Dick Clark
Biography
Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark was an American game-show host, radio andtelevision personality, and businessman. He served as chairman and chief executive officer of Dick Clark Productions, which he sold part of in recent years. Clark is best known for hosting long-running television shows such as American Bandstand, five versions of the game show Pyramid, and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve. Clark was long 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." Clark suffered a significant stroke in late 2004. With speech ability still impaired, Clark returned to his New Year's Rockin' Eve show on December 31, 2005/January 1, 2006. Subsequently, he appeared at the Emmy Awards on August 27, 2006, and every New Year's Rockin' Eve show through the 2011/2012 show. On April 18, 2012, Clark died of a heart attack at the age of...
Known For
Top 40 Movies
Recess Christmas: Miracle On Third Street
2001
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story
1995
Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever
1983
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002
Spy Kids
2001
The Suburbans
1999
Telethon
1977
James Brown - The Man, The Music & The Message
2014
Motown 40: The Music is Forever
1998
The Fantastic Four: A Legend Begins
1994
Arista Records' 25th Anniversary Celebration
2000
Michael Jackson: The Legend Continues
1988
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
1980
The Return of Bruno
1987
Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer
2006
Night of 100 Stars II
1985
Deadman's Curve
1978
McEnroe
2022
Rudy Coby: The Coolest Magician on Earth
1995
Night of 100 Stars III
1990
Gidget
1959
Beastie Boys Story
2020
Night of 100 Stars
1982
Hollywood Rocks 'n' Rolls in the '50s
1999
Bowling for Columbine
2002
The Movie Orgy
1968
The Wrecking Crew
2008
DEVO
2024
2Everything2Terrible2: Tokyo Drift
2010
The Definitive Elvis: The Television Years
2002
Because They're Young
1960
The Phynx
1970
Jamboree!
1957
Killers Three
1968
The Sensational Shocking Wonderful Wacky 70's
1980
Laughing Out Loud: America's Funniest Comedians
2001
The Young Doctors
1961
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve 1979
1978