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Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an American media personality and producer. He is the co-host of '' Live with Kelly and Ryan'', as well as the host of multiple media shows including ''
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'', ''
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'', and '' On Air with Ryan Seacrest''. In 2006, Seacrest became co-host and
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of '' Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve''. He stayed on as host and executive producer of the annual show broadcast from Times Square in New York City following Dick Clark's death in 2012. Seacrest began co-hosting ''Live with Kelly and Ryan'' on a permanent basis on May 1, 2017. Seacrest received
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nominations for ''American Idol'' from 2004 to 2013, and again in 2016. He won an Emmy for producing ''
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'' in 2010 and was nominated again in 2012. In 2018, Seacrest received nominations for ''Live with Kelly and Ryan'' in the categories of Outstanding Talk Show Entertainment as well as Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host.


Early life and education

Ryan Seacrest was born on December 24, 1974, in
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and is the son of Constance Marie (
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Zullinger), a homemaker, and Gary Lee Seacrest, a real estate lawyer. His father served as a lieutenant in the U.S. Army and his grandfather, Henry Gene Skeen was a major general in the U.S. Army. His mother told the '' Atlanta Journal-Constitution'', "Instead of playing with G.I. Joes or Cowboys and Indians, Ryan would always have a little microphone and do shows in the house." At age 14, he attended Dunwoody High School. At age 16 while still attending high school, Seacrest won an internship at 94.1 WSTR in Atlanta where Tom Sullivan trained him in many aspects of radio. When a regular DJ called in sick, Sullivan put him on the air for the first show of his broadcasting career. Seacrest was given the weekend overnight shift at WSTR. Seacrest continued to work on air at WSTR until graduating from Dunwoody High in 1992. He studied journalism at the
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in the fall of 1992. He continued his radio show at a local
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station. He left the university at age 19 and moved to Hollywood to pursue his broadcasting career. In May 2016, Seacrest was awarded an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the University of Georgia and he was the commencement speaker at the graduation ceremony.


Career


Television hosting

In 1993, Seacrest hosted the first season of
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's '' Radical Outdoor Challenge''. He also hosted three kids' game shows, '' Gladiators 2000'' from 1994 to 1996 (a spinoff of the television show, '' American Gladiators''), '' Wild Animal Games'' in 1995, and '' Click'' in 1997. He appeared as the host of the fictional game show ''Lover's Lane'' on '' Beverly Hills, 90210'' in "The Final Proof". In the fall and winter of 2000, he was the host of The '' NBC Saturday Night Movie''. During commercial breaks he offered trivia on the film and a chance to win prizes by answering online on
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. In 2001, he hosted a
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program, ''
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'', where elaborate practical jokes were played on family and friends instigated by their own relatives and friends. It was shown on TNN from 2001 to 2003.


''American Idol''

In 2002, Seacrest accepted the position as co-host of a new Fox reality television series ''
American Idol ''American Idol'' is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by Fremantle North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by Fremantle North America. It aired on Fox from June 11, 2002, to ...
'' with comedian
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. The following year he became the sole host. The show increased in popularity and was seen by some 26 million viewers weekly; Seacrest became recognizable around the world. In 2003, he hosted the spin-off show, '' American Juniors.'' In July 2009, he signed a deal with CKX for $45 million to continue to host ''American Idol'' which made him the highest paid reality television host at the time. In April 2012, he signed a two-year $30 million deal to stay on as host of ''American Idol''. In May 2014, ''
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'' reported that he had signed a one-year deal with the option of signing for another year. He remained host of the series until the end of its run in April 2016. The following May, it was announced that ABC had won a multi-network bidding war for the rights to the show. On July 20, 2017, he announced on ''Live with Kelly & Ryan'' that he would be the host of an ''Idol'' reboot. His initial multi-year deal was reported to be worth over $10 million.


