Dick Clark
Dick Clark backstage during the Grammy Awards telecast in 1990
Born	Richard Wagstaff Clark November 30, 1929 (1929-11-30) (age 78) Mount Vernon, New York, USA
Other names	The World's Oldest Teenager (nickname)
Children	Richard Augustus "Rac" Clark II (b. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County New York. It lies on the border of the New York City Borough of the Bronx. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the 1957; mother Barbara) Duane Clark and Cindy Clark (b. January 8, 1965) (mother Loretta)

Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark (born November 30, 1929) is an American television, radio personality, game show host and businessman; he served as chairman and CEO of Dick Clark Productions, which he has sold part of in recent years. Events 1700 - Battle of Narva — A Swedish army of 8500 men under Charles XII defeats Year 1929 ( MCMXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Television ( TV) is a widely used Telecommunication medium for sending ( Broadcasting) and receiving moving Images, either monochromatic A radio personality (also known as a radio host or a radio presenter) is a person with an on-air position in radio broadcasting This is a list of game show hosts. A Game show host is a Profession involving the hosting of game shows A businessperson (also businessman or businesswoman) is someone who is employed at usually a profit-oriented enterprise, or more specifically someone Dick Clark Productions (spelled dick clark productions by the company is an Entertainment production company founded by entertainer Dick Clark. He is best known for hosting long-running television shows such as American Bandstand, five versions of the Pyramid game show, and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. American Bandstand was a Television show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 hosted from 1957 until its final season by Dick Clark Pyramid is the collective name of a series of American television Game shows where contestants tried to guess a series of words or phrases based on descriptions Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve is a Television program that airs every New Year's Eve on ABC.

Clark has long been known for his departing catchphrase, "For now, Dick Clark. . . so long," delivered with a military salute, and for his youthful appearance, earning the moniker "America's Oldest Teenager", until he suffered a stroke late in 2004. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain He is recovering and still needs the help from his wheelchair, but he is able to walk. With some speech ability still impaired, Clark returned to his New Year's Rockin' Eve show on December 31, 2005. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Subsequently, he has appeared at the Emmy Awards on August 27, 2006 and the New Year's Rockin' Eve show on December 31, 2006, as well as on December 31, 2007. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Contents 1 Life and career 1.1 Personal life and early career 1.2 American Bandstand 1.3 Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1.4 Pyramid game shows 1.5 Other radio programs 1.6 Other television programs 1.7 Entertainment ventures 1.7.1 Restaurants 1.7.2 Theaters 1.7.3 '57 Heaven 1.8 Other media appearances 2 Stroke and appearances since 2.1 Initial news 2.2 First statement after stroke 2.3 Return to television 2.4 Subsequent appearances 3 Youthful longevity references 4 List of accolades 5 References 6 External links

Life and career

Personal life and early career

Dick Clark was born in Mount Vernon, New York, where he was raised, the son of Julia Fuller (née Barnard) and Richard Augustus Clark. Mount Vernon is a city in Westchester County New York. It lies on the border of the New York City Borough of the Bronx. ^[1] His only sibling, older brother Bradley, was killed in World War II. Clark has been married three times. His first marriage was to Barbara Mallery in 1952; the couple had one son, Richard A. (named after his father), and divorced in 1961. Clark married Loretta Martin in 1962; the couple had two children, Duane and Cindy, and divorced in 1971. Clark has been married to his current wife, Kari Wigton, since 1977.

