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Ryan Seacrest Biography
TV Personality / Radio Personality
Ryan Seacrest is the host of TV's American Idol: The Search for a Superstar, the popular talent show that launched pop singers Kelly Clarkson, Clay Aiken and Ruben Studdard. Seacrest got his start in the mid-1990s on FM radio in Atlanta, Georgia and Los Angeles, California. After several hosting jobs on syndicated television shows, Seacrest landed a gig on American Idol in 2002. The show's success helped Seacrest spread his hosting talents to the weekday TV and radio magazine/variety program On-Air with Ryan Seacrest and the radio countdown show American Top 40. He reportedly signed a three-year contract worth $45 million in 2009 to stay on with the American Idol production company.
Extra credit: Seacrest is an executive producer of the Kim Kardashian reality series, Keeping Up With the Kardashians.
Other American Idol personalities include:
Simon Cowell
Paula Abdul
Randy Jackson
Fantasia Barrino
Carrie Underwood
William Hung
Mario Vazquez
Katharine McPhee
Taylor Hicks
Blog posts mentioning Ryan Seacrest:
Four Good Links
Ryan Seacrest Official Site
Career news and promotional materials
American Idol
The official site of the Fox TV show he hosts
Ryan Seacrest Jumps to CAA
2009 insider report from Deadline Hollywood Daily
Ryan Seacrest
Related links and a listing of recent gossip news
Vital Stats
Birth
24 December 1974
(age 34)
Birthplace
Death
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Best Known As
Host of TV's American Idol
