Editing Dick Clark

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{{short description|American radio and television personality (1929–2012)}}
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{{Infobox person
| name               = Dick Clark
| image              = Dick Clark (cropped).JPG
| caption            = Clark in 1974
| birth_name         = Richard Wagstaff Clark
| birth_date         = {{Birth date|1929|11|30}}
| birth_place        = [[Bronxville, New York]], U.S.
| death_date         = {{Death date and age|2012|4|18|1929|11|30}}
| death_place        = [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.
| organization       = [[Dick Clark Productions]]
| alma_mater         = [[Syracuse University]]
| known_for          = ''[[American Bandstand]]''<br>''[[Pyramid (game show)|Pyramid]]''<br>''[[Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve]]''
| occupation         = {{Hlist|Television presenter| radio personality|businessman|television producer}}
| years_active       = 1945–2012
| spouse             = {{Plainlist|
* {{Marriage|Barbara Mallery|1952|1961|end=div}}
* {{Marriage|Loretta Martin|1962|1971|end=divorced}}
* {{Marriage|Kari Wigton|1977}}
}}
| children           = 3, including [[Duane Clark|Duane]]
| awards             = [[#Awards and honors|Full list]]
| website            = 
}}

'''Richard Wagstaff Clark'''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tv.com/dick-clark/person/2798/summary.html |title=Dick Clark on |publisher=TV |date=July 19, 2010 |access-date=September 2, 2010 |archive-date=June 4, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110604040455/http://www.tv.com/dick-clark/person/2798/summary.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>[https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV5V-7JMV Dick Clark's death record] at Family Search</ref> (November 30, 1929{{snd}}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)|''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]], [[The Miracles|Smokey Robinson and the Miracles]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Simon & Garfunkel]], [[Iggy Pop]], [[Prince (musician)|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".<ref name=HOF>{{cite web |url=http://rockhall.com/inductees/dick-clark/bio/ |title=Dick Clark Biography |publisher=The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum |access-date=April 20, 2012 |archive-date=November 16, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116101038/https://www.rockhall.com/inductees/dick-clark/bio |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=April 19, 2012 |title=World's oldest teenager dies at 82 |url=https://www.eagletribune.com/news/local_news/worlds-oldest-teenager-dies-at-82/article_0564390f-1df7-58d4-933d-8e56b20df7d1.html |access-date=September 26, 2023 |website=Eagle-Tribune |language=en}}</ref>

In his off-stage roles, Clark served as chief executive officer of [[Dick Clark Productions]] (though he sold his financial interest in the company during his later years). He also founded the ''American Bandstand Diner,'' a restaurant chain themed after the television program of the same name. In 1973, he created and produced the annual [[American Music Awards]] show, similar to the [[Grammy Awards]].<ref name=HOF/>

==Early life==
[[File:Dick Clark 1947 yearbook.jpg|thumb|right|Clark in the 1947 yearbook for A.B. Davis High School]]
Clark was born on November 30, 1929, in [[Bronxville, New York]], and raised in neighboring [[Mount Vernon, New York|Mount Vernon]],<ref name="nyt obit">{{cite news |last=Weber |first=Bruce |date=April 18, 2012 |title=TV Emperor of Rock 'n' Roll and New Year's Eve Dies at 82 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/arts/television/dick-clark-tv-host-and-icon-of-new-years-eve-is-dead-at-82.html?pagewanted=all |access-date=April 18, 2012 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> the second child of Richard Augustus Clark and Julia Fuller Clark, née Barnard. His only sibling, elder brother Bradley, a [[World War II]] [[P-47 Thunderbolt]] pilot, was killed in the [[Battle of the Bulge]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Michigan Military Heritage Museum |url=https://www.gluseum.com/US/Grass-Lake/710858292402054/Michigan-Military-Heritage-Museum |website=gluseum.com |access-date=January 1, 2020 |language=en |date=June 24, 2019}}</ref>

Clark attended Mount Vernon's A.B. Davis High School (later renamed A.B. Davis Middle School), where he was an average student.<ref name="history">{{cite web |title=Dick Clark |url=https://www.history-of-rock.com/clark.htm |access-date=July 24, 2024 |work=The History of Rock 'n' Roll}}</ref> At the age of 10, Clark decided to pursue a career in radio.<ref name=history/> In pursuit of that goal, he attended [[Syracuse University]], graduating in 1951 with a degree in advertising and a minor in radio.<ref name=history/> While at Syracuse, he was a member of [[Delta Kappa Epsilon]] fraternity (Phi Gamma).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.askmen.com/celebs/interview_150/157_dick_clark_interview.html |title=Dick Clark |publisher=AskMen.com |access-date=September 2, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101209084625/http://www.askmen.com/celebs/interview_150/157_dick_clark_interview.html |archive-date=December 9, 2010 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Radio and television career==
In 1945, Clark began his career working in the mailroom at [[WUTI|WRUN]], an [[AM broadcasting|AM]] radio station in [[Utica, New York]], that was owned by his uncle and managed by his father. Almost immediately, he was asked to fill in for the vacationing weatherman and, within a few months, he was announcing station breaks.<ref name=history/>

While attending Syracuse, Clark worked at [[WOLF-AM]], then a country music station. After graduation, he returned to WRUN for a short time where he went by the name Dick Clay.<ref name=history/> After that, Clark got a job at the television station [[WKTV]] in [[Utica, New York]].<ref name=history/> His first television-hosting job was on ''Cactus Dick and the Santa Fe Riders'', a [[country music|country-music]] program. He later replaced [[Robert Earle]] (who later hosted the ''[[College Bowl|GE College Bowl]]'') as a newscaster.<ref>{{cite book |title=Rock, Roll and Remember |first1=Dick |last1=Clark |first2=Richard |last2=Robinson |location=New York City |publisher=[[Thomas Y. Crowell Co.|Thomas Y. Crowell Co]]<!--piped to avoid duplicate "period" after "co"--> |year=1976 |isbn=978-0-690-01184-5 |url-access=registration |url=https://archive.org/details/rockrollremember0000clar }}</ref>

In addition to his announcing duties on radio and television, Clark owned several radio stations. From 1964 to 1978, he owned KPRO (now [[KFOO (AM)|KFOO]]) in [[Riverside, California]] under the name Progress Broadcasting.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/64-OCR/1964-12-28-BC-OCR-Page-0009.pdf |title=KPRO, WLOB sales announced |magazine=Broadcasting |page=9 |date=December 28, 1964 |access-date=June 2, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/78-OCR/1978-03-27-BC-OCR-Page-0043.pdf |title=Changing Hands |magazine=Broadcasting |page=43 |date=March 27, 1978 |access-date=June 2, 2018 }}</ref> In 1967, he purchased KGUD-AM-FM (now [[KTMS]] and [[KTYD]], respectively) in [[Santa Barbara, California]].<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Magazines/Archive-BC-IDX/67-OCR/1967-11-13-BC-OCR-Page-0051.pdf |title=Changing Hands |magazine=Broadcasting |page=51 |date=November 13, 1967 |access-date=June 2, 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.americanradiohistory.com/hd2/IDX-Business/Music/Archive-Billboard-IDX/IDX/60s/1967/Billboard%201967-07-08-OCR-Page-0032.pdf |last=Tiegel |first=Eliot |title=Smothers Set Youthful Pace |magazine=Billboard |page=32 |date=July 8, 1967 |access-date=June 2, 2018 }}</ref>

===''American Bandstand''===
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[[File:Dick Clark American Bandstand 1961.JPG|thumb|upright|Clark in 1961]]
In 1952, Clark moved to [[Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania]], a suburb of [[Philadelphia]], where he took a job as a disc jockey at radio station [[WFIL]], adopting the Dick Clark handle.<ref>{{cite web |last=Deluca |first=Dan |last2=Wood |first2=Sam |last3=Schaffer |first3=Michael D. |name-list-style=and |date=April 18, 2012 |title=Dick Clark, legendary host of 'American Bandstand,' dies at 82 |url=http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/18/3562924/dick-clark-legendary-host-of-american.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421233634/http://www.kansascity.com/2012/04/18/3562924/dick-clark-legendary-host-of-american.html |archive-date=April 21, 2012 |access-date=April 19, 2012 |work=The Philadelphia Inquirer |via=Kansas City Star}}</ref> WFIL had an affiliated television station (now [[WPVI-TV|WPVI]]) with the same [[call sign]], which began broadcasting a show called ''[[Bob Horn (broadcaster)|Bob Horn]]'s Bandstand'' in 1952. Clark was responsible for a similar program on the company's radio station and served as a regular substitute host when Horn went on vacation.<ref name=history/> In 1956, Horn was arrested for drunk driving and was subsequently dismissed.<ref name=history/> On July 9, 1956, Clark became the show's permanent host.<ref name=history/>

''Bandstand'' was picked up by the [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] television network, renamed ''[[American Bandstand]]'', and debuted nationally on August 5, 1957.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.elvispresleynews.com/DickClark.html|title=Dick Clark&nbsp;— Elvis 1961 Interview; American Bandstand Compare: Dick Clark; Dick Clark's Elvis Collection Sold at Auction|work=Elvis Presley News|access-date=December 31, 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090122210808/http://elvispresleynews.com/DickClark.html|archive-date=January 22, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> The show took off, due to Clark's natural rapport with the live teenage audience and dancing participants as well as the "clean-cut, non-threatening image" he projected to television audiences.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bertram |first1=Colin |title=The Dick Clark Effect: It's Everywhere |url=https://www.nbcchicago.com/news/national-international/dick-clark-effect-popular-culture/1954568/ |website=NBC Chicago |date=April 18, 2012 |access-date=January 4, 2020}}</ref> As a result, many parents were introduced to rock and roll music. According to Hollywood producer [[Michael Uslan]], "he was able to use his unparalleled communication skills to present [[rock 'n roll]] in a way that was palatable to parents."<ref name="latimes">{{cite news |last=Boucher |first=Geoff |date=April 19, 2012 |title=Dick Clark dies at 82; he introduced America to rock 'n' roll |url=http://www.latimes.com/news/obituaries/la-me-dick-clark-obit-20120419,0,6380009.story |access-date=April 19, 2012 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> James Sullivan of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' stated that "Without Clark, rock & roll in its infancy would have struggled mightily to escape the common perception that it was just a passing fancy."<ref name=":0">{{Cite magazine |last=Sullivan |first=James |date=April 18, 2012 |title=The Legacy of Dick Clark |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/the-legacy-of-dick-clark-the-fastest-follower-in-the-business-177011/ |access-date=October 4, 2023 |magazine=Rolling Stone |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 1958, ''[[The Dick Clark Show]]'' was added to ABC's Saturday night lineup.<ref name=history/> By the end of year, viewership exceeded 20 million, and featured artists were "virtually guaranteed" large sales boosts after appearing.<ref name=history/> In a surprise television tribute to Clark in 1959 on ''[[This Is Your Life (American franchise)|This Is Your Life]]'', host [[Ralph Edwards]] called him "America's youngest starmaker", and estimated the show had an audience of 50 million.

Clark moved the show from Philadelphia to Los Angeles in 1964.<ref name=history/> The move was related to the popularity of new "surf" groups based in southern California, including [[The Beach Boys]] and [[Jan and Dean]]. After moving to Los Angeles, the show became more diverse and featured more minorities.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kay |first=Jonathan |title=The colour of Dick Clark's cash: Jonathan Kay on American Bandstand, race, and money in 1950s Philadelphia |work=National Post |url=https://nationalpost.com/opinion/the-colour-of-dick-clarks-cash-jonathan-kay-on-american-bandstand-race-and-money-in-1950s-philadelphia}}</ref> The show was notable for promoting [[Desegregation in the United States|desegregation]] in popular music and entertainment by prominently featuring black musicians and dancers.<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{Cite web |last=Abramovitch |first=Seth |date=April 19, 2012 |title=5 Ways Dick Clark Revolutionized the TV and Music Industry |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/dick-clark-death-5-ways-revolutionized-tv-music-314225/ |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=The Hollywood Reporter |language=en-US}}</ref> Prior to this point, the show had largely excluded black teenagers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Whitaker |first=Tim |date=March 1, 2012 |title=Dick Clark's American Bandstand Didn't Originally Allow Black Dancers |url=https://www.phillymag.com/news/2012/03/01/american-bandstand-didnt-allow-blacks/ |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=Philadelphia Magazine |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Eichel |first=Molly |date=March 14, 2012 |title=Not so nice: No matter what Dick Clark says, 'American Bandstand' blocked black teens |url=https://www.inquirer.com/philly/entertainment/20120314_Not_so_nice__No_matter_what_Dick_Clark_says___American_Bandstand__blocked_black_teens.html |access-date=October 4, 2023 |website=Philly Inquirer |language=en}}</ref>

The show ran daily Monday through Friday until 1963, then weekly on Saturdays until 1988. ''Bandstand'' was briefly revived in 1989, with [[David Hirsch (television personality)|David Hirsch]] taking over hosting duties. By the time of its cancellation, the show had become the longest-running variety show in TV history.<ref name="history"/>

In the 1960s, the show's emphasis changed from merely playing records to including live performers. During this period, many of the leading rock bands and artists of the 1960s had their first exposure to nationwide audiences. A few of the many artists introduced were [[The Supremes]], [[Ike and Tina Turner]], [[Smokey Robinson and the Miracles]], [[The Beach Boys]], [[Stevie Wonder]], [[Prince (musician)|Prince]], [[Simon and Garfunkel]], [[Jerry Lee Lewis]], [[Buddy Holly]], [[Bobby Fuller]], [[Johnny Cash]], [[Sam Cooke]], [[Fats Domino]] and [[Chubby Checker]].<ref name=encyc/><ref>{{YouTube|id=4E5xy6gjnt4|title=American Bandstand 30 Year Special – 1982 (2/11)}}</ref>

During an interview with Clark by Henry Schipper of ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine in 1990, it was noted that "over two-thirds of the people who've been initiated into the [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] had their television debuts on ''American Bandstand'', and the rest of them probably debuted on other shows [they] produced."<ref name=RollingStone>Schipper, Henry. "Dick Clark", ''Rolling Stone'', April 19, 1990, pp. 67–70, 126.</ref> During the show's lifetime, it featured over 10,000 live performances, many by artists who were unable to appear anywhere else on TV, as the variety shows during much of this period were "antirock".<ref name=RollingStone/> Schipper points out that Clark's performers were shocking to general audiences:
{{blockquote|The music establishment, and the adults in general, really hated [[rock and roll]]. Politicians, ministers, older songwriters and musicians foamed at the mouth. [[Frank Sinatra]] reportedly called Elvis Presley a "rancid-smelling aphrodisiac".<ref name=RollingStone/>}}

Clark was therefore considered to have a negative influence on youth and was well aware of that impression held by most adults:
{{blockquote|I was roundly criticized for being in and around rock and roll music at its inception. It was the devil's music, it would make your teeth fall out and your hair turn blue, whatever the hell. You get through that.<ref>[https://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/the-legacy-of-dick-clark-the-fastest-follower-in-the-business-20120418 "The Legacy of Dick Clark, 'The Fastest Follower in the Business'"], ''Rolling Stone'', April 18, 2012.</ref>}}

In 2002, many of the bands he introduced appeared at the 50th anniversary special to celebrate ''American Bandstand''.<ref>{{YouTube|id=W0pJb68JbE4|title=American Bandstand 50th Anniversary clip 2002}}</ref> Clark noted during the special that ''American Bandstand'' was listed in the [[Guinness Book of Records]] as "the longest-running variety show in TV history." In 2010, ''American Bandstand'' and Clark himself were honored at the Daytime Emmy Awards.<ref>{{cite web |last=Abrams |first=Natalie |date=May 27, 2010 |title=Dick Clark to be Honored at Daytime Emmys |url=http://www.tvguide.com/News/Dick-Clark-Emmys-1019031.aspx |access-date=April 22, 2012 |publisher=TV Guide}}</ref> [[Hank Ballard]], who wrote "The Twist", described Clark's popularity during the early years of ''American Bandstand'':
{{blockquote|The man was big. He was the biggest thing in America at that time. He was bigger than the president!<ref name=usatoday/>}}

As a result of Clark's work on ''Bandstand'', journalist Ann Oldenburg states "he deserves credit for doing something bigger than just putting on a show."<ref name=usatoday>Oldenburg, Ann. [https://www.usatoday.com/life/people/obit/story/2012-04-18/dick-clark-dies-at-82/54390716/1 "TV legend Dick Clark dies at age 82"], ''[[USA Today]]'', April 18, 2012.</ref> ''Los Angeles Times'' writer Geoff Boucher goes further, stating that "with the exception of Elvis Presley, Clark was considered by many to be the person most responsible for the bonfire spread of [[rock 'n roll]] across the country in the late 1950s", making Clark a "household name".<ref name=latimes/> He became a "primary force in legitimizing rock 'n' roll", adds Uslan. Clark, however, simplified his contribution:
{{blockquote|I played records, the kids danced, and America watched.<ref name=cbsnews>[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dick-clark-dead-at-82/ "Dick Clark dead at 82"], CBS News, April 18, 2012.</ref>}}

Shortly after becoming its host, Clark also ended the show's all-white policy by featuring black artists such as [[Chuck Berry]]. In time, blacks and whites performed on the same stage, and studio seating was desegregated.<ref name=encyc>Milner, Andrew (ed.) ''Encyclopedia of Popular Culture'', Vol. I, St. James Press (2000) pp. 525–527.</ref> Beginning in 1959 and continuing into the mid-1960s, Clark produced and hosted the [[Caravan of Stars]], a series of concert tours built upon the success of ''American Bandstand'', which by 1959 had a national audience of 20 million.<ref name=usatoday/> However, Clark was unable to host [[Elvis Presley]], [[the Beatles]] or [[the Rolling Stones]] on either of his programs.<ref name=latimes/>

The reason for Clark's impact on popular culture has been partially explained by [[Paul Anka]], a singer who appeared on the show early in his career: "This was a time when there was no youth culture—he created it. And the impact of the show on people was enormous."<ref name=nyt>[http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/18/dick-clark-dies-at-82/?emc=na "Reactions to Death of Dick Clark, New Year's Eve Icon"] ''The New York Times'' blog, April 18, 2012.</ref> In 1990, a couple of years after the show had been off the air, Clark considered his personal contribution to the music he helped introduce:
{{blockquote|My talent is bringing out the best in other talent, organizing people to showcase them and being able to survive the ordeal. I hope someday that somebody will say that in the beginning stages of the birth of the music of the fifties, though I didn't contribute in terms of creativity, I helped keep it alive.<ref name=RollingStone/>}}

===Payola hearings===
In 1960, the [[United States Senate]] investigated [[payola]], the practice of music-producing companies paying broadcasting companies to favor their product. As a result, Clark's personal investments in music publishing and recording companies were considered a conflict of interest, and he sold his shares in those companies.<ref>{{cite book|title=The Jordan Brothers&nbsp;— A Musical Biography of Rock's Fortunate Sons|first=Maxim W.|last=Furek|publisher=Kimberley Press|location=[[Berwick, Pennsylvania]]|year=1986|oclc=15588651}}</ref>

When asked about some of the causes for the hearings, Clark speculated about some of the contributing factors not mentioned by the press:

{{blockquote|Politicians ... did their damnedest to respond to the pressures they were getting from parents and publishing companies and people who were being driven out of business [by rock]. ... It hit a responsive chord with the electorate, the older people. ... they full-out ''hated'' the music. [But] it stayed alive. It could've been nipped in the bud, because they could've stopped it from being on television and radio.<ref name=RollingStone/>}}

As reported by a ''New York Times Magazine'' interview with Dick Clark, [[Gene Shalit]] was Clark's press agent in the early 1960s. Shalit reportedly "stopped representing" Clark during the Congressional investigation of [[payola]]. Clark never spoke to Shalit again, and referred to him as a "jellyfish".<ref>{{cite journal|url=https://nytimes.com/2011/03/27/magazine/mag-27Talk-t.html|title=Dick Clark, Still the Oldest Living Teenager |last1=Goldman |first1=Andrew|date=March 27, 2011 |journal=New York Times Magazine |page=MM14|access-date=September 24, 2022}}</ref>

===Game show host===
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Beginning in late 1963, Clark branched out into hosting game shows, presiding over ''[[The Object Is]]''.<ref name=ObjectIs>{{cite web|title=The Object Is|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/the-object-is/|publisher=TV|access-date=April 20, 2012|archive-date=October 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022122925/http://www.tv.com/shows/the-object-is/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The show was canceled in 1964 and replaced by ''[[Missing Links (game show)|Missing Links]]'', which had moved from [[NBC]]. Clark took over as host, replacing [[Ed McMahon]].<ref name=ObjectIs/>

Clark became the first host of ''[[Pyramid (game show)|The $10,000 Pyramid]]'', which premiered on CBS March 26, 1973.<ref name="EW">{{cite magazine |last=Tucker |first=Ken |date=April 18, 2012 |title=A Dick Clark appreciation: The deceptively laid-back, conservative revolutionary |url=http://watching-tv.ew.com/2012/04/18/dick-clark-american-bandstand-pyramid-rockin-eve/ |access-date=April 20, 2012 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly}}</ref> The show—a word-association game created and produced by daytime television producer [[Bob Stewart (television)|Bob Stewart]]—moved to ABC in 1974. Over the coming years, the top prize changed several times (and with it the name of the show), and several primetime spinoffs were created.<ref name=EW/>

As the program moved back to CBS in September 1982, Clark continued to host the daytime version through most of its history, winning three [[Emmy Awards]] for best game show host.<ref name=q1520/> In total, ''Pyramid'' won nine Emmy Awards for best game show during his run, a mark that is eclipsed only by the twelve won by the [[television syndication|syndicated]] version of ''[[Jeopardy!]]''.<ref name=HollywoodReporter>{{cite news|title=Dick Clark Dead of Heart Attack at 82|author=Duane Byrge|date=April 18, 2012|work=The Hollywood Reporter|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/dick-clark-dead-heart-attack-82-years-old-stroke-313743|access-date=April 20, 2012}}</ref> Clark's final ''Pyramid'' hosting gig, ''The $100,000 Pyramid'', ended in 1988.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bakersfield native wins big on $100,000 Pyramid |url=https://www.turnto23.com/news/local-news/bakersfield-native-wins-grand-prize-on-100000-pyramid |website=turnto23.com |date=July 12, 2016 |publisher=Scripps Media, Inc. |access-date=December 31, 2019}}</ref>

Clark subsequently returned to ''Pyramid'' as a guest in later incarnations. During the premiere of the [[John Davidson (entertainer)|John Davidson]] version in 1991, Clark sent a pre-recorded message wishing Davidson well in hosting the show. In 2002, Clark played as a celebrity guest for three days on the [[Donny Osmond]] version. Earlier, he was also a guest during the [[Bill Cullen]] version of ''The $25,000 Pyramid'', which aired simultaneously with Clark's daytime version of the show.<ref>{{cite web |title=Clark returns to 'Pyramid' — but not as show's host |url=https://www.deseret.com/2002/11/13/19688401/clark-returns-to-pyramid-151-but-not-as-show-s-host |website=Deseret News |date=November 13, 2002 |access-date=January 4, 2020}}</ref>

''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' credited Clark's "quietly commanding presence" as a major factor in the game show's success.<ref name=EW/>

Clark hosted the syndicated television game show ''[[The Challengers (game show)|The Challengers]]'', during its only season (1990–91). ''The Challengers'' was a co-production between the production companies of Dick Clark and [[Ron Greenberg]]. During the 1990–91 season, Clark and Greenberg also co-produced a revival of ''[[Let's Make a Deal]]'' for NBC with [[Bob Hilton]] as the host. Hilton was later replaced by original host [[Monty Hall]]. Clark later hosted ''[[Scattergories (game show)|Scattergories]]'' on NBC in 1993; and [[Television networks preceding ABC Family|The Family Channel]]'s version of ''[[It Takes Two (game show)|It Takes Two]]'' in 1997. In 1999, along with Bob Boden, he was one of the executive producers of [[Fox Broadcasting Company|Fox]]'s TV game show ''[[Greed (game show)|Greed]]'', which ran from 5 November 1999, to 14 July 2000, and was hosted by [[Chuck Woolery]]. At the same time, Clark also hosted the Stone-Stanley-created ''[[Winning Lines (U.S. game show)|Winning Lines]]'', which ran for six weeks on CBS from 8 January through 12 February 2000, [[Geraldo Rivera]] was actually supposed to host ''[[Winning Lines (U.S. game show)|Winning Lines]]'' but couldn't agree on the contract, so CBS selected Clark to host.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Adalian |first1=Josef |title=CBS will sweep away quizzer 'Winning Lines' |url=https://variety.com/2000/tv/news/cbs-will-sweep-away-quizzer-winning-lines-1117776455/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date=February 15, 2000 |access-date=December 31, 2019}}</ref>

He concluded his game show hosting career with another of his productions, ''[[Challenge of the Child Geniuses]]'', a series of two two-hour specials broadcast on Fox in May and November 2000.

===''Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve''===
{{main|Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve}}
In 1972, Dick Clark first produced ''New Year's Rockin' Eve'', a New Year's Eve music special for [[NBC]] which included coverage of the [[Times Square Ball|ball drop festivities]] in New York City. Clark aimed to challenge the dominance of [[Guy Lombardo]]'s New Year's specials on [[CBS]], as he believed its [[big band]] music was too dated. After two years on NBC—during which the show was hosted by [[Three Dog Night]] and [[George Carlin]], respectively—the program moved to ABC, and Clark assumed hosting duties. Following Lombardo's death in 1977, ''Rockin' Eve'' experienced a surge in popularity and later became the most-watched annual New Year's Eve broadcast. Clark also served as a special correspondent for [[ABC News (United States)|ABC News]]'s ''[[ABC 2000 Today]]'' broadcast, covering the arrival of 2000.<ref name="ppg-Lombardo">{{cite news|url=http://www.post-gazette.com/tv/20011226guy1226p6.asp|title=Next week to be 25th New Year's Eve without Guy Lombardo|access-date=January 1, 2007|newspaper=Pittsburgh Post-Gazette|first=Frazier|last=Moore|date=December 26, 2001|agency=[[Associated Press]]}}</ref><ref name=dc72-usatoday>{{cite news|last=Memmott|first=Carol|title=Dick Clark: Rockin' it on New Year's since 1972|url=http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/life/television/news/story/2011-12-27/dick-clark-rockin-new-years-eve-40th-anniversary/52246914/1|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=March 2, 2012|date=December 27, 2011}}</ref><ref name=ms-newguy>{{cite news|last=Terry|first=Carol Burton|title=New Guy Lombardo? Dick Clark sees New Year's tradition|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GntQAAAAIBAJ&pg=6190,6205752&dq=dick+clark's+new+year's+rockin+eve&hl=en|newspaper=[[The Milwaukee Sentinel]]|access-date=December 19, 2012|archive-date=September 22, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150922135258/https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GntQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=fBIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6190%2C6205752&dq=dick+clark%27s+new+year%27s+rockin+eve&hl=en|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Following his stroke (which prevented him from appearing at all on the 2004–05 edition),<ref name=wp-regis>{{cite news|last=de Moraes|first=Lisa|title=Dick Clark Hands Off The Big Ball Drop|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A62450-2004Dec13?language=printer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180821114810/https://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A62450-2004Dec13/?language=printer|url-status=dead|archive-date=August 21, 2018|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|access-date=December 31, 2011|date=December 14, 2004|page=C1}}</ref> Clark returned to make brief appearances on the 2005–06 edition while ceding the majority of hosting duties to [[Ryan Seacrest]]. Reaction to Clark's appearance was mixed. While some TV critics (including Tom Shales of ''[[The Washington Post]]'', in an interview with the [[CBS Radio Network]]) felt that 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.<ref name=dc72-usatoday/><ref>{{cite news|date=January 4, 2006|url=http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/04/dick.clark.ap/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060111104055/http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/04/dick.clark.ap/index.html|archive-date=January 11, 2006|title=Clark Outing Cheers Stroke Survivors|agency=[[Associated Press]]|work=[[CNN]]|access-date=December 31, 2009|url-status=dead}}</ref> Seacrest remained host and an executive producer of the special, assuming full duties after Clark's death.<ref name=usatoday-dcextended>{{cite news|title=Ryan Seacrest extends 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' deal|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/tv/2013/10/23/ryan-seacrest-extends-new-years-rockin-eve-deal/3169059/|work=[[USA Today]]|access-date=November 6, 2013|first1=Ann|last1=Oldenburg|date=October 23, 2013}}</ref>

