Happy Birthday Dick Clark
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He started out in a mailroom.
He worked his way up at WRUN,a radio station his uncle owned and his dad managed. He went on to variousradio stations in New York state and Pennsylvania as a disc jockey and to TV stations as a program host. 
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American Bandstand began with a bang.
He was the host of a Philadelphia Bandstand show and when ABC launched the show nationally in 1957,, his first interview was with none other than Elvis Presley. Hed go on to add a lustrous record of interviews with Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Chuck Berry, to name but a few.
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His first New Years show was in 1959
It was a spinoff of American Bandstand, a midnight show for kids in Philadelphia. That event gave him the idea for New Years Rockin Eve.
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New Years Rockin Eve has been around since 1972.
It began with one cameraman, his wife, and Clark on a ladder in Times Square. And its been broadcast every year since, except in 1999 when the show for the new millennium was hosted by Peter Jennings. Clark appeared on the show and said, The key is, its very nice to be welcomed into other peoples celebrations, Clark said in a 1999 interview. He did miss one show in 2005, after suffering a stroke.
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Clark is Americas Oldest Teenager.
Some of it may be facelifts, but the rest is surely attitude. Clarks game smile and energetic presence have made his TV shows, and New Years coverage, iconic.
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Theres some financial scandal.
As of a few weeks ago, The Hollywood Foreign Press Association is suing Dick Clark Productions over their coverage of the Golden Globes. Its not the first time Clarks been in trouble; when Congress was looking into payola in 1959, he was an investor in a guilty company, but sold out before he could get in trouble.
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His game show won nine Emmy Awards.
That would be Pyramid, which he hosted during the 70s and 80s. Hed later come back as a guest while Donny Osmond was hosting, in 2000.
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Hes been married three times.
His first wife was childhood sweetheart Barbara Malley; they divorced in 1961, with one child. He was with Loretta Martin from 1962 to 1971. They had two children. He married Kari Wigton on the auspicious 7/7/77, at 7:00 p.m. Apparently seven (or three?) is his lucky number; theyre still together.
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Hes acted, too.
Along with his role as TV personality, he appeared on Perry Mason in 1957, and in the film Killers Three in 1968.
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Hes a member of the Radio Hall of Fame.
Clark was inducted in 1990 for his work on shows like Dick Clarks Rock, Roll and Remember, Countdown America, and Dick Clarks Music Calendar.
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Hell be around this New Year.
Since his stroke, Clark has shared the stage with Ryan Seacrest, whos taken over part-time duties on New Years Eve. Clark is still there, of course, with his iconic salute. For now, Dick Clark... has never been more poignant; heres hoping so long just lasts til next year. Happy Birthday, Dick!
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