Clark's career in show business began in 1945 when he started working in the mailroom of radio station WRUN in Utica, New York (which was owned by his uncle and managed by his father). Showbiz redirects here For other uses see Showbiz (disambiguation. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. WAMC is a public radio station out of Albany New York, broadcasting on the 90 Utica is a City in the American state of New York, and the County seat of Oneida County. Clark was soon promoted to weatherman and news announcer. Clark attended Syracuse University and was a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. Syracuse University (SU is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York. Delta Kappa Epsilon ( ΔΚΕ; also pronounced D-K-E or "Deke" is a Fraternity founded at Yale College in 1844 by 15 men of the sophomore He graduated from Syracuse in 1951 and began his television career at station WKTV in Utica and was also subsequently a DJ on 1490 WOLF (AM) Syracuse. WKTV is the NBC Television affiliate for Utica New York and surrounding areas including Rome New York (in the Syracuse TV market via a Clark's first television hosting job was on the Cactus Dick and the Santa Fe Riders, a country music program. Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. He would later replace Robert Earle (who would later host the GE College Bowl) as a newscaster. Robert Earle (b January 5, 1926 in Baldwin New York - present was a host of G College Bowl was a format of college-level Quizbowl run and operated by College Bowl Company Incorporated. ^[2]

American Bandstand

In 1952, Dick Clark moved to Philadelphia and took a job as a disc jockey at radio station WFIL. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience WFIL had an affiliated television station with the same call sign which began broadcasting a show called Bob Horn's Bandstand in 1952. WPVI-TV, channel 6 is an owned-and-operated station of the Walt Disney Company -owned American Broadcasting Company, located in Philadelphia Pennsylvania In Broadcasting and Radio communications a call sign (also known as a callsign or call letters, or abbreviated as a call, or otherwise Clark was a regular substitute host on the show and when Horn left, Clark became the full time host on July 9, 1956. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The show was picked up by ABC and was first aired nationally on August 5, 1957 and renamed American Bandstand. The American Broadcasting Company ( ABC) is an American Television network. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) American Bandstand was a Television show that aired in various versions from 1952 to 1989 hosted from 1957 until its final season by Dick Clark A high point on the show was Clark's interview with Elvis Presley. ^[3]

Clark also began investing in the music publishing and recording business in the 1950s. In 1959, the United States Senate opened investigations into "payola", the practice of music producing companies paying broadcasting companies to favor their product. The United States Senate is the Upper house of the bicameral United States Congress, the Lower house being the House of Representatives Payola, in the American Music industry, is the illegal practice of payment or other inducement by record companies for the broadcast of recordings on Music Clark, as a major figure in both fields, was investigated and testified before Congress in 1960. Clark was not charged with any illegal activities, but he was required by ABC to divest his publishing and recording interests.

Unaffected by the investigation, American Bandstand was a major success, running daily until 1963, then weekly until 1987. In 1964, the show moved from Philadelphia to Hollywood. A spin-off of the show, Where the Action Is, aired from 1965 to 1967, also on ABC. Where the Action Is was a music-based Variety show which aired on Television in the United States during the 1960s Charlie O'Donnell, a close friend of Clark's and an up-and-coming fellow Philadelphia disc jockey, was chosen to be the announcer, which he served for ten years. Charlie O'Donnell (born August 12, 1932 in Philadelphia Pennsylvania) is an American television Announcer best known for his work on O'Donnell was one of the announcers on the 1980s versions of Clark's Pyramid game show. To this day, he continues to work with Clark on various specials and award shows.

Clark produced Bandstand for syndication and later the USA cable network until 1989, again hosting in 1987-88 before giving up the emcee reins to David Hirsch in its final year. The show will return to ABC this fall after 19 years off the airwaves with new hosts Ryan Seacrest and John O'Hurley. Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an Emmy Award -nominated American television / radio host and Television John Gerald O'Hurley (born October 9, 1954) is an American Actor and popular television personality who is perhaps best known for his recurring

Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve

Main article: Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve

In 1972, Clark produced and hosted Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, the first of an ongoing series of specials still broadcast on New Year's Eve. Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve is a Television program that airs every New Year's Eve on ABC. Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve is a Television program that airs every New Year's Eve on ABC. New Year's Eve is on December 31, the final day of the Gregorian year and the day before New Year's Day. The program has typically consisted of live remotes of Dick Clark in Times Square in New York City, counting down until the New Year ball comes down. Times Square is a major intersection in Manhattan, New York City at the junction of Broadway and Seventh Avenue and stretching from West The City of New York After the ball drops, the focus of the program switches to musical segments taped prior to the show in Hollywood. The special is live in the Eastern Standard Time zone, and it is delayed for the other time zones so that they can ring in the New Year with Clark when midnight strikes in their area. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America

