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VIDEO: Lost American Idol Co-Host Found!

May 19 2009, Published 6:57 a.m. ET

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Forever the answer to an American Idol trivia question (Q: Who was Ryan Seacrest’s co-host during season 1?), Brian Dunkleman will always have the success of reality show hanging over his head since he left the show seven years ago. Save for an appearance on VH1’s Celebrity Fit Club (he lost 15 pounds by the way), the host had disappeared into obscurity following his season in the spotlight.

But now, he may just be staging a comeback. Leading up to Idol’s eighth finale, RadarOnline.com brings you Dunkleman’s latest project: a video mocking his post AI years!

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Click on the video to watch him make fun of himself

In the sketch, he equates his decision to the Red Sox trading Babe Ruth and is filmed stopping underneath a billboard for Seacrest’s radio show.

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