Most Recent Role: Himself (Season 6) on Celebrity Fit Club
Alias Name(s): Brian Dunkelman, Brian Dunldeman
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Ellicottville, Buffalo, New York, USA
Birthday: 9-25-1971
Birth Name: Brian Dunkleman
Alias Name(s): Brian Dunkelman, Brian Dunldeman
Gender: Male
Birthplace: Ellicottville, Buffalo, New York, USA
Birthday: 9-25-1971
Birth Name: Brian Dunkleman
Brian Dunkleman is best known remembered as the co-host of the first season of the super-hit show American Idol and who foolishly left. Brian's star status has now long since faded and keeps his personal life well, personal. On a recent update, Brian came to Vh1 to battle his weight by competing on season six of Celebrity Fit Club .
Most Recent Appearance
Season Finale
Sunday 27 April 2008 on VH1
On day one, 8 Fit Clubbers headed off to Boot Camp to compete for the grand prize. Now, after 51 days, they're back to finish their Celebrity Fit Club journeys.
News Headlines
- external: Dunkleman Questions Leaving 'Idol' Gig 2006-02-22
- external: Dunkleman Questions Leaving 'Idol' Gig 2006-02-22
- external: Ex-'Idol' Host Hits The Web 2006-02-15
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Rumors of tensions between Brian and former American Idol co-host Ryan Seacrest were confirmed when in July of 2007, Brian shocked the audience at the Laugh Factory in West Hollywood, stating "If wishes came true Ryan Seacrest would have AIDS," and that Seacrest "probably already has AIDS."
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Brian is also recently co-hosting with Eric "The Astronaut" Lynch on The Idol Re-cap Show on Sirius' Howard 101.
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On November 14, 2002, Brian attended The Harry Potter & The Chamber Of Secrets premiere in Los Angeles, California.
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Brian hosts an internet fantasy game.
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Brian and Ryan Seacrest co-hosted American Idol season one. When season two came around Ryan stuck around while Brian ventured for something better.
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Brian (on leaving his co-host position on American Idol.): It was my decision, I'm not saying it was a good decision because, obviously, with the success of the show, it's a difficult decision to think back on and think I did the right thing. I agonized over it, really, but I quite honestly had a very diffucult time with how cruel the show was. It really affected me. I wanted to be a performer, not someone who introduced other performers.
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Brian has described his role on Idol as that of a "talking monkey".
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Brian: I have decided not to return for season two in order to pursue other opportunities in the world of TV and feature films.
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Other Appearances
| Star | |
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3 South
Sanford |
American Idol
Host (Season 1) |
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Celebrity Fit Club
Himself (Season 6) |
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3rd Rock from the Sun
Sex and the Sally Pizza Guy |
Courting Alex
New Best Friend TV Announcer -voice over |
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Dharma & Greg
Dharma and Greg on a Hot Tin Roof Salesperson |
Family Guy
To Love and Die in Dixie Various |
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Friends
The One With The Ring The Customer |
Ghost Whisperer
Love Still Won't Die Jenson |
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3 South was a short-lived cartoon on MTV. The show focused on two life-long friends, Sanford and Del, and their adventures at the fictional Barder College. With the exception of their roommate Joe,... more
American IdolThis is American Idol - the hit FOX musical reality series following three judges, Simon Cowell, Randy Jackson (II), and Paula Abdul, along with host Ryan Seacrest around the United States in... more
Celebrity Fit ClubCelebrity Fit Club is a one-hour reality show in which eight celebrities compete in two teams of four to lose weight and get in shape. In each episode, the celebrities attend a `Fit Camp' where... more