''New Year's Rockin' Eve''

In August 2005, it was announced that Seacrest would become executive producer and co-host of ABC's '' Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve''. On December 31, 2005, Seacrest performed much of the show's hosting duties.
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's role was limited by speech and mobility issues due to his recovery from a stroke. Seacrest also occasionally served as a substitute host on the CNN television program '' Larry King Live,'' and co-emceed Larry King's final show with Bill Maher on December 16, 2010. In 2009, ABC renamed the program ''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest'', paying attention to Seacrest's role. He co-hosted the show delivering ABC's biggest New Year's numbers in twelve years, with 22.8 million viewers. When
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died Seacrest publicly remembered his mentor's impact on his life in a special tribute in ''
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''. After Clark's death, Seacrest hosted the 2013 edition of ''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve'' with co-hosts Jenny McCarthy and Fergie paying tribute to Dick Clark in the pre-show. In October 2013, Seacrest signed a multi-year contract extension with Dick Clark Productions to continue as host and executive producer of ''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve''. In 2017, Seacrest hosted ''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve'' for the 13th consecutive year alongside McCarthy, who had co-hosted for eight years. The show had 25.6 million viewers, the highest in six years. The 2019-20 edition of ''Rockin' Eve'' marked his 15th consecutive year as the host and Lucy Hale also hosted. Recently he received a multi-year deal extension to continue hosting the show.


E! and NBC

In January 2006, US cable channel E! announced a three-year, $21 million deal for Seacrest to host various programs, including '' E! News'' and its red carpet awards show coverages. In April 2012, Seacrest signed a deal with
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expanding his on-air role beyond E! to NBC. He contributed to the '' Today Show,'' Olympics coverage, entertainment programming, as well as news and other special events. Seacrest will remain managing editor of ''E! News'' and host and produce its red carpet awards show coverage. In September 2012, Seacrest left ''E! News'' and was replaced by Terrence J. Seacrest was an NBC correspondent for the 2012 London Olympic Games and co-hosted the closing ceremony with Bob Costas and
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. In 2016, Seacrest hosted NBC's live late-night coverage for the Rio Olympic Games.


''Live with Kelly and Ryan''

After a year-long search, on May 1, 2017, it was announced that Seacrest would join Kelly Ripa as host of '' Live with Kelly and Ryan'' as her new permanent co-host and executive producer. Seacrest succeeded Michael Strahan starting work on the day of the announcement. By December 2017 the show was averaging over 3 million viewers.


Other shows

In 2013, Seacrest hosted '' The Million Second Quiz'' which was an interactive game show on NBC. Seacrest hosted ''
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'' in 2015, which premiered on Fox. The show featured celebrities arriving at the door of ordinary people who've done something special and giving them a prize. However, the show was cancelled after two episodes.


Radio hosting

In January 2004, Seacrest became the new host of the radio program ''
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,'' a syndicated weekly countdown show, created and formerly hosted by Casey Kasem. The show was syndicated by Premiere Radio Networks. In February 2004, Seacrest became host of Los Angeles radio station KIIS-FM's morning show, replacing long-time host Rick Dees. The show, '' On Air With Ryan Seacrest,'' since 2017 Seacrest has been broadcasting from a studio at the facilities of
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in New York City, where ''Live with Kelly and Ryan'' is produced. Seacrest renewed his contract with Premiere and KIIS parent company iHeartMedia in September 2021, a contract that will last through the end of 2025. In 2018, Seacrest was inducted into the Library of American Broadcasting Foundation's 16th Annual Giants of Broadcasting & Electronic Arts.


Television producing

Seacrest's three-year hosting deal with E! included executive producing credits on various programs, including '' E! News'' and its red carpet awards show coverages. In the same year, Seacrest launched Ryan Seacrest Productions (RSP); in August 2008, Seacrest named his longtime William Morris agent, Adam Sher as CEO. Through 2012
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had first-look rights for all RSP shows. Clear Channel acquired a minority stake in RSP in early 2012, but RSP no longer has a first look deal with any network. Seacrest remains managing editor of ''E! News'' and executive produces its red carpet awards show coverage but no longer hosts (since January 2012) ''E! News'' on a daily basis. An
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profile portrayed Seacrest as using both the deal with E! and '' Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve'' as springboards to a long-lasting career in television production and ownership. Seacrest produces the hit series '' Keeping Up with the Kardashians'', the highest-rated show on the E! network, and the spin-offs '' Khloe and Lamar,'' '' Kourtney and Kim Take New York'' and '' Kourtney and Khloe Take Miami.'' RSP also produced the Emmy Award-winning ABC reality series ''
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.'' RSP also produced two new reality series in 2012 including ''Melissa and Tye,'' which aired on CMT and ''
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'' for Bravo. Bravo announced a second season of ''Shahs of Sunset'' on April 18, 2012. RSP's new show '' Married to Jonas'' premiered on August 19, 2012, on E! and was renewed for a second season. On January 31, 2012,
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and
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announced they would invest up to $300M in Ryan Seacrest Media. A consortium headed by Seacrest (with partners
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and CAA) agreed to rebrand
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's
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television network as
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. In 2017, Seacrest signed a multi-year overall deal between Ryan Seacrest Productions and
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in which the company's scripted division would develop scripted projects for ABC Studios exclusively. In 2018, Seacrest joined the
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's Board of Trustees.


Business ventures

Seacrest was a principal investor in the Typo keyboard, which aimed at cloning the
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physical keyboard for use with iPhone devices that launched in 2014. The Typo keyboard was discontinued in a 2015 patent settlement with Blackberry Ltd. He is also an investor and partner at Pathwater, a brand of
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offered in a refillable aluminum bottle.


Fashion

Seacrest worked with
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's Christopher Bailey who designed Seacrest's suits for red carpet events as well as New Year's Eve since 2009 and ''American Idol'' starting in 2010. Seacrest wore close-fitting suits and decided to make something similar for a wider audience at an "accessible" price point. In 2013, in conjunction with Randa Apparel & Accessories, Seacrest developed his own clothing and accessories collection, "Ryan Seacrest Distinction." The Randa/Seacrest partnership signed an exclusive retail deal with
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to sell the brand and it successfully launched in 2014. It consists of suit separates, sports coats, and evening wear manufactured by Peerless Clothing International; accessories including ties, pocket squares, belts, wallets, cufflinks, and jewelry produced by
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; and dress shirts from PVH (produced later by
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Prominent which added sportswear in September 2017). Seacrest partnered with dermatologist Harold Lancer to produce the men's skincare line Polished. The line has five items and they are designed for easy use. Seacrest announced the line in August 2017 on ''
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''.


Philanthropy

In 2010, Seacrest launched the nonprofit Ryan Seacrest Foundation. The foundation has ten centers at
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, Children's Hospital of Orange County,
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,
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,
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, Levine Children's Hospital,
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,
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,
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, and
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. In April 2012, Seacrest named
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Ambassador of the Foundation. In February 2017, the foundation partnered with the
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to promote the non-profit at SunTrust Park. Seacrest did voice overs for the Braves' "Welcome Home" broadcast media campaign. Seacrest serves on the board of trustees of the
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, and honorary co-chair of the GRAMMY Foundation board, which later merged with the GRAMMY Museum and became the GRAMMY Museum Foundation.


Personal life

Seacrest had a two-year
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with model
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, which was revealed on ''The Howard Stern Show'' in 2009. In April 2010, Seacrest began dating
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, a professional dancer, actress, and singer known for participating in ''
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.'' On March 15, 2013, it was announced that their relationship had ended. The pair dated for over two years before they split. On May 14, 2016, he returned to the
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to give advice to alumni and received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree. Seacrest began a relationship with model Shayna Taylor in 2017. In the summer of 2020 they announced they were no longer together. On November 17, 2017, it was reported a former E! wardrobe stylist had accused Seacrest of sexual harassment and that he was under investigation. Seacrest denied the allegations saying "This person who has accused me of horrible things offered, on multiple occasions, to withdraw her claims if I paid her millions of dollars. I refused." On February 1, 2018, the
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reported that E! channel's investigation into the claims was closed and that there was insufficient evidence to support the claims. On October 12, 2022, Seacrest announced that he been diagnosed with
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for the first time and had mild symptoms.


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