Ryan Seacrest

Ryan Seacrest General Information

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Mr. Ryan Seacrest is the Founder of Ryan Seacrest Productions. Mr. Seacrest is a Co-Founder and serves as Chief Executive Officer at Ryan Seacrest Media. He is also the Founder and serves as Chairman at Seacrest Global Group. He served as Honorary Chairman at Grammy Foundation. He holds preeminent positions in nationally syndicated radio and local radio, as well as broadcast and cable television. He is celebrated internationally as host of the top-rated primetime talent showcase "American Idol" on Fox, which he has been nominated for an EMMY many times. He is host and executive producer of ABC's annual New Year's Eve program, "Dick Clark's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest." He also has an agreement with NBCUniversal that includes on-air broadcasting and producing duties across the NBC and E! networks. Seacrest launched Ryan Seacrest Productions (RSP) in 2006, which has since become an Emmy-winning entertainment production powerhouse creating unscripted, scripted and digital programming. RSP produces the E! hit cable series "Keeping Up with the Kardashians" and spin-offs "Kourtney and Khloe Take the Hamptons," "Dash Dolls, as well as Bravo's "Shahs of Sunset," CMT's "I Love Kellie Pickler," and ABC Family's "Becoming Us." Additionally, RSP is producing "Shades of Blue," a NBC drama series starring Jennifer Lopez. As an entrepreneur, Seacrest has investments in media and entertainment companies including Civic Entertainment Group, a marketing services company, Pinterest, FlightCar, attn:, a news media company targeted at millennials, and Mobile System Security (MSS) through Seacrest Global Group. He has also made independent investments in TYPO, a digital device accessory company, DigiTour Media, an emerging media and entertainment company that creates and produces IRL ("in real life") YouTube experiences in the form of concerts, as well as the cable network, AXS TV. In the fall of 2014, he launched a new men's tailored clothing collection, Ryan Seacrest Distinction, at Macy's. His philanthropic efforts are focused on youth-oriented initiatives, including serving as Chairman of The Ryan Seacrest Foundation and Honorary Chair of the Grammy Foundation. The Ryan Seacrest Foundation has opened eight broadcast media centers - Seacrest Studios - in pediatric hospitals in cities across the country. He is also on the board of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA).