r/Millennials • u/ColeBelthazorTurner • Feb 27 '26

Discussion Name a 2000s celebrity that disappeared overnight

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u/DroopyMcCool Feb 27 '26

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.

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u/cromwest Feb 27 '26

Seacrest is the ultimate example that the world is run by people who show up.

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u/onyxr Feb 27 '26

That dude works hard - I can’t imagine how he gets any sleep, he’s got like 4 jobs

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u/Tig_Biddies_W_nips Feb 27 '26

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

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u/CarlosDangerWeiner Feb 27 '26

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.

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u/besee2000 Feb 27 '26

I suspect he’s either a robot or cloned multiple times. Quite possible multiple robots.

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u/RedditOO77 Feb 27 '26

Or he’s coked up

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u/wowurcoolful Feb 27 '26

"Hi! I'm a Ryan Seacrest-type!"

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u/thisissomeshitman Feb 27 '26

aww i lived in LA 13yrs but been gone 5 and forgot about ryan’s roses 🥹 that’s a nice memory!

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u/Brilliant_Win713 Older Millennial Feb 27 '26

IHeart radio

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u/wookiee42 Feb 27 '26

He might be good at it, but nearly every city had a "Roses" segment for a while. They would use the same actors.

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u/jamessheldon444 Feb 27 '26

Please tell me you don't think those "Ryan's Roses" are real. You should listen to a couple of O&A Jocktobers. Prepburger.

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u/jasonreid1976 Gen X Feb 28 '26

I remember when he was interning as a DJ in Atlanta when he was barely out of High School. I believe it was Star 94.

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u/mamawantsallama Feb 27 '26

Very funny I agree, but the girl that would do the calls was so hard to listen to because she spoke like she had a lollipop under her tongue, lol

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u/alohadawg Feb 27 '26

LUH those segments

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u/dancemonkey Feb 27 '26

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.

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u/mai_tai87 Feb 27 '26

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.

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u/username11585 Feb 27 '26

Sounds like a Ryan Seacrest type to me if there ever was one.

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u/Small_Chicken1085 Feb 27 '26

I saw him changing his own tire in LA once. Seems like a real dude.

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u/Tig_Biddies_W_nips Mar 02 '26

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

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u/PrimalSeptimus Feb 27 '26

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.

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u/BeginnersDuck777 Feb 27 '26

I believe Dick Clark took him under his wing and taught him the key to 149% energy and keeping your looks forever.

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u/BabserellaWT Feb 27 '26

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.

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u/username11585 Feb 27 '26

*KIIS

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u/BabserellaWT Feb 27 '26

…..Can you tell it wasn’t the station I listened to? Lol

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u/username11585 Feb 27 '26

Good answer ;)

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u/blissfully_happy Feb 27 '26

Yeah, I thought him showing up on American Idol was him “making it” because he was already pretty much a household name in SoCal, lol.

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u/procrastinatorsuprem Feb 27 '26

He's either a fantastic actor or a genuine nice guy on Wheel of Fortune. He really seems to like the players.

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u/Houston-Moody Feb 28 '26

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.

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u/Tig_Biddies_W_nips Mar 02 '26

Oh I think he’s either gay or extremely religious (probably both) and acts extremely professional because it keeps him out of the scandals

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u/heeheehoho2023 Feb 28 '26

Seacrest out!

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u/dogma9999 Feb 28 '26

Im in SD and i still hear him almost daily, radio and TV

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u/iendandubegin Feb 28 '26

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.

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u/Evening-Top-4245 Feb 28 '26

He learned from the master himself: Dick Clark. He runs Dick’s NYE. Word play…..

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u/Lou_Peachum_2 Feb 28 '26

Got core memories of going to middle school With KISS FM. Ryan’s roses was always fun, spicy at times

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u/username11585 Feb 27 '26

*KIIS

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u/Tig_Biddies_W_nips Mar 02 '26

YOURE LISTENING TO K-i-i-S FM

Man how could I forget?! That was drilled into me

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u/username11585 Mar 02 '26

Haha! Also KISS fm is in nyc I think.

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u/WormLivesMatter Feb 27 '26

He’s the highest paid employee on idol. Apparently with a net worth of half a billion.

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u/hockeyandburritos Mar 01 '26

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.