Ryan Seacrest Biography and Wallpapers

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Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an Emmy Award-nominated American media personality, television producer and entrepreneur. A longtime broadcaster, Seacrest gained fame as host of the FOX reality show American Idol. While he continues to host that show, Seacrest is also a co-host of the entertainment-news show E! News and of the annual Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve on ABC. In addition to television, Seacrest hosts several radio shows: On Air with Ryan Seacrest on KIIS-FM in Los Angeles and on other Premiere Radio Networks throughout the United States and American Top 40 on Premiere Radio Networks.

Ryan Seacrest was born in Dunwoody, Georgia, the son of Constance Marie née Zullinger, a homemaker, and Gary Lee Seacrest, an attorney. He has a younger sister, Meredith, and is of Swiss descent. At a young age, he knew he wanted to be a DJ, and idolized radio personalities like Casey Kasem and Dick Clark. Ryan hosted the morning announcements at his high school, Dunwoody High School, from which he graduated in 1993. During his academic career, Seacrest was a staff writer with the school paper, a member of the model UN club and captain of the Dunwoody High School Swim Team ("The Wet Wildcats").

After graduating from high school, Seacrest went on to attend the University of Georgia in the fall of 1993. There, he would host his first radio show at a local Athens station. Seacrest left UGA at age 19 and moved to Hollywood to continue his broadcasting career. In 2008, Seacrest began experimenting with emerging social networking tools like Twitter to nurture the continued support of his loyal public fanbase.