SEACREST, Ryan 1974(?)–

PERSONAL

Full name, Ryan John Seacrest; born December 24, 1974 (some sources cite 1976), in Atlanta, GA; son of Gary (an attorney) and Connie (a homemaker). Education: Attended the University of Georgia and Santa Monica College. Avocational Interests: Exercising, running, cooking, traveling.

Addresses: Agent— William Morris Agency, 151 El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Publicist— Baker Winokur Ryder, 9100 Wilshire Blvd., Sixth Floor West, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Host, television personality, and radio personality. WSTR/Star 94 (radio station), Atlanta, GA, radio personality, 1990s. Appeared in television commercials.

Awards, Honors: Family Television Award, and Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding reality/competition program, both 2003, for American Idol; named one of "20 under 30" (twenty most successful people under the age of thirty), E! Entertainment Television.

CREDITS

Television Appearances; Series:

Host, Radical Outdoor Challenge, ESPN, c. 1993.

Correspondent, Extra Weekends (also known as Extra: The Entertainment Magazine ), syndicated, beginning c. 1994.

Host, Gladiators 2000, syndicated, beginning c. 1994.

Jack Craft, Reality Check, beginning c. 1995.

Host, The New Edge, Sci–Fi Channel, 1996–1999.

Host, The Click, syndicated, beginning c. 1997.

Host, NBC Saturday Night Movie, NBC, 2000–2001.

Host, Ultimate Revenge (also known as TNN's Ultimate Revenge ), The National Network (later Spike TV), beginning 2001.

Host, American Idol: The Search for a Superstar (also known as American Idol and American Idol 2 ), Fox, 2002—.

Host, American Juniors, Fox, 2003.

Correspondent, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2004—.

Host, On–Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004—.

Host of Total Rush.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Host, Wild Animal Games, The Family Channel, 1995.

Announcer, The Crash of 2000: A CNET Special Report (documentary), Sci–Fi Channel, 1997.

Host, America's Party: Live from Las Vegas (also known as America's Party: New Year's Live from Las Vegas ), Fox, 2002 and 2003.

Host, American Idol: Best of the Worst, Fox, 2003.

Host, American Idol: Halfway Home, Fox, 2003.

Host, American Idol: The Final Two, Fox, 2003.

Host, Jingle Ball Rock, Fox, 2003.

Himself, The Disco Ball: A 30–Year Celebration (also known as The Disco Ball ), ABC, 2003.

Maxim Hot 100, NBC, 2003.

Playboy's 50th Anniversary Celebration, Arts and Entertainment, 2003.

Host, American Idol: The Road to Hollywood, Fox, 2004.

Host, American Idol: Uncut, Uncensored and Untalented, Fox, 2004.

Himself, Britney Spears: E! Entertainment Special (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 2004.

Host of An Evening at the Academy Awards; also appeared in a special marking the premiere of the film Tomorrow Never Dies, E! Entertainment Television, c. 1997.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

The WB Radio Music Awards, The WB, 1999.

Host, The 2003 Billboard Music Awards, Fox, 2003.

Host, The 2003 Radio Music Awards, NBC, 2003.

Presenter, The 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 2003.

Presenter, The 30th Annual American Music Awards, ABC, 2003.

Himself, The 2003 Teen Choice Awards, Fox, 2003.

The Fifth Annual Family Television Awards, The WB, 2003.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Announcer, Life, Camera, Action, Fox Family Channel, 1998.

Guest host, Talk Soup, E! Entertainment Television, 1999.

Voice of Fighting Families host, "Helga Sleepwalks/Fighting Families, " Hey Arnold (animated), Nickelodeon, 1999.

Melrose Place, Fox, c. 1999.

Host, "The Final Proof," Beverly Hills, 90210, Fox, 2000.

Himself, MADtv, Fox, 2002.

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2002.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2002 and 2003.

Himself, "NFL Draftees," Player$, 2003.

Guest host, Good Day Live, Fox, 2003.

Guest host, Larry King Live, CNN, 2003.

Himself, Paula Abdul: The E! True Hollywood Story (documentary), E! Entertainment Television, 2003.

Himself, The New Tom Green Show, MTV, 2003.

Himself, The View, ABC, 2003.

Himself, The Wayne Brady Show, syndicated, 2003.

Himself, The Late Show with David Letterman, CBS, 2004.

Also appeared in episodes of other series, including Blind Date, syndicated; The Dating Game, syndicated; and Leeza, NBC and UPN.

Television Executive Producer and Creator; Series:

On–Air with Ryan Seacrest, syndicated, 2004—.

Radio Appearances; Series:

Host, Ryan Seacrest for the Ride Home, KYSR/Star 98.7 [Los Angeles], c. 1995–2004.

Host, Live from the Lounge, syndicated, c. 2001–2003.

Host, American Top 40, 2004—.

Host, On–Air with Ryan Seacrest, KIIS [Los Angeles], 2004—.

Appeared in other radio productions.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Entertainment Weekly, January 9, 2004, pp. 46–48.

Parade, January 4, 2004, p. 26.

People Weekly, May 1, 2003, pp. 26–27; January 19, 2004, p. 69.

Time, January 26, 2004, p. 62.

TV Guide, January 17, 2004, pp. 42–47.