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Ryan Seacrest

Birth Name:
Ryan John Seacrest
Birth Place:
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Profession
Producer, Actor, Writer, Soundtrack
Ryan Seacrest

Fast Facts

  • Created the Ryan Seacrest Foundation in 2010 to help seriously ill and injured children have a higher quality of life by installing interactive media studios in hospitals that allow them to explore their creative abilities and learn
  • Has served as the honorary chair of the Grammy Foundation Board
  • Started out as an intern with host Tom Sullivan at the WSTR radio station
  • Quote: "[On gaining confidence as a kid] "I didn't really feel like I fit in all the time․ I fell in love with radio though․ I told anyone who would sit and listen that I wanted to be a broadcaster․․․ I put all my energy towards achieving that goal and eventually I gained more confidence․""
  • Best known as a TV and radio host and a producer of reality shows
  • Is the host and executive producer of the annual New Year's Eve show "Dick Clark's Rockin' Eve․"
  • Created the fashion brand Distinction in 2014
  • His mother claims that instead of playing like the other boys his age, he would grab a microphone and perform shows around the house
  • A small shark bit him in 2008 while he was swimming in the Pacific Ocean near the coast of Mexico
  • Has served as co-owner of the sushi bar Katana

Awards

  • 2003Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality/Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2003Teen Choice Award - Choice TV Reality/Variety Host:Nominated
  • 2004OFTA Television Award - Best Host of a Talk or Service Show:Nominated
  • 2004Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2005Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2006Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2006Teen Choice Award - TV - Choice Personality:Nominated
  • 2007OFTA Television Award - Best Host of a Game, Competition or Reality Show:Nominated
  • 2007Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2007Teen Choice Award - Choice Movie: Hissy Fit:Winner
  • 2007Teen Choice Award - Choice TV: Personality:Nominated
  • 2008Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2008Teen Choice Award - Choice TV Personality:Nominated
  • 2009Astra Award - Favourite International Personality or Actor:Nominated
  • 2009Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2009Teen Choice Award - Choice TV Personality:Winner
  • 2010OFTA Television Award - Best Host or Panelist in a Non-Fiction Program:Nominated
  • 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality Program:Winner
  • 2010Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2011Critics' Choice TV Award - Best Reality Show Host:Nominated
  • 2011Gold Derby TV Award - Reality Host:Nominated
  • 2011Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality - Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2011Teen Choice Award - Choice TV: Personality:Nominated
  • 2012Gold Derby TV Award - Reality Host:Nominated
  • 2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Reality Program:Nominated
  • 2012Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2013Critics' Choice TV Award - Best Reality Host:Nominated
  • 2013Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2013Teen Choice Award - Choice TV Personality: Male:Nominated
  • 2014Teen Choice Award - Choice TV Personality: Male:Nominated
  • 2016OFTA Television Award - Best Individual Host or Panelist in a Reality or Non-Fiction Program:Nominated
  • 2016Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality-Competition Program:Nominated
  • 2018Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host:Nominated
  • 2018Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment:Nominated
  • 2019Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host:Winner
  • 2019Gold Derby TV Award - Reality Host of the Decade:Nominated
  • 2020Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host:Nominated
  • 2020Blimp Award - Favorite TV Host:Nominated
  • 2021Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host:Nominated
  • 2022Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host:Nominated
  • 2023Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Daytime Talk Series Host:Nominated
  • 2024People's Choice Award - The Host of the Year:Nominated
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