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Ryan O'Dowd(I)

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Ryan O'Dowd was born on 30 January 1983 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He is a producer and writer, known for Weakest Link (2020), Wrestlers (2023) and Celebrity Weakest Link (2025).
BornJanuary 30, 1983
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    • Awards
      • 3 nominations total

    Known for

    Weakest Link (2020)
    Weakest Link
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Wrestlers (2023)
    Wrestlers
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Jane Lynch in Celebrity Weakest Link (2025)
    Celebrity Weakest Link
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Producer
    Melissa Peterman in Bet on Your Baby (2013)
    Bet on Your Baby
    2.8
    TV Series
    • Producer

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Joel McHale in The 1% Club (2025)
      The 1% Club
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025–2026
    • Carmen Electra, Anthony Michael Hall, Ice-T, Drew Pinsky, Steve-O, and JoJo Siwa in Nation's Dumbest (2026)
      Nation's Dumbest
      6.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • Benjamin Castro, Natalie Jolley, Tristen Sanders, Nina Mayster, Adele Zaikman, Erik Linder, Allen Genkin, Robert Irwin, Mark Ballas, Shirley Ballas, Stephani Sosa, Briar Nolet, A.J. Pritchard, Selena Hamilton, and Jake Monreal in Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro (2026)
      Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro
      6.7
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • Nikki Hru, Dave Cecchini, Halle Cooley, Maddy Jones, Morgan Colburn, Braxton Fish, Abby Chu, and Weslye Saunders in Outlast: The Jungle (2026)
      Outlast: The Jungle
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2026
    • Jane Lynch in Celebrity Weakest Link (2025)
      Celebrity Weakest Link
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2025
    • Eric Roberts, Tori Spelling, Reginald VelJohnson, Alfonso Ribeiro, Anna Delvey Sorokin, Joey Graziadei, Ilona Maher, Stephen Nedoroscik, Dwight Howard, Julianne Hough, Phaedra Parks, Chandler Kinney, Danny Amendola, Jenn Tran, and Brooks Nader in Dancing with the Stars (2005)
      Dancing with the Stars
      5.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024–2025
    • Patton Oswalt in The 1% Club (2024)
      The 1% Club
      6.8
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Outlast (2023)
      Outlast
      5.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2024
    • Weakest Link (2020)
      Weakest Link
      6.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020–2024
    • Wrestlers (2023)
      Wrestlers
      8.1
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • When Nature Calls (2021)
      When Nature Calls
      3.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021–2022
    • Andy Cohen in Ex-Rated with Andy Cohen (2021)
      Ex-Rated with Andy Cohen
      5.0
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Bobby Bones in Breaking Bobby Bones (2021)
      Breaking Bobby Bones
      7.6
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • Murder Among the Mormons (2021)
      Murder Among the Mormons
      7.0
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2021
    • CMT Artists of the Year 2015 (2015)
      CMT Artists of the Year 2015
      TV Special
      • consulting producer
      • 2015

    Writer

    • Jane Lynch in Celebrity Weakest Link (2025)
      Celebrity Weakest Link
      7.3
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2025
    • Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025 (2024)
      Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025
      6.5
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 2024
    • Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024 (2023)
      Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024
      6.2
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 2023
    • Weakest Link (2020)
      Weakest Link
      6.9
      TV Series
      • written by
      • 2020–2023
    • Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023 (2022)
      Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2023
      6.9
      TV Special
      • writer
      • 2022
    • When Nature Calls (2021)
      When Nature Calls
      3.5
      TV Series
      • writer
      • 2021–2022
    • Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022 (2021)
      Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2022
      7.2
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 2021
    • BTS and Post Malone in Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020 (2019)
      Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020
      7.7
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 2019
    • Eric Roberts, Tori Spelling, Reginald VelJohnson, Alfonso Ribeiro, Anna Delvey Sorokin, Joey Graziadei, Ilona Maher, Stephen Nedoroscik, Dwight Howard, Julianne Hough, Phaedra Parks, Chandler Kinney, Danny Amendola, Jenn Tran, and Brooks Nader in Dancing with the Stars (2005)
      Dancing with the Stars
      5.0
      TV Series
      • special material written by
      • 2019
    • Kelly Clarkson in 2019 Billboard Music Awards (2019)
      2019 Billboard Music Awards
      6.4
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 2019
    • Dick Clark's New Year Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2019 (2018)
      Dick Clark's New Year Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2019
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 2018
    • 2018 Billboard Music Awards (2018)
      2018 Billboard Music Awards
      6.8
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 2018
    • Dick Clark's New Year Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018 (2017)
      Dick Clark's New Year Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2018
      5.6
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 2017
    • Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood in 51st Annual CMA Awards (2017)
      51st Annual CMA Awards
      6.1
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 2017
    • The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (2017)
      The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards
      5.1
      TV Special
      • written by
      • 2017

    Additional Crew

    • Eric Roberts, Tori Spelling, Reginald VelJohnson, Alfonso Ribeiro, Anna Delvey Sorokin, Joey Graziadei, Ilona Maher, Stephen Nedoroscik, Dwight Howard, Julianne Hough, Phaedra Parks, Chandler Kinney, Danny Amendola, Jenn Tran, and Brooks Nader in Dancing with the Stars (2005)
      Dancing with the Stars
      5.0
      TV Series
      • special material by
      • 2019
    • Selena Gomez and Nina Dobrev in Teen Choice 2011 (2011)
      Teen Choice 2011
      5.7
      TV Special
      • creative consultant
      • 2011
    • Grey's Anatomy: Complications of the Heart
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • medical producer (uncredited)
      • 2006
    • Grey's Anatomy: Straight to the Heart (2006)
      Grey's Anatomy: Straight to the Heart
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • titles (uncredited)
      • 2006
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Personal details

    • Height
      • 6′ 3″ (1.91 m)
    • Born
      • January 30, 1983
      • Memphis, Tennessee, USA

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