Media Personality and Personal Life
Fitzgerald was a contestant in Big Brother Australia 2004, and finished in fourth place at the conclusion of the show. After that he became co-host of the Adelaide Nova 91.9 Breakfast show and made occasional appearances on Before The Game (AFL). In 2005 he had a new role as a co-host on the new Friday night Big Brother Australia show Friday Night Live with fellow Big Brother 2004 contestant Bree Amer, which became a stand alone show in its own right in 2006 as Friday Night Games.
This show then returned as Friday Night Download, featuring internet videos. It was cancelled early in its second season.
Alongside Premier Mike Rann, he spoke at the opening of the Rundle Lantern in Adelaide.
Ryan married Belinda "BJ" Irons on 15 March 2008 at Adelaide Oval and have a son, Hewston James, who was born on 17 August 2009.
Fitzgerald also makes regular appearances on The Project.
In October 2010, Fitzgerald announced that he would be leaving Nova 91.9 Breakfast to be a part of Nova's drive show Fitzy and Wippa, which then became the Nova 96.9 Sydney breakfast show. Fitzy and Wippa were nominated for the 2011 Australian Commercial Radio Awards in the best on-air team, Metro FM category.
Fitzy is also a regular player in the E. J. Whitten Legends Game. He is credited with nearly winning the game in 2011 but his goal that would have won the game for the All Stars was controversially ruled after the siren.
On October 14th 2012 (episode seven), he made his acting debut on the Nine Network show House Husbands. Ryan portrayed a bouncer at the strip club in the show.
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