ABC broadcast the event on every New Year's Eve since 1972, except in 1999, due to the airing of ABC 2000 Today, news coverage of the milestone year hosted by Peter Jennings. ABC 2000 Today was ABC News 's coverage of the turn of the millennium from December 31, 1999 into January 1, 2000. Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings, CM (July 29 1938 &ndash August 7 2005 was a Canadian-American Journalist and News anchor. However, during the broadcast, Clark, along with ABC's Jack Ford, announced his signature countdown to the new year as a correspondent, according to the transcript of the broadcast, released by ABC News. Jack Ford is an American television news personality specializing in legal commentary who has spent over two decades in front of the TV camera as host and presenter of numerous Ford had been assigned to Times Square during the broadcast, and thus, Clark's role was limited. However, he won a Peabody Award for his coverage. The George Foster Peabody Awards, better known as simply the Peabody Awards, are annual international awards for excellence in Radio and Television broadcasting

In the more than three decades it has been on the air, the show has become a mainstay in American New Year's Eve celebrations. Watching the ball in Times Square drop on Clark's show is considered an annual cultural tradition for the New Year's Eve and New Year's Day holiday.

At the end of 2004, Clark was unable to appear on the program while recovering from his stroke. A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain The following year, Clark returned to the show, though Ryan Seacrest took over as primary host. Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an Emmy Award -nominated American television / radio host and Television

Pyramid game shows

Main article: Pyramid (game show)

Before Pyramid, Clark had two brief runs as a quiz-show host, presiding over The Object Is and then Missing Links. Pyramid is the collective name of a series of American television Game shows where contestants tried to guess a series of words or phrases based on descriptions In a near twist of irony, on Missing Links, he replaced his former Philadelphia neighbor and subsequent TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes co-host, Ed McMahon. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Edward "Ed" Leo Peter McMahon Jr (born March 6 1923 is an American Comedian, Game show host, Announcer, and Television personality That's because the game show also switched networks from NBC to ABC, NBC replaced Missing Links with Jeopardy!.

Clark hit the jackpot with The $10,000 Pyramid, which premiered on CBS March 26, 1973. Pyramid is the collective name of a series of American television Game shows where contestants tried to guess a series of words or phrases based on descriptions Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. The show — a word association game created and produced by daytime TV legend Bob Stewart — moved to ABC from 1974 to 1980, during which time the top prize was upgraded to $20,000. Bob Stewart (born Robert Steinberg on August 27 1920 in Brooklyn New York) is a former American Television Game show After a brief 1981 syndicated run as The $50,000 Pyramid, the show returned to CBS in 1982 as The $25,000 Pyramid, and continued through 1988, save for a three month break. From 1985 to 1988, Clark hosted both the CBS $25,000 version and a daily $100,000 Pyramid in syndication.

Clark's daytime versions of Pyramid won nine Emmy Awards for best game show, a mark that is eclipsed only by the 11 won by the syndicated version of Jeopardy!. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through It also won Clark three Emmy Awards for best game show host.

Other radio programs

Clark also had a long stint as a top 40 radio countdown show host. The Top Forty or Top 40 is a music industry shorthand for the currently most-popular songs in a particular genre. Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. He began in 1963, hosting a radio program called the "Dick Clark Radio Show". It was produced by Mars Broadcasting Of Stanford, Connecticut. Despite his enormous popularity on American Bandstand, the show was only picked up by a few dozen stations and lasted less than a year. It remains however, one of the earliest attempts at radio syndication.

