Ryan Seacrest

Ryan Seacrest
Ryan Seacrest in 2013
Born	Ryan John Seacrest (1974-12-24) December 24, 1974 (age 42) Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Occupation	Television show host, television, radio personality
Years active	1990–present
Website	ryanseacrest.com

Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an American radio personality, television host and producer. He is best known for hosting the talent competition show American Idol, as well as the syndicated countdown program American Top 40 and the KIIS-FM morning radio show On Air with Ryan Seacrest.

He received Emmy Award nominations for American Idol, and won an Emmy for producing Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution.

Seacrest was born on December 24, 1974, in Atlanta, Georgia, the son of Constance Marie (née Zullinger), a homemaker, and Gary Lee Seacrest, a real estate lawyer. His mother told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "Instead of playing with G.I. Joes or Cowboys and Indians, Ryan would always have a little microphone and do shows in the house."

At age 14, he attended Dunwoody High School. At age 16, while still attending high school, Seacrest won an internship at WSTR (FM), in Atlanta, with Tom Sullivan, who trained him in the many aspects of radio. When the regular DJ called in sick, Sullivan put him on the air for the very first show of his broadcasting career. Seacrest was given the weekend overnight shift at WSTR.

Seacrest continued to work on air at WSTR until graduating from Dunwoody High School in 1992. Seacrest went on to study journalism at the University of Georgia in fall 1992. He continued his radio show at a local Athens station. Seacrest left the university at age 19 and moved to Hollywood to pursue his broadcasting career.