Ryan Seacrest Bio - Ryan Seacrest Biography

Ryan Seacrest: Biography

Name: Ryan John Seacrest
Birthday: 12/24/76
Born & raised in: Atlanta, Georgia
Current home: Los Angeles, California
Favorite bands: The Four Tops, Dave Matthews Band, Enigma
Favorite shows: The X-Files, Chips
Fave celebs: Alyssa Milano, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Soliel Moon Frye, Bill Clinton

Ryan's interest in broadcasting began when he was chosen to recite the Pledge of Allegiance over his high school's PA system. His professional career began when he applied for an internship at one of Atlanta's top radio stations, WSTR/Star 94, at the age of 16. Initially he was turned down, but Ryan submitted a demo tape to the station's program director that was impressive. Ryan was offered the job as an on-air personality and eventually was given the 7 PM to Midnight shift. The show became one of the highest rated for the station and, all along, Ryan kept up his school work and even made time to play on his high school football team (he is a Falcon fan!)

He continued at Star 94 throughout high school and while attending the University of Georgia. During his freshman year in college, Ryan was offered his first television show hosting the daily sports game show Radical Outdoor Challenge for ESPN, which he did during the weekends while still attending college. In 1995, Ryan moved to LA to further his radio career as the afternoon drive time DJ on local radio station Star 98.7 and to pursue additional opportunities in the entertainment industry.

Those opportunities included hosting; Gladiators 2000, Wild Animal Games, Total Rush, Click, the E! red carpet premiere of Tomorrow Never Dies & Talk Soup. He is currently hosting The New Edge & NBC's Saturday Night Movie! He's also made guest appearances on Leeza, Melrose Place & The Dating Game. Ryan is very busy as he is still a DJ for Star 98.7, but when he's not, he enjoys running and working out. Although he eats out almost every night, he loves to cook and if his career ever fails, Ryan may go to culinary school! However, his career seems to be going in the opposite direction of failure, in fact, he placed #20 on the E! "20 Under 30" celebrity success list and was named one of Los Angeles magazine's sexiest things in the city!

Ryan: (claiming American Idol judge Simon Cowell is jealous of him and that his taunts don't bother him) If anything in my life is positive in terms of business, Simon actually feels a pain in his stomach or his side. I almost think it's strange that nothing bothers me, whatever the joke may be. Whatever it is - I'm short, I'm fat, I'm tanned. I encourage all of it, I don't mind at all.(edit)
Ryan: I find it extremely uncomfortable and awkward as a man to have to stand on your tiptoes to kiss a girl.(edit)
Ryan: I always just wanted to be a cheesy guy on television.(edit)
(about doing the New Year's Rockin' Eve with Dick Clark.)
Ryan: When we go to commercial, I'll look at Dick like, 'Do you still want me as your wingman?'(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: I'm not into bearded men.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: People bring up my hair quite a bit. It's strategically tousled. The flatiron is the key.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: I've never done Botox in my life. But I've probably tried everything else under the sun.
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Ryan Seacrest: Everyone in showbiz is driven by ego, so how do you go from having loads of fame to working at 7-11? You can't do it! (edit)
Ryan Seacrest: I am looking forward to being part of the E! team. This unique opportunity allows my company to take the next step in providing multimedia content.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: Look at her. Her skin is so perfect. It almost depresses me her skin is so perfect.(edit)
Ryna Seacrest: Look, a lot of women would be turned off with hearing me say how hot I think Brad Pitt is! Know what I mean? So I probably don't help my cause.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: In Hollywood it seems that you're considered gay until proven otherwise.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: He's one of the people that I very much look up to. It's exciting for me to be on television at the same time as my idol. But I still want to win.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: [Kasem is] a legend, a guy I used to listen to growing up. And not only listen to, but pretended to be.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: This season we had to stop auditions because one of his fake teeth came out, and he had to call in a dentist with drills to the back of the hotel, and they had to put in a new tooth. He'll actually be p-- that I told you this, but you've got to print it.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: We now have contestants who will not let anything get in their way of victory. Some contestants have thrown each other under the bus this season.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: I know a lot of gay males who I work with that are fantastic people and I love hanging out with them. But because I hang out and bring gay men into my life, does that mean that I'm gay? I promise you that I very much love women.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: When I moved to Hollywood, one of the first people I ever wanted to meet wasn't a movie star. It was a disc jockey, it was Casey Kasem.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: It's not that I really want him dead, but � I ran into him in a parking garage when I was doing some morning radio show. He walked right up to me and I swear, I could not take my eyes off his eyebrows, they were waxed like a girl's. He was like, `You don't really hate me, right?' And I was like, `Yes, Ryan, I really hate you.' And he was fine with that as long as it gave me good material for my act. I said, `Ryan, you have no idea.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: Dick Clark is an American icon. I am honored that he has entrusted me with such a role in this national tradition.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: I think you're going to see personalities gunning for those spots.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: Whereas in the past people were more politically correct in dealing with others ...(now) all they care about is winning.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: And so when he puts his mind to something and when he wants to do something like this television show and be there for everybody to see him, he'll do it.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: Madonna's fans have anxiously awaited the release of this album. I am excited to bring her closer to radio audiences around the world live!(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: He's much taller and a little bit bigger than me, ... I think he'd probably be able to beat me up.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: Things could perhaps be up in the air now in light of the recent circumstances, the unfortunate circumstances with Dick, ... They had to put Regis in at the last minute, and I'm not quite sure what that show will be like or feel like without Dick Clark. He certainly will be missed by America.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: When it's time to say, 'OK, here's the show and the guy that is going to be around on New Year's Eve for years to come', I would definitely like to be the one that the baton gets passed to.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: I love it. I love the immediacy of it. I love the spontaneity of it, ... I love the fact that every day you see something on TV that you have an opinion about and you want to talk about and the next day you can get on the air and do it.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: Simon and I go back and forth with each other, but it's in a different way.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: (In regards to American Idol) You've been a great spirit on the show.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest: It's OK to cry. It's because you care.(edit)
Ryan: (From American Idol) You're both safe. Take a seat.(edit)
Ryan: (About Simon) He's arrogant, he's pompous, he believes that everything he says is right, he drives you crazy. He actually tries to get under your skin.(edit)
Ryan: Trust me -- you are in for a shock.(edit)
Ryan: I've dated some women who have turned me on to some funny things that are strange for men to actually do, but these things have become part of my process. I think the things I do for my appearance help make me look better. I even colour my hair because I like how it makes me look. (edit)
Ryan: Trust me, if I were gay I'd be getting more action than I'm getting now.(edit)
Ryan: Think of your worst nightmare and never waking up from that. That would be the rest of your life married to this man. It would all be about him and not you. Valentine's Day would be a celebration of him.(edit)