Clark hosted one episode of American Top 40 in 1971 substituting for Casey Kasem. American Top 40 (commonly abbreviated to AT40) is an internationally- syndicated, independent Kemal Amin "Casey" Kasem, (born on April 27 1932, in Detroit Michigan) is an American Radio personality and Voice Several years later, he would become one of AT40's most enduring rivals (ironically, Clark currently works with current AT40 host Ryan Seacrest for New Year's Rockin' Eve). Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an Emmy Award -nominated American television / radio host and Television In 1981, he created The Dick Clark National Music Survey for the Mutual Broadcasting System, which counted down the Top 30 contemporary hits of the week, in direct competition with American Top 40. The Mutual Broadcasting System ( MBS) was an American Radio network, in operation from 1934 to 1999 After he left Mutual in 1986, he turned over National Music Survey duties to Charlie Tuna and took over hosting duties of another show, Countdown America, whose previous host John Leader had left to create yet another similar program, Countdown USA. Charlie Tuna is a radio personality based in Los Angeles California currently working at KRTH-FM. By the 1990s, Clark hosted U. S. Music Survey, which he hosted up until his 2004 stroke.

Also beginning in 1982, Clark hosted a weekly weekend radio program distributed by his own syndicator, The United Stations Radio Networks. United Stations Radio Networks is a radio network providing a wide range of programs and programming services for radio stations across the US and elsewhere The program was an oldies program entitled Dick Clark's Rock, Roll, and Remember (named after his 1976 autobiography). After his 2004 stroke, United Stations began re-issuing old episodes of Rock, Roll, and Remember to affiliates, and re-runs of the program still air today.

Other television programs

Clark has been involved in a number of other television series and specials as producer and performer. One of his most well-known guest appearances was in the final episode of the original Perry Mason TV series ("The Case of the Final Fadeout") in which he was revealed to be the killer in a dramatic courtroom scene. Perry Mason is an Emmy -winning American TV series that ran from 1957 to 1966.

In 1973, Clark created the American Music Awards show, which he produces annually. The American Music Awards show is one of several annual major American music awards shows (among the others are the Billboard Music Awards the Grammy Awards Intended as competition for the Grammy Awards, in some years it gained a bigger audience than the Grammys due to being more in touch with popular trends. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences

In 1984, Clark produced and co-hosted (with Ed McMahon) the NBC series TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes. Edward "Ed" Leo Peter McMahon Jr (born March 6 1923 is an American Comedian, Game show host, Announcer, and Television personality TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes was a television series and a group of Television specials that aired in the United States by NBC and The series ran through 1988 and continued in specials hosted by Clark (sometimes joined by another TV personality) into the 21st century, first on NBC, later on ABC. Clark and McMahon are longtime Philadelphia acquaintances, and McMahon has praised Clark for first bringing him together with future TV partner Johnny Carson when all three worked at ABC in the late 1950s. John William “Johnny” Carson ( October 23, 1925 &ndash January 23, 2005) was an American Television host and The "Bloopers" franchise stems from the Clark-hosted (and produced) NBC "Bloopers" specials of the early 1980s, inspired by the books, record albums and appearances of Kermit Schafer, a radio and TV producer who first popularized outtakes of broadcasts. Kermit Schaefer ( 24 March 1923 - 8 March 1979) was an American Writer and producer for Radio and

For a period of several years in the 1980s, Clark simultaneously hosted regular programs on the 3 major American television networks: ABC (Bandstand), CBS (Pyramid) and NBC ("Bloopers) and in 1993, he hosted Scattergories. Scattergories, was a game show on NBC daytime hosted by Dick Clark, with Charlie Tuna as announcer that aired from January 18

In 1990 and 1991, Clark hosted the syndicated TV game show The Challengers, which only lasted for one season. In 1999, along with Bob Boden, he was one of the executive producers of Fox Network's TV game show Greed, which ran from November 5, 1999 to July 14, 2000, and was hosted by Chuck Woolery. Greed (or Greed The Series) was a Television Game show where a team of contestants answered a series of multiple-choice Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 1223 - Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father Philip II of France. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Charles Herbert "Chuck" Woolery (born on March 16, 1941) is an American Game show host, Singer, Actor and At the same time, Clark also hosted the Stone-Stanley-created Winning Lines, which ran for six weeks on CBS from January 8 - February 12, 2000. Winning Lines was a National Lottery Game show produced by Celador that premiered on BBC One in the United Kingdom on 13 CBS Broadcasting Inc ( CBS) is an American radio and Television network. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar.

