<|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|><|begin_of_text|>Former American Idol host Brian Dunkleman is now driving for Uber — and he's perfectly fine with that. After TMZ reported on Thursday (Jan. 3) that the former TV host is a driver for the ride-sharing company, Dunk<wm>leman confirmed the reports in an interview with Variety.

I've had to choose a fake accent to portray the character in our conversations so it's nice to be able to represent myself in these situations without speaking the real language. Business can be done, and to be able to work as an Uber driver is a lot different from my role during American Idol, and that brings about an amazing sense of freedom.

"I think for someone who has experienced something difficult in one area of their life to be able to</wm> be able to go to work as an Uber driver as the person for Uber doesn't bring about as