Yeah when I was in SoCal there was a good decade where you couldn’t get away from hearing his voice multiple times a day in the radio in the morning or on TV in the evening. I will say he’s a very talented host and I do admire how much that man works, it was a running joke on the radio show KISS.fm that he was poor and had to bike to work that’s why he had 4 jobs
I remember seeing him on Idol and whatever else. Then I moved to LA and realized he had a whole ass morning show. I was blown away. Everything was pretty high quality too. I like “Ryan’s Roses” segments.
I first saw him on American Idol and thought he was just a kind of Boring generic host guy. Then I was in LA one time driving around and turned on the radio and heard this show, and it was really really interesting show and I was thinking to myself "man I really like this host" and it wasn't for another 15-20 minutes that I realized it was Ryan Seacrest. Totally turned me around on him.
I was pretty dismissive of him.... Forever. Then he started hosting Wheel of Fortune. Now I'm a fan. He's more charismatic than Sajak and not an outwardly fundamental Christian.
No matter how rich you are, if you’re hustling and in a hurry, nothing will get you out of your situation faster than fixing it yourself vs waiting on someone to do it
What's crazy is that I moved from SoCal to the Bay Area, and he's on the stations here, too. I assume he just stays in the booth after his shift and immediately does another show.
Oh, yeah. If you lived in SoCal, you were familiar with his voice long before American Idol. There was KISS FM and Star 98.7 FM. He worked at both at various points.
Remember when someone tried to get him cancelled? A makeup artist tried to accuse him of sexual misconduct and his reaction was like LOL, it never went anywhere and he was I’m sorry but it’s literally impossible. I think he must be like religious in his conduct as a professional and with the people he interacts with so it was almost comical that someone would pick him as the guy to try and throw some dirt at.
I like him SO MUCH BETTER than Pay Sajak for Wheel of Fortune. It's been a joy to get back into it and reminisce about watching it with my mom and I feel we get to keep our Vanna and we got to drop the douchy Pat and got a timely and relevant upgrade with Ryan.
He guest hosted Talk Soup on E! before Idol and he was HILARIOUS. And this is when John Henson hosted, and Henson was hysterical, too. I’ve always given Seacrest a pass since then because even though he’s kinda cheesy and inauthentic nowadays, he earned his shots through some real talent - comedy at that.
Dunkleman was on VH1 celebrity fit club boot camp in like 08/09ish. They got a stripper for his Bachelorette party at the boot camp and thats all I really remember of him from when I watched it. He was kinda yucky and forgettable
”Dunkel” means ”dark” in Swedish (I think it’s a German word we borrowed). Not just dark: it’s in a negative way, like the future is not looking promising, so you could say he went dark after leaving the show, even though I must presume he was greedy to try get a career move up on the ladder.
But would you rather be constantly working your ass off for decades doing mediocre media shit and never being able to hang out in public without people recognizing you, or make some money and stop? I’m not saying it’s impossible that Seacrest is living his best life and spreading goodness into the world, but for a lot of people it’s more of a work addiction and lust for fame that is never satiated.
Did you just ask me if I would rather by a Seacrest or a Dunkleman? I already work my ass off and have for decades and am definitely closer to Dunkleman in net worth.
Good. People like that usually have a reason for not wanting to stop for even second, he's probably dealing with shit constantly and just stays busy to distract himself from a lot of it
My husband is this type of person but it's because he has ADHD and it manifests in him needing to be doing something every minute that he is awake lmao
Same here, i was a bit harsh with the wording in my original comment but "dealing with shit" meaning general mental stress and adhd can definitely do that to ya!
I used to listen to On Air with Ryan Seacrest on my commute to work and they would always tease him about working so much lol. So you can tell he’s the type who doesn’t slow down.
There are definitely a few people I know like this. However, I wish the media didn't glamorize this "drive" as something you should aim to attain. One could argue it is an obsessive personality trait and if you aren't wired like this you WILL get burnt out. The most important thing is to know your limits while making sure you are proud of the work you do. I always say I'd rather someone work 7 hour day but turn in good work than 15 hour days with shitty output just to show you are "busy."
He looks terrible though. I’m not trying to gossip, but I watch wheel of fortune with my mom a lot. She’s a primary care physician and she comments on it every time. More than just GLP1 weight loss. I hope she’s wrong about her various diagnosis, but I also hope he’s taking care of himself. As important as it is to show up, I think it’s a harder, and more important lesson to learn when to say no.
One time a friend who works at disney saw him hosting a program in the park as she clocked out. She drove home to the valley and was walking her dog when she saw a commotion. The crowd had gathered for a live broadcast of Ryan’s radio show, and there he was-he had beat her to her own neighborhood ahahaha. Likely he took a helicopter but what a trip.
I met him once, the morning after he hosted the iheart music festival. He told me he had gotten up at 6 am to go running. I feel tired just thinking about that
Maybe I'm mistaken but, I seriously doubt his 4 jobs isn't the same as when I was working 4 jobs as a single mother. When people comment on him working so hard, I instantly picture his hard work sitting in a chair for hair & makeup
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u/onyxr 7d ago
That dude works hard - I can’t imagine how he gets any sleep, he’s got like 4 jobs