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Dick Clark
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American radio and television personality (1929–2012)
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Dick Clark (1929–2012) was an American manufacturer, actor, businessperson, and film producer. Born Richard Augustus Wagstaff Clark, Jr., in Mount Vernon, New York, he began his work period in 1945 and continued until 2012. He is recognized for his roles in the television programs *American Bandstand*, *Pyramid*, and *Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve*. Clark served as a board member of Dick Clark Productions and was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity.
He was recognized in the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame, Hollywood Walk Of Fame, and Peabody Award collections. Clark died of natural causes on April 18, 2012.
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Person · Open Library
- Works
- 26
Top works
- Your happiest years
- Complete Guide to Gun Law in Nebraska
- Dick Clark
- Black baseball in Detroit
- Negro Leagues Book
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Film & TV
Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark was an American game-show host, radio andtelevision personality, and businessman. He served as chairman and chief executive officer of Dick Clark Productions, which he sold part of in recent years. Clark is best known for hosting long-running television shows such as American Bandstand, five versions of the game show Pyramid, and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve.…
Known for
- DEVO — Self (archive footage)2024
- McEnroe — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2022
- This Is Pop — Self (archive footage)2021
- Beastie Boys Story — Self (archive footage)2020
- My Darling Vivian — Self (archive footage)2020
- Lady, You Shot Me: The Life and Death of Sam Cooke — Self (archive footage)2014
- James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message — Self2014
- 2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift — (archive footage)2010
- 2009 Game Show Awards — Self (archive footage)2009
- The Wrecking Crew — Self2008
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Key facts
- Born
- Richard Wagstaff Clark , ( 1929-11-30 ) November 30, 1929, Bronxville, New York , U.S.
- Died
- April 18, 2012 (2012-04-18) (aged 82), Santa Monica, California , U.S.
- Alma mater
- Syracuse University
- Occupations
- Television presenter radio personality businessman television producer
- Years active
- 1945–2012
- Organization
- Dick Clark Productions
- Known for
- American Bandstand , Pyramid , Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
- Spouses
- Barbara Mallery ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1952 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1961 ) Loretta Martin ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1962 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1971 ) Kari Wigton ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1977 )
- Children
- 3, including Duane
- Awards
- Full list
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Augustus
- Family name
- Clark
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Mount Vernon
- Occupation
- television personality
- Educated at
- Syracuse University
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- English language
- Notable work
- Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
- Image
- Dick Clark American Bandstand 1961.JPG
- Height
- 69
- Number of children
- 3
Show 15 more facts
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons gallery
- Dick Clark
- start of work period
- 1945-00-00
- birth name
- Richard Augustus Wagstaff Clark, Jr.
- nickname
- The World's Oldest Teacher
- net worth
- 200000000
- writing language
- English language
- board member
- Dick Clark Productions
- end of work period
- 2012-00-00
- member of
- Delta Kappa Epsilon
- Commons category
- Dick Clark
- date of birth
- 1929-11-30
- date of death
- 2012-04-18
- medical condition
- Parkinson's disease
- cause of death
- myocardial infarction
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Encyclopedic overview
Richard Wagstaff Clark (November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012) was an American television and radio personality and television producer who hosted American Bandstand from 1956 to 1989. He also hosted five incarnations of the Pyramid game show from 1973 to 1988 and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, which broadcast New Year's Eve celebrations in New York City's Times Square.
As host of American Bandstand, Clark introduced rock and roll to many Americans. The show gave many new music artists their first exposure to national audiences, including The Supremes, Ike & Tina Turner, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Stevie Wonder, Simon & Garfunkel, Iggy Pop, Prince, Talking Heads and Madonna. Episodes he hosted were among the first in which black people and white people performed on the same stage, and they were among the first in which the live studio audience sat down together without racial segregation. Singer Paul Anka claimed that Bandstand was responsible for creating a "youth culture". Due to his perennially youthful appearance and his largely teenaged audience of American Bandstand, Clark was often referred to as "America's oldest teenager" or "the world's oldest teenager".
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