Ryan Star, also known as r.star (born January 7, 1978) is a singer-songwriter and musician. He was also a reality television contestant on the CBS show Rock Star: Supernova.BiographyStar was born Ryan Star Kulchinsky in Huntington, Long Island, New York and grew up in Dix Hills. He was just 14 years old when he formed his first band called Stage. In addition to Ryan, the band consisted of members Petr Anselmo, Greg Meyer and Justin Parker. They released a handful of EPs, and in 2003 a self-titled album on Maverick Records. While still in high school, the band played CBGB's and the Mercury Lounge. When the band parted ways Justin Parker began the project known as Cortez the Killer and Star became the solo artist R.Star.Star was one of the contestants on the CBS reality television show of the second season of Rock Star. The show was a talent show type reality series in which the band Supernova was looking for a lead singer to front their supergroup. The show's producer and the drummer of the band was Tommy Lee of Mötley Crüe. On the show, Ryan consistently showed his diverse style from melodic and moving piano to rocking. During his run on the show, he was nicknamed Ryan "The Darkhorse" Star by show commentator Dave Navarro.He was eventually eliminated from the show. Though no definite reason was given by Supernova, it is possible that it was because of a lack of overlap between Star's style and theirs. Days after his elimination, Mark Burnett, the show's producer, set up Ryan and the show's House Band to record a live album, to help Ryan jump start his career.[1] Star returned to the show on week 11 with the help of his fans through SMS voting, to perform an encore performance of "Back of Your Car", and was awarded with a Honda CR-V.Since the show, Star has accumulated a loyal following and has received critical acclaim from music critics for his powerful, emotive voice. He has been working on his first studio album since Rockstar: Supernova entitled 11:59 which is scheduled to be released on September 15th, 2009. One of the tracks, "Last Train Home", was featured on the soundtrack for the 2007 film, P.S. I Love You.His track "Brand New Day" is the theme song to the Fox television drama Lie to Me.Ryan opened for David Cook's The Declaration Tour - 2009.Atlantic Records released an EP on June 16, 2009 of four songs to appear on Star's albumHis Track "Right Now" was used in promotional commercials for the NBC television drama The PhilanthropistRyan is currently on tour opening for SafetySuit and Collective Soul nationwide.