Wow, you had a lot going on! (very excited about my new husband)
I'm watching the original version of Hairspray with Ricki Lake (not that travesty of a remake with John Travolta) and I really think Ryan Seacrest based his whole deal on the original Corny Collins. From the clothes to the hair to the voice, it's all Seacrest about 10 years before there was a Seacrest.