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Ryan Seacrest

Ryan Seacrest

Ryan is quite simply one of the most influential, well-regarded, and well-known names in Hollywood. He is the quintessential Hollywood insider who...Full Bio

 

Ryan Seacrest Reveals He Turned Down Hosting ‘Family Feud’ 20 Years Ago

What could have been! Ryan Seacrest revealed he was offered the gig to host Family Feud, but held out instead for another job we're all now very familiar with.

"20 years ago I auditioned to host Family Feud," Seacrest shared on-air. "I got offered the job and I passed because I had an audition the next week for a singing show and If I did the Feud, I couldn’t host the singing show and the singing show was called American Idol.

Seacrest added the timing was just a week or so between finding out about securing Idol, which he's been hosting now for 20 seasons.

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