From 2001 - 2003, Clark was a co-host of The Other Half with Mario Lopez, Danny Bonaduce, and Dorian Gregory, a syndicated daytime talk show intended to be the male equivalent of The View. The Other Half is an American daytime Talk show which aired in syndication between 2001 and 2003. Mario López Jr (born October 10, 1973) is an American Actor and Author who has appeared on several television series film Dante Daniel Bonaduce (born August 13, 1959) is an American radio / Television personality, Comedian, and former Dorian Gregory ( January 26, 1971) is an American Actor most notable for playing Darryl Morris on the Television show The View is an Emmy Award -winning American Talk show created by Barbara Walters and Bill Geddie and broadcast on Clark also produced the television series American Dreams about a Philadelphia family in the early 1960s whose daughter is a regular on American Bandstand. American Dreams is an American Television Drama program broadcast on the NBC Television network. The series ran from 2002 to 2005.

Entertainment ventures

Restaurants

Clark has a stake in a chain of music-themed restaurants licenced under the names "Dick Clark's American Bandstand Grill", "Dick Clark's AB Grill", "Dick Clark's Bandstand — Food, Spirits & Fun" and "Dick Clark's AB Diner". A restaurant is a retail establishment that serves prepared Food to Customers. There are currently four airport locations in Indianapolis, Indiana; Newark, New Jersey; Phoenix, Arizona; and Salt Lake City, Utah, one location in the Molly Pitcher travel plaza on the New Jersey Turnpike in Cranbury, New Jersey, and one location at "Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theater" in Branson, Missouri^[4] The Cincinnati, Ohio, Overland Park, Kansas^[5] and Austin, Texas locations of Dick Clark's American Bandstand Grill closed. Newark is the largest city in New Jersey, United States and the County seat of Essex County. Phoenix (ˈfiːˌnɪks O'odham Skikik, Yavapai Wasinka, Western Apache Fiinigis, Navajo Hoozdo, Salt Lake City is the Capital and the most populous city of the U Molly Pitcher was a nickname given to a girl who loved a man who may have fought in the American Revolutionary War. The New Jersey Turnpike (or simply The Turnpike as it is known to New Jersey residents is a Toll road in New Jersey and is one of the most heavily traveled Branson is a city in Stone and Taney counties in the US state of Missouri. Overland Park is the second most populous city in the US state of Kansas.

Theaters

"Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theater" opened in Branson, Missouri in April 2006. Branson is a city in Stone and Taney counties in the US state of Missouri. A new theater and restaurant called "Dick Clark's American Bandstand Music Complex" opened in Pigeon Forge, Tennessee in June 2007. Pigeon Forge is a City in Sevier County, Tennessee, located in the southeastern United States. In October 2007, since nearby residents complained about the outside concerts performed at the new complex, it has been emptied of its contents and the box office closed temporarily. It will be reopened in 2009 with a new renovations for indoor concert performances.

'57 Heaven

In the basement of the "Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theater" in Branson, Missouri is "'57 Heaven," which boasts ". Branson is a city in Stone and Taney counties in the US state of Missouri. . . the world's largest collection of 1957 automobiles and memorabilia showcased in Hometown America. " The exhibit also recreates a drive-in movie, gas station, barbershop, car dealership, service station, motel and a typical 1950s home. ^[6]

Other media appearances

Clark made a brief appearance in the documentary Bowling for Columbine. Bowling for Columbine is a 2002 American Documentary film written directed produced by and starring Michael Moore. He was largely criticized for hiring poor, unwed mothers to work long hours in his chain of restaurants for little pay. In the documentary footage featuring Mr. Clark, Michael Moore tries to approach him to ask him questions about the people he employs, and he refuses to answer any of Mr. Moore's questions. He then shuts the car door in Mr. Moore's face, and the vehicle drives off.