Ryan has been nominated for eight Emmy Awards. From 2003-2007, he was nominated for Outstanding Reality-Competition Program for American Idol. In 2008, he was nominated for Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality - Competition Program for the show. In 2006 and 2007, he was nominated for Outstanding Special Special for Walt Disney World Christmas Parade. He won in 2006.(edit)
In the Teen Choice Awards 2007, Ryan won in the category "Choice Movie: Hissy Fit" for playing himself in the movie Knocked Up.(edit)
Ryan was listed at #76 in Forbes magazine's Celebrity 100 of 2007.(edit)
Ryan was chosen as one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People of 2006.(edit)
Ryan was selected as the host of 2007 Emmy Awards.(edit)
In August 2007 it was revealed that Ryan would host the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards on September 16th, 2007.(edit)
Ryan Seacrest tryed to "beatbox" with Blake Lewis on American Idol in season 6.(edit)
Ryan can be seen weeknights at 7:00 and 11:00 EST on E! TV News.(edit)
Used to end every episode of American Idol with Seacrest Out But stopped somewhere around the third or fourth season.(edit)
Ryan appeared on Beverly Hills 90210 as the game show host in the episode titled the final proof. (edit)
In January 2004, Ryan took over Casey Kasem�s place as host of American Top 40. In December 2004, Ryan began hosting a second version of American Top 40.(edit)
Ryan was the host of Live From The Lounge in 2001 through 2002.(edit)
Ryan made a brief appearance in the movie Crimson Tide in 1995. (edit)
People Magazine voted Ryan one of the 50 most people in 2003.(edit)
Ryan attended The University of Georgia.(edit)
Ryan lives in Los Angeles, California. (edit)
Ryan goes by the nickname of Seacrest. (edit)
Ryan was born Ryan John Seacrest.(edit)
Ryan was the host of the short lived TV series American Juniors.(edit)
The popular TV series Mad TV was home for Ryan for several episodes. (edit)
Ellen of Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show asked Ryan to be a guest star on her show. (edit)
The Tonight Show was another stop many times for Ryan . He was a guest star on 5 different occasions. (edit)
Ryan made several appearances as a guest star on the TV series Regis and Kathie Lee.(edit)
Ryan got Punk�d on the TV series Punk�d.(edit)
In the TV series Robot Chicken Ryan appeared in several episodes as a guest star.(edit)
Ryan appeared in the 2005 release of What did TV do for Me?.(edit)
Ryan made several appearances on the TV series Larry King Live. (edit)
Ryan was a presenter at the 2005 American Music Awards.(edit)
Ryan was a part of the TV series Jimmy Kimmel Live in 2005 playing himself.(edit)
In American Idol 2 finale, Ryan , who was the host, made a mistake by saying Ruben Studdard beat out Clay Aiken by 1,335 votes. The actual margin was 130,000.(edit)
Ryan co-hosted the New Year Celebration with Dick Clark. (edit)
Ryan was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Ryan's career in broadcasting on April 20, 2005.(edit)
Ryan was one of People Magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People in 2003.(edit)
Ryan replaced long-time radio personality Rick Dees, on the KISS FM morning show.(edit)
Ryan had a syndicated talk show in the 2003-2004 season called On Air With Ryan Seacrest. (edit)
Ryan's height is 5' 5" (1.65m).(edit)
Ryan claims that he is a Metrosexual.(edit)
Ryan is a big fan of Michael Douglas' work.(edit)
Ryan Hosts the national radio show American Top 40, which airs on Sunday mornings. (edit)