Brian Dunkleman (born September 25, 1971 in Ellicottville, New York) is a comedian and actor, best known for co-hosting the first season of American Idol on the Fox Network with Ryan Seacrest.
He has appeared on The Tonight Show, had a recurring guest role on Two Guys and a Girl, played a stand-up comic suspected of murder in NYPD Blue, voiced himself in an episode of The Proud Family, in which the show parodied American Idol, did voices for the animated 3 South, and is acting in an independent film called Comedy Hell. He also had a small role on an episode of Friends as the man who buys the engagement ring Chandler wants to buy Monica. He recently was a co-host with Eric the Midget on "The Idol Re-cap Show" on Sirius' Howard 101. He now does voice over for American Idol Rewind.
Dunkleman began doing stand up comedy in 1992, winning the “Buffalo’s Funniest New Comedian Contest." Since then he’s also performed at HBO’s US Comedy Arts Festival in Aspen, NBC’s “Late Friday," and TBS�s “Very Funny at the Laugh Factory." He's also acted in pilots for ABC and 20th Century FOX and guest-starred on the late night talk show “Talk Show with Spike Feresten�, “The Ghost Whisperer�, & “Las Vegas�.
Brian can also be seen doing stand up regularly in Los Angeles at the Laugh Factory and Improv, and he makes regular appearances as the host of “Family Feud Live� in Las Vegas and Atlantic City for Fremantle Media.
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American Idol
Seasons
1 · 2 · 3 · 4 · 5 · 6 · 7
Hosts
Ryan Seacrest · Brian Dunkleman
Judges
Randy Jackson · Paula Abdul · Simon Cowell
Winners
Kelly Clarkson · Ruben Studdard · Fantasia Barrino · Carrie Underwood · Taylor Hicks · Jordin Sparks
Runners-Up
Justin Guarini · Clay Aiken · Diana DeGarmo · Bo Bice · Katharine McPhee · Blake Lewis
Other alumni
Tamyra Gray · Kimberley Locke · William Hung · Jennifer Hudson · Mario Vazquez · Kellie Pickler · Chris Daughtry · Elliott Yamin · Sanjaya Malakar · Melinda Doolittle
Spin-offs
From Justin to Kelly · American Juniors · An American Idol Christmas · American Idol Extra · American Idol Rewind
Other
American Idol Underground · Compilation Series · Controversy · Discography · Episodes · Font · Idol series · Magazine · Video game
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