Ryan John Seacrest, commonly known as Ryan Seacrest, is a famous American television and radio personality, actor, screenwriter, as well as a television and film producer. To the public, Ryan Seacrest is perhaps best known as a host of the popular competition series called “American Idol”, where a panel of judges gives an overview of the overall performance of the contestants. Currently, the panel of judges consists of Jennifer Lopez, Harry Connick Jr., and Keith Urban. Created by Simon Fuller, the series first aired on television screens in 2002, and since then has produced 13 seasons, with over 500 episodes. Over the years, the show has become one of the most popular singing competitions, and brought to fame such talented artists as Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Clarkson, Kerry Underwood, and Daughtry among many others. In addition to being a host on “American Idol”, Ryan Seacrest launched his own radio program called “On Air with Ryan Seacrest”, which debuted on radio stations in 2004. A television series of the same name premiered on television screens in 2004, but it was cancelled later that year.
Ryan Seacrest Net Worth $280 Million
A well-known radio and television personality, how rich is Ryan Seacrest? According to sources, in 2013, Seacrest managed to earn $1 million for hosting “The New Year’s Rockin’ Eve”. That same year, his annual salary amounted to $61 million. In 2014, Seacrest’s yearly earnings rose to $65 million. In regards to his overall wealth, it is estimated that Ryan Seacrest’s net worth amounts to a total of $280 million.
Ryan Seacrest was born in 1974, in Georgia, United States, where he studied at the Dunwoody High School. Upon his graduation from high school, Seacrest enrolled in the University of Georgia. Seacrest failed to finish his studies at the university, as he decided to move out to Hollywood in hopes of launching a successful career in broadcasting. One of his first jobs on television was hosting a television show called “Radical Outdoor Challenge”, which aired on screens in 1993. A year later, Seacrest became a host on a game show entitled “Gladiators 2000”, which had a similar premise to “American Gladiators”. Prior to his success with “American Idol”, Seacrest had also worked on a television series called “NBC Saturday Night at the Movies” and made an appeared in the drama series “Beverly Hills, 90210”. Aside from hosting, Ryan Seacrest has starred in several films as himself, including Judd Apatow’s comedy with Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill entitled “Knocked Up”, Peter Segal’s “Get Smart”, and Garry Marshall’s “New Year’s Eve”, starring Halle Berry, Jessica Biel and Jon Bon Jovi.
In 2006, Seacrest created his own television and film production studio called “Ryan Seacrest Productions”, under which he produced such popular reality series as “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”, “Khloe and Lamar” and “Koutrney and Kim Take New York”. Seacrest is also credited with helping produce “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution” series, hosted by Jamie Oliver.
A well-known actor, as well as a television show host, Ryan Seacrest has an estimated net worth of $280 million.
