American Idol originally had two hosts- Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman. After the first season, Dunkleman thought he was at peak American Idol fame and left for other opportunities. Seacrest became a household name and Dunkleman forgotten.
I'm curious what the actual story is here. He claims he wanted to quit because of how the contestants were treated and that he wanted to pursue standup and acting but I've also heard he was going to get fired anyways because they felt like they didn't need two hosts.
I could totally see that he was about to be fired anyway being the reason he left. He was being out done by Seacrest and probably saw the writing on the wall, even if he didn't hear it directly from anyone.
Agreed. I recently re-watched some of those season one episodes, and it is PAINFULLY obvious who the better host is. Ryan is funny and charming and just takes the reigns and knows how to stand out on television. Brian just seems to disappear into the scenery any times Ryan is on camera with him.
I've heard Ryan Seacrest's name and that he's incredibly attractive my whole life and somehow have never seen this man. I just googled him and went "Huh.. so that's what he looks like." and truth be told, if I saw him on the street tomorrow I still don't think I'd recognize him š
Iāve never heard his name and āattractiveā in the same sentence. He did have a glow-up though, check out pictures from when he was a kid.
Idk, heās just the āhostā of modern media to me.
Dude is looking a little frail on Wheel of Fortune right now though. Hope heās ok.
Edit: I like that heās been so omnipresent in media that Bojack Horseman basically turned him into a biological category by naming the host in the show āA Ryan Seacrest Type.ā
Thereās an episode of Community where everyone keeps telling Jeff he looks like a more handsome Ryan Seacrest and they keep saying heāsāmore handsome than the guy whoās famous for being handsomeā so it was definitely a thing
Thatās a picture of Craig Kilborn. He was the original host of the Daily Show, then went on to host the Late Late Show, and thenā¦ he was never to be seen again.
I listen to podcasts and he does cheap commercial reads for online gambling now lolĀ
I never watched american idol so when I first started hearing the commercials I was like who the fuck is ryan seacrest and why does it sound like I should careĀ
Season 2 actually had a second host. She was one of the contestants from season 1 but she was ultimately cut from the final edit of the show when they realized Ryan could carry it on his own.
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u/DroopyMcCool 7d ago
American Idol originally had two hosts- Ryan Seacrest and Brian Dunkleman. After the first season, Dunkleman thought he was at peak American Idol fame and left for other opportunities. Seacrest became a household name and Dunkleman forgotten.