===Radio programs===
Clark's first love was radio and, in 1963, he began hosting a radio program called ''The Dick Clark Radio Show''. It was produced by Mars Broadcasting of [[Stamford, Connecticut|Stamford]]. Despite Clark's enormous popularity on ''American Bandstand'', the show was only picked up by a few dozen stations and lasted less than a year.<ref name=Highlights>{{cite news|title=Beyond 'American Bandstand': Dick Clark's career highlights, from Philly to Hollywood|date=April 18, 2012|agency=[[Associated Press]]|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/beyond-american-bandstand-dick-clarks-career-highlights-from-philly-to-hollywood/2012/04/18/gIQAj7PoRT_story.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209191625/https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/beyond-american-bandstand-dick-clarks-career-highlights-from-philly-to-hollywood/2012/04/18/gIQAj7PoRT_story.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 9, 2018|access-date=April 20, 2012}}</ref>

[[File:Dick clark radio show 1963.JPG|thumb|upright|Photo of Clark in 1963, pictured with the iconic [[RCA Type 77-DX microphone|RCA 77-DX]] microphone. Clark's ABC radio show was called ''Dick Clark Reports''.]]
On March 25, 1972, Clark hosted ''[[American Top 40]]'', filling in for [[Casey Kasem]].<ref name=CNN>{{cite news|title=Only God is responsible for making more stars than Dick Clark|author=Alan Duke|author2=Chelsea J. Carter|date=April 19, 2012|work=[[CNN]]|url=http://www.cnn.com/2012/04/19/showbiz/dick-clark-death/index.html|access-date=April 20, 2012}}</ref> In 1981, he created ''The Dick Clark National Music Survey'' for the [[Mutual Broadcasting System]].<ref name=q1520>{{cite news|title= Dick Clark's Rock Roll & Remember|url=http://www.q1520radio.com/Dick_Clark_Rock_Roll_&_Remember.html|access-date=April 20, 2012}}</ref> The program counted down the top 30 contemporary hits of the week in direct competition with ''American Top 40''. Clark left Mutual in October 1985, and Bill St. James (and later Charlie Tuna) took over the National Music Survey.<ref name=q1520/> Clark's United Stations purchased RKO Radio Network in 1985 and, when Clark left Mutual, he began hosting USRN's "Countdown America" which continued until 1995.

In 1982, Clark launched his own radio syndication group with partners Nick Verbitsky and [[Ed Salamon]] called the United Stations Radio Network. That company later merged with the Transtar Network to become Unistar. In 1994, Unistar was sold to Westwood One Radio. The following year, Clark and Verbitsky started over with a new version of the USRN, bringing into the fold ''[[Dick Clark's Rock, Roll & Remember]]'', written and produced by Pam Miller (who also came up with the line used in the show and later around the world: "the soundtrack of our lives"), and a new countdown show: ''The U.S. Music Survey'', produced by Jim Zoller. Clark served as its host until his December 2004 stroke.<ref name=q1520/> [[United Stations Radio Networks]] continues in operation as of 2020.

Dick Clark's longest-running radio show began on 14 February 1982. ''[[Dick Clark's Rock, Roll & Remember]]'' was a four-hour oldies show named after Clark's 1976 autobiography. The first year, it was hosted by veteran Los Angeles disc jockey Gene Weed. Then in 1983, voiceover talent [[Mark Elliot (voice-over artist)|Mark Elliot]] co-hosted with Clark. By 1985, Clark hosted the entire show. [[Pam Miller]] wrote the program and Frank Furino served as producer. Each week, Clark profiled a different artist from the rock and roll era and counted down the top four songs that week from a certain year in the 1950s, 1960s or early 1970s. The show ended production when Clark suffered his December 2004 stroke. Reruns from the 1995–2004 era continued to air in syndication until USRN withdrew the show in 2020.

===Other television programs===
[[File:Dick Clark cropped.jpg|thumb|left|Clark in 1990]]
At the peak of his ''American Bandstand'' fame, Clark also hosted a 30-minute Saturday night program called ''[[The Dick Clark Show]]'' (aka ''The Dick Clark Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show''). It aired from 15 February 1958, until 10 September 1960, on the ABC television network. It was broadcast live from the "Little Theater" in New York City and was sponsored by Beech-Nut gum. It featured the rock and roll stars of the day lip-synching their hits, just as on ''American Bandstand''. However, unlike the afternoon ''Bandstand'' program, which focused on the dance floor with the teenage audience demonstrating the latest dance steps, the audience of ''The Dick Clark Show'' sat in a traditional theater setting. While some of the musical numbers were presented simply, others were major production numbers. The high point of the show was Clark's unveiling, with great fanfare at the end of each program, of the top ten records of the previous week.<ref name="Brooks And Marsh">{{cite book|first1=Tim|last1=Brooks|first2=Earle|last2=Marsh|title=The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable Shows, 1946&nbsp;– present|edition=8th, revised and updated|year=2003|publisher=[[Ballantine Books]]|isbn=978-0-345-45542-0}}</ref> This ritual became so embedded in American culture that it was imitated in many media and contexts, which in turn were satirized nightly by [[David Letterman]] on his own [[Late Show Top Ten List|Top Ten lists]].

From 27 September to December 20, 1959, Clark hosted a 30-minute weekly talent/variety series titled ''[[Dick Clark's World of Talent]]'' at 10:30&nbsp;p.m. Sundays on ABC. A variation of producer Irving Mansfield's earlier [[CBS]] series, ''[[This Is Show Business]]'' (1949–1956), it featured three celebrity panelists, including comedian [[Jack E. Leonard]], judging and offering advice to amateur and semi-professional performers. While this show was not a success during its nearly three-month duration, Clark was one of the few personalities in television history on the air nationwide seven days a week.<ref name="Brooks And Marsh"/>

One of Clark's guest appearances was in the final episode ("The Case of the Final Fade-Out") of the original ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'' TV series, playing a character named "Leif Early" in a show that satirized the show business industry. <ref name=AP>{{cite news|title=Dick Clark, TV and New Year's Eve icon, dies at 82|author=Lynn Elber|date=April 18, 2012|agency=[[Associated Press]]|url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ixPkPti7yiDpPDsNbeSFOtRrPmKQ?docId=2d14e822d03e4356b98345c82bc0893b|access-date=April 20, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421233136/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ixPkPti7yiDpPDsNbeSFOtRrPmKQ?docId=2d14e822d03e4356b98345c82bc0893b|archive-date=April 21, 2012|url-status=dead}}</ref> He appeared as a drag-racing-strip owner in a 1973 episode of the [[procedural drama]] series ''[[Adam-12]]''.

Clark appeared in an episode of ''[[Police Squad!]]'', in which he asks an underworld contact about [[ska]] and obtains skin cream to keep himself looking young.{{cn|date=December 2024}}

Clark attempted to branch into the realm of [[soul music]] with the series ''Soul Unlimited'' in 1973. The series, hosted by [[Buster Jones]], was a more risqué and controversial imitator of the popular series ''[[Soul Train]]'' and alternated in the ''Bandstand'' time slot. The series lasted for only a few episodes.<ref>{{cite news|title=Top 10 Things You Didn't Know About "Soul Train"|date=February 2, 2012|work=NewsOne|url=http://newsone.com/1844265/soul-train-wiki/|access-date=April 20, 2012}}</ref> Despite a feud between Clark and ''Soul Train'' creator and host [[Don Cornelius]],<ref>{{Cite news |last=Medina |first=Jennifer |date=March 9, 2012 |title=When the Music Stopped for Don Cornelius |language=en-US |work=The New York Times |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/11/fashion/don-cornelius-host-of-soul-train-and-his-muted-legacy.html |access-date=October 4, 2023 |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> the two men later collaborated on several specials featuring black artists.

