Ryan Seacrest

Celebrity

Ryan Seacrest: Biography, Latest News & Videos

  • Birth Place: Atlanta, GA
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/24/1974, Capricorn
  • Profession: TV host; radio personality; producer; actor
User Rating: (376 ratings)
Add Your Rating: 1 stars2 stars3 stars4 stars5 stars

VIDEO: Best in TV: The Greatest Shows of Our Time

click to playclick to play
Best in TV: The Greatest Shows of Our Time
Free | ABC
Length: 01:17:16
Aired: 9/18/2012

Barbara Walters highlights fan-chosen television favorites from several different categories. watch

VIDEO: Idol Winner Candice Glover Reflects on Season 12, Her Winning Moment and "Lovesong"

Candice Glover made American Idol history last week, becoming the only returning contestant to win the competition. Glover had auditioned in Seasons 9 and 11, making it as far as the Top 40 Vegas round last season before being eliminated.

"I said, 'Just this one more time. If it doesn't work this time, then I'll think of another avenue,'" Glover said she told her parents before her Season 12 audition. "I didn't really know who I was the first two years. ... I think this year I turned myself into more of an artist and I took a lot more chances."

read more

Why American Idol Champ Never Quit: I Couldn't Stay Away

Third time's the charm for American Idol's Season 12 champ.

Candice Glover's victory on the reality singing competition show Thursday night comes after two major setbacks. She had previously auditioned in Season 9 and 11 and even made it to the Hollywood rounds, where she was then eliminated. She came back again in Season 12 and this time, made it to the very end.

Check out all the new fall shows!

"I always knew for some reason that it would happen if I kept going," she told reporters backstage after the finale. "At some point I said, 'American Idol obviously doesn't want me, so why would I go back?' But I found myself on the website, looking at auditions again and being determined. I just couldn't stay away."

Check out Candice's other thoughts on:

Her winning moment "I'm still trying to process the whole thing. read more

Ryan Seacrest: Videos

Rumors Rock the Jonas Household
Kevin and Dani Jonas Go House Shopping
Kim K. Learns Her Baby's Gender!
Kim Kardashian Learns Her Baby's Gender!

more Ryan Seacrest Clips & Interviews videos

   FULL MOVIE
Shrek Forever After
   FULL MOVIE
New Year's Eve
   FULL MOVIE
New Year's Eve
   FULL MOVIE
New Year's Eve

more Ryan Seacrest Movies videos

 FULL EPISODE
Los Jonas Hermanos
 FULL EPISODE
Fandemonium
 FULL EPISODE
The New Dani
 FULL EPISODE
Pom Pom's and Circumstance

more Ryan Seacrest On TV videos

Loading...
Year Title Description
2013 Live From The Red Carpet TV Show Series, Host
2013 Live From the Red Carpet TV Show Series, Host
2013 Live From the Red Carpet TV Show Series, Host
2013 Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2013 TV Show Series, Host
2013 Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2013 TV Show Series, Executive Producer

more Ryan Seacrest credits (211 total credits)

Who Won American Idol?

It took a mere 127 minutes Thursday night for Fox to crown the winner of the 12th season of American Idol. So who took home the title, Kree Harrison or Candice Glover? Keep reading to find out.

read more

American Idol: The Finalists Face Off

The American Idol finale Wednesday was trimmed to just one hour, allowing finalists Candice Glover and Kree Harrison three songs each, plus a performance by Carly Rae Jepsen (groan). With all that to cram in, host Ryan Seacrest wasted no time in getting to the performances — and we won't either.

read more

American Idol: Who's Going to the Finals?

There's just one more week left in Season 12 of American Idol, and the two ladies who'll be competing in the final were revealed Thursday. Who was sent home?

read more

Randy Jackson Exits American Idol After 12 Seasons

Randy Jackson, the last remaining original judge on American Idol, is leaving the show after this season, he tells E! News.

read more

American Idol: Which Top 3 Performance Moved Nicki Minaj to Tears?

It's all about the Top 3 on American Idol this week. OK, maybe not just the Top 3. As host Ryan Seacrest observed, "Somebody hasn't had many carbs this week; looking good, Mariah!"

Wednesday's bloated episode featured the finalists singing three songs each that were chosen for them: The first by mentor Jimmy Iovine, the second by the judges panel and the last by the Idol production team. Random. Also, we get to see the finalists' hometown visits, which were all very touching.

So how did they do? Let's break it down:

read more

more Ryan Seacrest news (361 total news articles)
Costume Institute Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Larry Busacca/Getty Images
Ryan Seacrest, 2012 Golden Globe Awards  Jason Merritt/Getty Images
Ryan Seacrest, Mario Lopez Steve Granitz/WireImage.com
David Archuleta, Ryan Seacrest Michael Tran/FilmMagic.com
2008 emmy press room, Ryan Seacrest, Tom Bergeron, Heidi Klum, Howie Mandel, Jeff Probst  Matthew Imaging/WireImage.com
emmy awards 2007 Alexandra Wyman/WireImage.com
more Ryan Seacrest photos (103 total photos)
Advertisement

Our Partners