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  • Birth Name: Richard Wagstaff Clark
  • Birth Place: Mount Vernon, NY
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 11/30/1929, Sagittarius
  • Profession: TV host; producer
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Dick Clark Fast Facts:
  • Began his career as a radio announcer at WRUN in Utica, NY, at the age of 17.
  • Hosted American Bandstand from 1956-89. The show moved from WFIL in Philadelphia to the ABC network in 1957 and became an after-school staple for generations of teenagers. Numerous recording artists made their TV debuts on American Bandstand, including Buddy Holly, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, the Jackson 5 and Madonna.
  • Created The American Music Awards in 1973.
  • Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1993.
  • After suffering a mild stroke in December 2004, he was not able to host the New Year's Rockin' Eve festivities on ABC as he had done the previous 32 years; returned as a cohost in 2005.
  • Dick Clark Relationships:
  • Barbara Mallery - Ex-wife
  • Bradley Clark - Brother
  • Cindy Clark - Daughter
  • Duane Clark - Son
  • Julia Clark - Mother
  • Kari Wigton - Wife
  • Loretta Martin - Ex-wife
  • Richard Augustus Clark - Father
  • Richard Augustus Clark II - Son
  • Dick Clark Awards:
  • 1988 Emmy: Outstanding Variety-Music Events Programming - Nominee
  • College:
  • Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY (1951)
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