Clark hosted the short-lived ''[[Dick Clark's Live Wednesday]]'' in 1978 for NBC.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dick Clark's Live Wednesday|work=TV.com|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/dick-clarks-live-wednesday|access-date=April 20, 2012|archive-date=April 5, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120405071215/http://www.tv.com/shows/dick-clarks-live-wednesday/|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1980, Clark served as host of the short-lived series ''[[The Big Show (TV series)|The Big Show]]'', an unsuccessful attempt by NBC to revive the variety show format of the 1950s/'60s. In 1984, Clark produced and hosted the NBC series ''[[TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes]]'' with co-host [[Ed McMahon]]. Clark and McMahon were longtime Philadelphia acquaintances, and McMahon praised Clark for first bringing him together with future TV partner [[Johnny Carson]] when all three worked at ABC in the late 1950s. The ''Bloopers'' franchise stemmed 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.<ref name=AP/> For a period of several years in the 1980s, Clark simultaneously hosted regular programs on all three major American television networks—ABC (''Bandstand''), CBS (''Pyramid'') and NBC (''Bloopers'').<ref>{{Cite news |last=Kerr |first=Peter |date=1984-02-15 |title=DICK CLARK IS THRIVING ON 3 MAJOR NETWORKS |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/02/15/arts/dick-clark-is-thriving-on-3-major-networks.html |access-date=2024-07-24 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref>

In July 1985, Clark hosted the ABC primetime portion of the historic [[Live Aid]] concert, an all star concert designed by [[Bob Geldof]] to end world hunger.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://transcripts.cnn.com/show/sitroom/date/2012-04-18/segment/02|title=Dick Clark Dies of "Massive Heart Attack"; Secret Service Resignations Amidst Scandal|agency=[[CNN]]|date=April 18, 2012|access-date=April 20, 2012}}</ref> During the [[1988 Writers Guild of America strike]], Clark (as host and producer) filled in a void on CBS' fall schedule with ''Live! Dick Clark Presents''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1988/09/16/the-tv-column/35e7b980-ac50-46a4-8c5d-1ed7d20b422c/|title=THE TV COLUMN|agency=[[The Washington Post]]|date=September 16, 1988|access-date=November 5, 2019}}</ref>

Clark also hosted various pageants from 1988 to 1993 on CBS. He did a brief stint as announcer on ''[[The Jon Stewart Show]]'' in 1995.<ref>{{YouTube|id=swLeUwcQbBU|title=Pop Will Eat Itself on The Jon Stewart Show}}</ref> Two years later, he hosted the [[Pennsylvania Lottery]] 25th Anniversary Game Show special with then-Miss Pennsylvania Gigi Gordon for [[Jonathan Goodson Productions]]. He also created and hosted two Fox television specials in 2000 called ''[[Challenge of the Child Geniuses]]'',<ref>{{cite news |last1=de Moraes |first1=Lisa |title=Smart Kids Finish First |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2000/05/11/smart-kids-finish-first/c02e76ab-7ee7-4467-bb76-086fa0672085/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |access-date=December 31, 2019}}</ref> the last game show he hosted.{{citation needed|date=November 2016}}

From 2001 to 2003, Clark was a co-host of ''[[The Other Half (talk show)|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 (U.S. TV series)|The View]]''. Clark also produced the television series ''[[American Dreams]]'' about a Philadelphia family in the early 1960s whose daughter is a regular on ''American Bandstand''. The series ran from 2002 to 2005.<ref name=AP/>

===Other media appearances===
Clark wrote, produced and starred in the 1968 film ''[[Killers Three]]'', a Western drama that served as a promotional vehicle for [[Bakersfield sound|Bakersfield country musicians]] [[Merle Haggard]] and [[Bonnie Owens]].

In 1967, Clark made an appearance in the [[Batman (TV series)|''Batman'' television series]]. Clark also appears in interview segments of a 2002 film, ''[[Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (film)|Confessions of a Dangerous Mind]]'', which was based on the "unauthorized autobiography" of [[Chuck Barris]], who had worked at ABC as a standards-and-practices executive during ''American Bandstand''{{'s}} run on that network.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dick Clark: A Big-Screen Tribute|access-date=April 19, 2012|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1683415/dick-clark-movies|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018124921/http://www.mtv.com/news/1683415/dick-clark-movies/|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 18, 2015}}</ref>

In the 2002 ''[[Dharma & Greg]]'' episode "Mission: Implausible", Greg is the victim of a college prank, and he devises an elaborate plan to retaliate, part of which involves his use of a disguise kit; the first disguise chosen is that of Dick Clark. During a fantasy sequence that portrays the unfolding of the plan, the real Clark plays Greg wearing his disguise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/dharma-greg/mission-implausible-129704/|title=Dharma & Greg Mission: Implausible TV.com|access-date=April 19, 2012|archive-date=April 16, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120416054511/http://www.tv.com/shows/dharma-greg/mission-implausible-129704/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

He also made brief cameos in two episodes of ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]''. In one episode he plays himself at a Philadelphia diner, and in the other he helps [[Will Smith]]'s character host [[blooper]]s from past episodes of that sitcom.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie/the-fresh-prince-of-bel-air-the-philadelphia-story|title=The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air: The Philadelphia Story:Overview|access-date=April 19, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130628175359/http://movies.msn.com/movies/movie/the-fresh-prince-of-bel-air-the-philadelphia-story|archive-date=June 28, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref>

With Ed McMahon, Clark was a spokesman for [[American Family Publishers|American Family Sweepstakes]] until he quit over controversy from the company regarding their sales techniques.<ref>{{Cite web |date=January 22, 1998 |title=Dick Clark will keep pitching millions |url=https://www.tampabay.com/archive/1998/01/22/dick-clark-will-keep-pitching-millions/ |access-date=September 26, 2023 |website=Tampa Bay Times |language=en}}</ref> Though McMahon continued until the company went out of business, Clark's previous involvement in the Payola scandal motivated him to be sensitive about his public image.

==Business ventures==
{{See also|Dick Clark Productions}}
[[Image:Dick Clarks AB Grill.jpg|thumb|Dick Clark's AB Grill in [[Branson, Missouri]] (October 2007)]]
In 1965, Clark branched out from hosting, producing ''[[Where the Action Is]]'', an afternoon television program shot at different locations every week featuring house band [[Paul Revere and the Raiders]].<ref name=history/> In 1973, Clark began producing the highly successful [[American Music Awards]].<ref name=history/> In 1987, Dick Clark Productions went public.<ref name=history/> Clark remained active in television and movie production into the 1990s.<ref name=history/>

Clark had a stake in a chain of music-themed [[restaurant]]s licensed under the names "Dick Clark's American Bandstand Grill",<ref>{{Cite web |last=Howard |first=Bob |date=May 25, 1999 |title=Dick Clark Tries Theme Variation for Restaurants |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-may-25-me-40863-story.html |access-date=September 26, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> "Dick Clark's AB Grill", "Dick Clark's Bandstand – Food, Spirits & Fun" and "Dick Clark's AB Diner".<ref>{{Cite web |date=December 2, 1999 |title=- Dick Clark's American Bandstand Diner debuts... |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1999-12-02-9912020209-story.html |access-date=September 26, 2023 |website=Chicago Tribune}}</ref> There are currently two airport locations in [[Newark, New Jersey]] and [[Phoenix, Arizona]]; 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]]. Until recently, [[Salt Lake City]], Utah had an airport location.<ref>[http://www.dickclarksabbranson.com/chrisMontez.cfm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071226101646/http://www.dickclarksabbranson.com/chrisMontez.cfm|date=December 26, 2007}}</ref> Other restaurants that have closed were located in [[King of Prussia, Pennsylvania|King of Prussia]] (Pennsylvania); Miami; [[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]]; [[Cincinnati]]; [[Indianapolis]]; and [[Overland Park, Kansas|Overland Park]] (Kansas).

