now, tastes more like real life

So I haven't seen Dreamgirls or anything but can we have a brief moment of silent respect/awe/weirdness for the former American Idol contestant turned ACADEMY AWARD NOMINEE??

Really, this says it all about modern America. It really is the American dream, guys! WITH RYAN SEACREST IN A STARRING ROLE!

(Side note: I think Ryan Seacrest has a star on the Hollywood walk of fame, which doesn't mean much because so does Donald Trump. But seriously, this is America, people.)