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Ryan Seacrest

TV Personality / Radio Personality

Born: 24 December 1974
Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia
Best known as: Host of TV's American Idol
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.
Extra credit: Other American Idol personalities include:
Simon Cowell
Paula Abdul
Randy Jackson
Fantasia Barrino
Carrie Underwood
William Hung
Mario Vazquez
Katharine McPhee
Taylor Hicks

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  • Kelly Clarkson - Biography of Kelly Clarkson, The American Idol winner who sang "A Moment Like This"

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