"Dick Clark's American Bandstand Theater" opened in Branson in April 2006,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.news-leader.com/article/20120405/NEWS01/304050099/legends-branson-open-missouri?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CSpecial%20Reports%7Cp|title=Tornado-damaged theater to reopen April 14|work=Springfield News Leader|date=April 5, 2012|access-date=April 19, 2012|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150603094558/http://www.news-leader.com/article/20120405/NEWS01/304050099/legends-branson-open-missouri?odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CSpecial%20Reports%7Cp|archive-date=June 3, 2015}}</ref> and nine months later, a new theater and restaurant titled "Dick Clark's American Bandstand Music Complex" opened near [[Dolly Parton]]'s ''[[Dollywood]]'' theme park in [[Pigeon Forge, Tennessee]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Contino |first=Jeanna |date=April 18, 2012 |title=The Eventful Life of Dick Clark |url=http://bunow.com/29063-the-eventful-life-of-dick-clark |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425095559/http://bunow.com/29063-the-eventful-life-of-dick-clark |archive-date=April 25, 2012 |access-date=April 19, 2012 |publisher=BUnow |agency=[[Bloomberg News|Bloomberg]]}}</ref>

From 1979 to 1980, Clark reportedly owned the former Westchester Premier Theatre in [[Greenburgh, New York]], renaming it the Dick Clark Westchester Theatre.<ref name=rivertowndv >{{cite web|last=Kanwar|first=Tanuja|title=Westchester Native Dick Clark Dead at 82|date=April 18, 2012|url=http://rivertowns.dailyvoice.com/news/westchester-native-dick-clark-dead-82|publisher=The Rivertowns Daily Voice|access-date=July 19, 2012}}</ref>

==Personal life==
[[File:Dick Clark with his Family (1960 ABC TV Press Photo).jpg|thumb|210px|Clark with his first wife Barbara Mallery, and son Richard A. Clark, pictured 1960]]
Clark was the son of Richard A. Clark, who managed [[WRUN]] radio in [[Utica, New York]].<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/image/60941295/?terms=dick%2Bclark "TV Star Clark Buys Inland Empire Station KPRO," ''San Bernardino Sun-Telegram,'' June 20, 1965, page D-4]</ref>

He was married three times. His first marriage was to Barbara Mallery in 1952; the couple had one son, Richard A. Clark, and divorced in 1961. He married Loretta Martin in 1962; the couple had two children, [[Duane Clark|Duane]] and Cindy, and divorced in 1971. His third marriage, to Kari Wigton, whom he married in 1977, lasted until his death. He also had three grandchildren.<ref>{{cite news|title=Dick Clark dead at 82: The TV legend's life in photos (slides 6, 7, 11 & 12)|work=[[New York Daily News]]|date=April 18, 2012|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/dick-clark-dead-82-tv-legend-life-photos-gallery-1.1063740?pmSlide=1.1063760|access-date=November 18, 2016}}</ref> 

==Illness and death==
During an interview on ''[[Larry King Live]]'' in April 2004, Clark revealed that he had [[type 2 diabetes]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Dick Clark dies at 82|date=April 2012|access-date=August 16, 2015|website=Patriot Ledger|location=Quincy, Massachusetts|url=http://www.patriotledger.com/article/20120418/NEWS/304189972}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=CNN Larry King Live — Interview With Dick Clark|date=April 16, 2004|access-date=August 16, 2015|website=[[CNN]]|url=http://www.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0404/16/lkl.00.html}}</ref> His death certificate noted that Clark had [[coronary artery disease]] at the time of his death.<ref name="death_certificate">[http://www.autopsyfiles.org/reports/deathcert/clark,%20dick_dc.pdf Dick Clark death certificate], autopsyfiles.org; accessed November 16, 2016.</ref>

On December 6, 2004, Clark was hospitalized in Los Angeles after suffering what was initially termed a minor stroke. Although he was expected to be treated without any serious complications, it was later announced that Clark would be unable to host his annual ''New Year's Rockin' Eve'' broadcast, with [[Regis Philbin]] filling in for him. Clark returned to the series the following year, but the [[dysarthria]] that resulted from the stroke rendered him unable to speak clearly for the remainder of his life.

On April 18, 2012, Clark died from a [[heart attack]] at a hospital in [[Santa Monica, California]], shortly after undergoing a [[transurethral resection of the prostate|transurethral resection]] procedure to treat an [[benign prostatic hyperplasia|enlarged prostate]]. He was 82 years old.<ref name="CNN"/><ref name="death_certificate"/> After his estate obtained the necessary environmental permits, he was cremated on April 20 and his ashes were scattered over the [[Pacific Ocean]].<ref>{{cite web|author=Rene Lynch|url=https://www.latimes.com/nation/la-xpm-2012-apr-19-la-na-nn-dick-clark-dies-hero-to-stroke-victims-20120419-story.html|title=Dick Clark dies at 82: He was a symbol of hope to stroke victims|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=April 19, 2012|access-date=January 29, 2017}}</ref>

==Legacy==
Following Clark's death, longtime friend and [[House Rules Committee]] Chairman [[David Dreier]] eulogized Clark on the floor of the [[U.S. Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Kasperowicz|first=Pete|date=April 18, 2012|title=GOP lawmaker: Dick Clark should be remembered as model of free enterprise|url=https://thehill.com/blogs/floor-action/house/222389-gop-lawmaker-says-dick-clark-should-be-remembered-as-model-of-free-enterprise-system|access-date=July 9, 2020|website=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]|language=en}}</ref> President [[Barack Obama]] praised Clark's career: "With ''American Bandstand'', he introduced decades' worth of viewers to the music of our times. He reshaped the television landscape forever as a creative and innovative producer. And, of course, for 40 years, we welcomed him into our homes to ring in the New Year."<ref name="AP death">{{cite web |url=https://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jQJFW1m-ogVl_Q0eo-gQ4pthPvZg |title=Celebrities react to the death of Dick Clark |access-date=April 20, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120421234638/http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jQJFW1m-ogVl_Q0eo-gQ4pthPvZg |archive-date=April 21, 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[Motown]] founder [[Berry Gordy]] and singer [[Diana Ross]] spoke of Clark's impact on the recording industry: "Dick was always there for me and Motown, even before there was a Motown. He was an entrepreneur, a visionary and a major force in changing pop culture and ultimately influencing integration," Gordy said. "He presented Motown and [[the Supremes]] on tour with the "[[Caravan of Stars]]" and on ''American Bandstand'', where I got my start," Ross said.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=150910354 |date=April 18, 2012 |agency=[[Associated Press]] |title=Celebrities react to the death of Dick Clark |access-date=April 20, 2012 |publisher=[[NPR]]|archive-date=April 19, 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419044609/http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=150910354 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Credits==

