Dick Clark

From Wikipedia the free encyclopedia   Richard Wagstaff Dick Clark was an American gameshow 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 longrunning television shows such as American Bandstand five versions of the game show Pyramid and Dick Clarks New Years Rockin Eve Clark was long known for his departing catchphrase For now Dick Clarkso long delivered with a military salute and for his youthful appearance earning the moniker Americas Oldest Teenager Clark suffered a significant stroke in late 2004 With speech ability still impaired Clark returned to his New Years Rockin Eve show on December 31 2005January 1 2006 Subsequently he appeared at the Emmy Awards on August 27 2006 and every New Years Rockin Eve show through the 20112012 show On April 18 2012 Clark died of a heart attack at the age of 82 Description above from the Wikipedia article Dick Clark licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia