Seacrest, Ryan

Ryan John Seacrest ^[1] ( born Ryan John Seacrest , born December 24, 1974 ^[1] , Dunwoody, Atlanta , Georgia ^[2] ) is an American television and radio host , Emmy winner ^[3] , producer , the actor . Permanent host of the television show American Idol ^[4] . In addition, he is the host of several programs on the radio ^{[5] [6]} and shows on the ABC channel. As an actor, he played the TV presenter in the series Beverly Hills, 90210 .

Ryan Seacrest
Ryan seacrest
Date of Birth	December 24, 1974 ( 1974-12-24 ) ( aged 44)
Place of Birth	Dunwoody (Georgia) , United States
Citizenship	USA
Occupation	Radio host, TV host
Awards and prizes	Daytime Emmy Award
Site	Official website

According to relatives, from an early age he showed interest in speaking in public ^[7] , at school he was an announcer of school radio ^[8] . He began acting on television in 1993. Nevertheless, he gained the greatest fame not as an actor, but as a radio and television presenter: in 2002 he agreed to become a co-host of the popular reality show American Idol ^[9] , in 2003 - his spin-off American Juniors ^[10] ; in January 2004, became the host of the American Top 40 program ^[11] , and in February of the same year, the owner of the KIIS FM station ^[12] . In August 2005, he was the producer and co-host of the television program Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin 'Eve ^[13] . In January 2006, he signed a contract with the American television channel E !, agreeing to conduct several television shows there ^[14] . In the same year he founded his own company - Ryan Seacrest Productions ^{[15] [16] [17]} .

In July 2009, he signed a new contract to continue working as the host of American Idol worth $ 45 million, making him the highest-paid reality TV host in history ^[18] ; in April 2012, the cost of the next contract was already only 30 million ^[19] .

Engaged in charity ^{[20] [21]} .

From April 2010 to March 2013, Seacrest met with Julianne Hough , an actress, singer and professional dancer ^[22] .