Brian Dunkleman Biography (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Brian Dunkleman (born September 25 1971 in Ellicottville, New York) is a comedian/actor who is best known for co-hosting the first season of American Idol on the Fox Network with Ryan Seacrest. Judge Simon Cowell criticized Dunkleman in his autobiography, and he parted ways with the show after the first season.

He has since 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 hit "Talk Show with Spike Fereston", "The Ghost Whisperer", & "Las Vegas".

Brian can also be seen doing stand up regularly in Los Angeles at the Laugh Factory and Improv, as well as comedy clubs all over the country. He makes regular appearances as the host of "Family Feud Live" in Las Vegas and Atlantic City for Fremantle Media. You can also currently tune into Brian on the CW's "American Idol Rewind".

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