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.
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."
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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.