Ryan Seacrest
Disney Legends Ceremony Host
Ryan Seacrest is an Emmy-Winning television host, radio personality, mega producer, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. As one of the most recognizable and trusted voices in media today, Seacrest is the host and producer of the #1 Los Angeles morning drive-time show for iHeartMedia’s 102.7 KIIS-FM, the internationally syndicated “On Air with Ryan Seacrest” and “American Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest.” In Fall 2024, he took the reins hosting “Wheel of Fortune,” launching a new era of the beloved syndicated game show, which currently ranks as the #2 syndicated show in the United States. Seacrest also hosts “Celebrity Wheel of Fortune”.
For 24 seasons, Seacrest has hosted television’s ground-breaking singing competition series, ABC’s “American Idol,” and earned several Emmy Award nominations for his work on the show. Additionally, since 2005 Seacrest has been the host and executive producer of the annual live broadcast of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest,” which remains the number one broadcast of the night year after year.
Seacrest has also produced a number of hit series including E!’s “Keeping Up With The Kardashians” and its spinoffs, as well as E!’s “E! Live From The Red Carpet,” Netflix’s “Insatiable,” NBC’s “Shades of Blue” starring Jennifer Lopez, and the Emmy Award-winning series “Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution” for ABC.
Seacrest’s philanthropic efforts include serving as founder and chairman of the Ryan Seacrest Foundation (RSF), which has successfully installed fourteen broadcast media centers – Seacrest Studios – in pediatric hospitals nationwide with the next opening in New Orleans. Seacrest Studios reaches an estimated 3.1 million patients and families through its programming annually.