===Filmography===
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* ''[[Jamboree (1957 film)|Jamboree]]'' (1957)&nbsp;– Himself
* ''[[Because They're Young]]'' (1960)&nbsp;–  Neil Hendry
* ''[[The Young Doctors (film)|The Young Doctors]]'' (1961)&nbsp;–  Dr. Alexander
* ''[[Killers Three]]'' (1968)&nbsp;–  Roger
* ''[[The Phynx]]'' (1970)&nbsp;–  Himself
* ''[[Spy Kids (film)|Spy Kids]]'' (2001)&nbsp;– Financier
* ''[[Bowling For Columbine]]'' (2002)&nbsp;– Himself (Documentary)
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===Television===
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* ''[[ABC 2000 Today]]''&nbsp;– Times Square correspondent
* ''[[Adam-12]]'' (1972)&nbsp;–  as drag strip owner Mr. J. Benson in the season 4 episode "Who Won?"
* ''[[American Bandstand]]''&nbsp;–  host
* ''[[Branded (TV series)|Branded]]''&nbsp;–  guest-starred as J.A. Bailey in season 2 episode "The Greatest Coward on Earth"
* ''[[Burke's Law (1963 TV series)|Burke's Law]]''&nbsp;–  as Peter Barrows, the son of a murdered financier in season 1 episode "Who Killed What His Name?"
* ''[[Coronet Blue]]''&nbsp;–  guest-starred as Victor Brunswick in the episode "The Flip Side of Timmy Devon"
* ''[[The Challengers (game show)|The Challengers]]''&nbsp;–  host
* ''[[The Chamber (game show)|The Chamber]]''&nbsp;– producer
* ''[[Futurama]]''&nbsp;–  himself (as a head in a jar), season 1, episode 1, "[[Space Pilot 3000]]"
* ''[[Greed (game show)|Greed]]''&nbsp;– producer
* ''[[Happening '68|Happening]]'' (1968–69)&nbsp;–  producer
* ''[[It Takes Two (game show)|It Takes Two]]'' (1997)&nbsp;–  host
* ''[[The Krypton Factor (U.S. game show)|The Krypton Factor]]'' (1981)&nbsp;–  host
* ''[[Lassie (1954 TV series)|Lassie]]'' (1966)&nbsp;– as J.H. Alpert in the episode "The Untamed Land"
* ''[[Missing Links (game show)|Missing Links]]'' (1964)&nbsp;–  host
* ''[[Miss Teen USA]]'' (1988, 1991–1993)&nbsp;– host
* ''[[Miss Universe]]'' (1990–1993)&nbsp;–  host
* ''[[Miss USA]]''  (1989–1993)&nbsp;– host
* ''[[1994 FIFA World Cup|Final Draw: 1994 FIFA World Cup]]'' (1993)&nbsp;– host
* ''[[Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest|New Year's Rockin' Eve]]'' (1972–2004) &nbsp;– host, (2006–2012)&nbsp;– co-host, producer
* ''[[Perry Mason (1957 TV series)|Perry Mason]]'', (1966) Season 9, episode 30, "The Case of the Final Fadeout"
* ''[[The Object Is]]'' (1963–1964)&nbsp;– host
* ''[[The Other Half (talk show)|The Other Half]]'' (2001-2003)- host
* ''[[The Partridge Family]]'', guest star, season 1, episode 13, Star Quality
* ''[[Pyramid (game show)|Pyramid]]''&nbsp;–  host (1973–1988), guest (''The $25,000 Pyramid'', 1970s; ''Pyramid'', 2002)
* ''[[The Dick Clark Show|The Saturday Night Beech-Nut Show]]'' (1958–1960)&nbsp;–  host
* ''[[Scattergories (game show)|Scattergories]]''&nbsp;–  host
* ''[[The Simpsons]]''&nbsp;–  himself, in the "[[Treehouse of Horror X]]" segment, ''Life's a Glitch, Then You Die''
* ''[[Stoney Burke (TV series)|Stoney Burke]]'' (1963)&nbsp;–  Sgt. Andy Kincaid in the episode "Kincaid"
* ''[[TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes]]''&nbsp;–  co-host, producer
* ''[[Where the Action Is]]'' (1965–67)&nbsp;–  host
* ''[[Police Squad!]]''&nbsp;–  himself, episode "Testimony of Evil (Dead Men Don't Laugh)"
* ''[[Wolf Rock TV]]''&nbsp;–  producer
* ''[[Winning Lines (U.S. game show)|Winning Lines]]''&nbsp;–  host
* ''[[The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air]]''&nbsp;–  himself (two episodes){{div col end}}

==Albums==
* ''Dick Clark, 20 Years of Rock N' Roll'' (Buddah Records) (1973) (#9 [[RPM (magazine)|Canada]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://rpmimages.3345.ca/pdfs/Volume+20+No.+9+-+October+13%2C+1973.pdf| title=RPM Magazine - October 13, 1973 - Page 12}}</ref>)
* ''Rock, Roll & Remember, Vol. 1,2,3'' (CSP) (1983)
* ''Dick Clark Presents Radio's Uncensored Bloopers'' (Atlantic) (1984)

==Awards and honors==
'''Television'''
* Five [[Emmy Awards]] 
**Four for Best Game Show Host (1979, 1983, 1985, and 1986)
** [[Daytime Emmy]] [[Lifetime Achievement Award]] (1994)
* [[Peabody Award]] (1999)

'''Halls of Fame'''
* [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] (1976)
* [[National Radio Hall of Fame]] (1990)<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.radiohof.org/dick_clark.htm |title=Dick Clark |date=2017 |publisher=National Radio Hall Of Fame |access-date=January 9, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170110162020/http://www.radiohof.org/dick_clark.htm |archive-date=January 10, 2017 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Broadcasting Magazine Hall of Fame (1992)
* Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Hall of Fame (1992)
* [[Television Hall of Fame]] (1992)
* [[Rock and Roll Hall of Fame]] (1993)
* [[Disney Legends]] (2013)

'''Organizational'''
* Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia Person of the Year (1980)

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20121129060959/http://www.dickclarkonline.com/ Dick Clark's personal/radio web site]
* [http://www.dickclarkproductions.com/ Dick Clark Productions]
* [http://library.syr.edu/digital/guides/c/clark_d.htm Dick Clark Papers] at [[Syracuse University]]
* {{rhof|dick_clark.html}}
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* {{Rockhall}}
* {{discogs artist|Dick Clark (2)}}
* {{HWOF|Dick-Clark}}
* [http://strippersguide.blogspot.com/2008/08/onscurity-of-day-dick-clarks-rock-roll.html Dick Clark's Rock, Roll and Remember newspaper comic strip series]
* [https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc19761/m1/ Dick Clark interviewed] on the [[Pop Chronicles]] (recorded [https://archive.today/20090602212238/http://www.library.unt.edu/music/special-collections/john-gilliland/index-to-interviews March 11, 1968])
* {{NYTtopic|people/c/dick_clark|Dick Clark}}
* [http://www.broadcastpioneers.com/dickclark.html Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia web page]
* {{The Interviews name}}
* [https://archive.org/details/DickClark FBI file on Dick Clark]
* [https://www.reuters.com/article/us-clark/showbiz-mogul-dick-clark-under-harsh-spotlight-in-documentary-idUSTRE58O0B420090925 Reuters review of 2008 documentary ''The Wages of Spin''] [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1189398/]

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