.
He has also appeared in AT&T Wireless mobile phone commercial.
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