Stroke and appearances since

Initial news

In 2003, it was revealed that Clark had Type 2 diabetes, and on December 8, 2004, Clark was hospitalized in Los Angeles after suffering what was initially termed a minor stroke. Diabetes mellitus type 2 or Type 2 Diabetes (formerly called non - Insulin -dependent Diabetes mellitus (NIDDM or adult-onset diabetes is a metabolic Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Los Angeles (lɑˈsændʒələs los ˈaŋxeles in Spanish) is the largest City in the state of California and the American West A stroke is the rapidly developing loss of brain functions due to a disturbance in the blood vessels supplying blood to the brain Clark's spokeswoman, Amy Streibel, said that he was hospitalized but was expected to be fine.

However, on December 13, 2004, it was announced that Clark would be unable to host his annual New Year's Rockin' Eve broadcast, that had aired for all but one year since 1972 (in 1999, New Year's Rockin' Eve was pre-empted with the Peter Jennings-hosted ABC 2000 Today though Clark did perform his traditional countdown). Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Peter Charles Archibald Ewart Jennings, CM (July 29 1938 &ndash August 7 2005 was a Canadian-American Journalist and News anchor. ABC 2000 Today was ABC News 's coverage of the turn of the millennium from December 31, 1999 into January 1, 2000. For the 2004 show, Regis Philbin was the substitute host, and during the show on December 31, 2004, he gave his best wishes to Clark. Regis Francis Xavier Philbin (born August 25, 1931) is an Emmy Award -winning American Television personality and occasional Actor Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again "

First statement after stroke

While having not been seen in public anywhere since his stroke, on August 15, 2005, Clark announced in a statement that he would be back in Times Square for the annual tradition, bringing on Hilary Duff and Ryan Seacrest as co-hosts and Seacrest as co-executive producer. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28 1987 is an American Actress, pop Singer-songwriter Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an Emmy Award -nominated American television / radio host and Television Also in the press release, it was announced that Seacrest would eventually take over as the sole host should Clark decide to retire as the host on the program.

Return to television

On December 31, 2005, Clark made his return to television, returning to the Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve broadcast, having noticeable difficulty speaking, slightly slurring his famous countdown to the new year. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve is a Television program that airs every New Year's Eve on ABC.

During the program, Clark remained behind a desk, and was shown only in limited segments. On-air, Clark said, "Last year I had a stroke. It left me in bad shape. I had to teach myself how to walk and talk again. It's been a long, hard fight. My speech is not perfect but I'm getting there. " Before counting down to 2006, he mentioned he "wouldn't have missed this [the telecast] for the world. "

Reaction to Clark's appearance was mixed, reported CNN. com. While some TV critics (including Tom Shales of The Washington Post, in an interview with the CBS Radio Network) felt he was not in good enough shape to do the broadcast, stroke survivors and many of Clark's fans praised him for being a role model for people dealing with post-stroke recovery. The Washington Post is the largest and most circulated Newspaper in Washington D The CBS Radio Network provides news sports and other programming to more than 1000 radio stations throughout the United States ^[7]

Subsequent appearances

Clark also appeared on the 2006 Emmy Award telecast on August 27, 2006. Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Clark was introduced by Simon Cowell, after the show paid tribute to his successful career that has spanned decades. } Simon Phillip Cowell (born October 7 1959 is an English artist-and-repertoire ("A&R" executive and Television personality / producer He was shown seated behind a podium, and although his speech was still quite slurred, was able to address the audience and introduce Barry Manilow's performance.

For the ABC New Year's Eve 2007-08 appearance, Clark still exhibited noticeably slurred and somewhat breathless speech, but improved from previous years, in addition to using his arms again.

