Brian Dunkleman (created September 25, 1971, in Ellicottville, New York) is a comic and performer. He’s best known as being cohost with Ryan Seacrest on the initial season of “American Idol” on the Fox Network. In 2002 Dunkleman appeared as the cohost with Ryan Seacrest during the initial season of American Idol. Following the season finished, it had been reported that he’d cease from co-hosting. Nevertheless, one journalist considers that Dunkleman would have already been fired had he not stop before. He said his departure was because of the horrible way they handled the young contestants on the show, staging the fights involving the judges and reshooting contestants with producer-supplied glycerin tears within their eyes. He went to express that leaving the show was a blunder. In appearances The Howard Stern Show, Brian Dunkleman had insisted that he meant to leave Idol to continue a livelihood in stand-up comedy and playing, but in 2008, Dunkleman disclosed to Stern that leaving the show was a blunder. Dunkleman granted he experienced several months of melancholy, and additionally still harbored animosity against present show host Ryan Seacrest, but has come to terms with his scenario. Brian Dunkleman said he was happy with his present life.