Ryan Seacrest

Nominated for the 2009 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Host For A Reality Or Reality-Competition Program

Nominated for the 2009 Teen Choice Award for Choice TV: Personality

Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (June)

Co-hosted the 60th Emmy Awards with fellow reality show hosts

Executive produced the E! reality show, "Denise Richards: It's Complicated"

Executive produced the E! reality series, "Keeping Up with the Kardashians"

Had a memorable cameo in the film, "Knocked Up" playing himself opposite Katherine Heigl

Hosted the 59th Primetime Emmy Awards (September)

Signed a three year, $21-million contract with the E! cable network to develop, produce and host a variety of programs

Announced that he would executive produce and co-host "Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve" and that he would be the legendary producer-host's eventual successor

Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (April)

Hosting a syndicated TV show "On Air With Ryan Seacrest"; show cancelled after nine months

Replaced disc jockey Rick Dees as host of the popular morning radio program on KIIS-FM; the show's new title is "On-Air with Ryan Seacrest" the same name of his Syndicated TV show

Replaced radio icon Casey Kasem as host of the weekly pop countdown show, "American Top 40"

Served as host for "American Juniors"

Served as host for the "Radio Music Awards"

Became a part time correspondent on "Extra Weekends"; became co-host of E! news in 2006

Hosts the FOX reality competition, "American Idol" with Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson and Paula Abdul as judges; earned Emmy (2008, 2009) nominations for Outstanding Host of a Reality-Competition Program

Guest host for the E! channels "Talk Soup"

Made apperances on "Beverly Hills 90210" (FOX) and "Melrose Place" (FOX)

Became the afternoon drive time DJ on local radio station Star 98.7

Hosted ESPN's "Radical Outdoor Challenge," while a freshman in college

Moved to Los Angeles to further his radio career

At age 16, applied for an internship at one of Atlanta's top radio stations, WSTR/Star 94