Youthful longevity references

Before his stroke, Clark's continuous youthful appearance drew attention to the point of becoming a subject of jokes in other forms of comedy entertainment and popular culture, most notably his famous nickname of "America's Oldest Living Teenager. Comedy (from the Greek κωμωδίαkomodia has a popular meaning (any discourse generally intended to amuse especially in Television, Film, and See also Entertainment (disambiguation and The Entertainer (disambiguation Entertainment is an activity designed to give people Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — "

• In the comic strip The Far Side, he suddenly ages 200 years in a few seconds on a talk show. A comic strip is a sequence of drawings that tells a story Currently in the Western world, most comic strips are written and drawn by a Comics artist The Far Side is a popular one-panel syndicated comic created by Gary Larson.
• In the comic strip Bloom County, Clark appears on Mister Rogers' Neighborhood and claims that his youthful appearance results from "keeping his head in tune with America's young people. Bloom County was an American Comic strip by Berkeley Breathed which ran from December 8, 1980 until August 6, 1989 Mister Rogers' Neighborhood or Mister Rogers is an American Children's television series that was created and hosted by " Mister Rogers asks the audience if they can say the phrase, causing Opus the Penguin to exclaim "facial surgery!"
• In a January 1987 retrospective marking the 35th Anniversary of the Today show, a humorous look at the Today show's future in the year 2022 shows Dick Clark looking just as he did in 1987. Opus the Penguin ( Opus T Penguin) is a character in the Comic strips and Children's books of Berkeley Breathed, most notably the popular 1980s Today, also referred to as The Today Show, is an American morning news and talk show airing weekday mornings on NBC. The anchor, who had been temporally transported from 1987, remarks, "he still looks like that?!"
• In the computer game Superhero League of Hoboken, he is discovered living in a 23rd century wasteland looking exactly the same. This article details time travel itself For other uses see Time Traveler. A personal computer Game (also known as a computer game or simply PC game) is a Video game played on a Personal computer, rather Superhero League of Hoboken is a Computer game from Legend Entertainment, designed by interactive fiction designer Steve Meretzky. When the player asks how he remained so young for so long, he may state "I have a portrait of me that gets older," a reference to Dorian Gray. The Picture of Dorian Gray is the only published Novel written by Oscar Wilde, first appearing as the lead story in Lippincott's Monthly Magazine
• In The X-Files, during the sixth season episode "Tithonus", when a man is discovered to have not aged for over thirty years, an agent remarks, "This guy's a regular Dick Clark!"
• In The Simpsons Halloween special Treehouse of Horror X, the story "Life's a Glitch, Then You Die" begins with Dick Clark at New Year's Rockin' Eve in Springfield (as opposed to New York) on December 31, 1999. The X-Files is a Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award -winning American Science fiction television series created by Chris Carter " Tithonus " was the tenth episode of the sixth season of The X-Files science-fiction television series created by Chris Carter " Treehouse of Horror X " is the fourth episode of The Simpsons ' eleventh season, as well as the tenth " Treehouse of Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) When midnight strikes, the feared Y2K problem occurs and Dick Clark is revealed to be a robot as he malfunctions. The Year 2000 problem (also known as the Y2K problem, the millennium bug, the Y2K bug, or simply Y2K) was a notable Computer bug resulting
• In the pilot episode of Futurama, Clark (who voices himself) hosts "New Years Rockin' Eve 3000" in the year 2999 as a preserved head in a jar. Futurama is an Emmy Award -winning animated American sitcom created by Matt Groening, and developed by Groening and
• In many of Bill Hicks' early stand-up comedy acts, Clark is described as the antichrist as a result of apparently not aging. William Melvin Hicks ( December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994) was an American stand-up comedian. Stand-up comedy is a style of comedy where the performer speaks directly to the audience with the absence of the theatrical " Fourth wall " For other uses see Antichrist (disambiguation In Christian eschatology, the Antichrist or anti-Christ means a person office
• In Police Squad!, Clark is seen to take a special anti-aging cream from the omniscient shoe-shine man, and he hurriedly applies it to his face in hopes that no one else is watching. Police Squad! is a Television Comedy series first broadcast in 1982.
• In a commercial for M&Ms candy in 1999, he declines doing a millennium special as he had "been around for the first millennium. M&M's Chocolate Candies are Candy -coated pieces of Chocolate with the letter "m" inscribed on them produced by Mars Incorporated. "
• In a TV ad for automotive maintenance products in 2003, he is shown leaving his apartment building, greeting Tommy the doorman, and getting into his Oldsmobile Intrigue. The Oldsmobile Intrigue was a Mid-size sedan manufactured from 1998 through 2002 by the Oldsmobile division of General Motors. This scene is repeated twice, once "10 years later", and once "20 years later". Tommy is noticeably older at the end of the commercial (while Dick Clark is not), but remarks "that car never ages!"
• On WWE Raw, D-Generation-X poked fun at Mr. McMahon, saying he was almost as old as Dick Clark. This article is about the television program You may be looking for the 1994 video game or the 2002 video game WWE Raw is D-Generation X (also known and spelled as Degeneration X, DX and D-X) is an on-and-off Professional wrestling Tag team (formerly Vincent Kennedy McMahon (born August 24 1945 popularly known by his Ring name Mr
• In the movie Throw Momma from the Train, Billy Crystal's character makes a comment about his ex-wife by saying, "That's because criminals don't age; criminals and Dick Clark. Throw Momma from the Train is a comedy film released in 1987. "
• On the soap opera, Passions, when questioned about the fact the she never ages, Tabitha Lenox replies "neither does Dick Clark, does that make him a vampire?"
• In the computer game The Journeyman Project 3: Legacy of Time, the character Arthur suggests going back in time to use Dick's guise while in the Chameleon Jumpsuit in order to have a "macho" appearance. Passions is an American television Soap opera created by The Journeyman Project 3 Legacy of Time is a computer game developed by Presto Studios and is a sequel to The Journeyman Project and Arthur the Artificial Intelligence is a Fictional character from The Journeyman Project series of Computer games.
• In the fourth season finale episode of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, Carlton encounters Clark at a restaurant in Philadelphia, of whom he has been a long-time fan. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air is an award winning American television sitcom that originally aired on NBC from September 10 1990 to May 20 1996 He asks Clark "How come I got older, but you didn't?" Clark responds that the sandwiches at the restaurant are a "fountain of youth. "
• In an episode of Spin City, Mike (Michael J. Spin City is an American Sitcom Television series that ran from 1996 to 2002 on ABC, and was created by Fox) tries to convince the Mayor (Barry Bostwick) to dye his hair to gain more appeal among voters. He points out that Dick Clark "doesn't have a gray hair on his head, and he's as popular today as he was a hundred years ago. "

List of accolades

Dick Clark has received the following awards:

• Emmy Awards (1979, 1983, 1985, and 1986)
• Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award (1994)
• Peabody Award (1999)

He is also an inductee at various hall of fame locations:

• Hollywood Walk of Fame (1976)
• Radio Hall of Fame (1990)
• Broadcasting Magazine Hall of Fame (1992)
• Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1993)
• Academy of Television Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame (1993)

References

External links

• Dick Clark Productions
• Dick Clark at the Internet Movie Database
• Today in American Bandstand/Dick Clark History

Preceded by Richard Dawson	Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host 1979	Succeeded by Peter Marshall
Preceded by Bob Barker	Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host 1985 – 1986	Succeeded by Bob Barker

Richard Dawson aka 'The Kissing Bandit'(born November 20, 1932) is a British - American Actor, Comedian, Game show The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York -based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles -based Academy Peter Marshall (born March 30 1930, Huntington West Virginia) is an American Actor, Singer and television and Robert William Barker (Born December 12 1923) is a nineteen-time Emmy Award -winning former American Television Game show The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York -based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles -based Academy Robert William Barker (Born December 12 1923) is a nineteen-time Emmy Award -winning former American Television Game show

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