Dick Clark's biography
Dick Clark is 83 years old actor born at Mount Vernon. He was born on Saturday 30th of November 1929. He is often nicknamed as The World's Oldest Teenager. According to year of birth 1929 he belongs to Silent Generation. Birthday on 30th of November means he is Sagittarius. Sagittarius is a Fiery sign of Zodiac Belt. These people are highly learned and love to gain knowledge throughout their life.
He is native english speaker. He is citizen of United States of America. His primary profession is to be actor. You can know him also as businessperson, film producer, screenwriter, radio personality, television producer, game show host, presenter. He is recently known as television personality.
Dick Clark's mom
Dick Clark's mother's name is Julia Fuller Clark.
Dick Clark's family
He has 1 son.
Dick Clark's son: Duane Clark
Dick Clark's son's name is Duane Clark. He is known as screenwriter. His son was born in 1965 in Philadelphia.
Dick Clark's schools
We found 2 schools He attended. Complete list of schools: Mount Vernon High School, Syracuse University.
Detailed informations about his schools
- Graduated from Syracuse University with a degree in business administration (1951).
- Attended and graduated from A.B. Davis High School in Mount Vernon, New York (1948).
Dick Clark's career
His main focus is to be actor. He is also a member of Delta Kappa Epsilon.
How did Dick Clark die
He died on on Wednesday 18th of April 2012 when he was 83 years old. Dick Clarks death was caused by cardiac arrest. It happend like natural causes.
Awards and competitions
Dick Clark's Awards
- He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame for Television at 1500 Vine Street in Hollywood California on August 4, 1976.
- Received a Daytime Emmy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994 and a Peabody Award in 1999.
Dick Clark's Rankings
- Ranked #7 on "Life"'s 15 Best Game Show Hosts.
What Dick Clark has done for a first time
- First wife Barbara Mallery (aunt of composer Billy Mallery) was his childhood sweetheart.
- Child with first wife Barbara Mallery, Richard Clark Jr., was born 9 January 1957 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
- Was Bob Stewart's first choice as host of the new game show, The $10,000 Pyramid (1973), which he accepted and stayed with the role, for 16 years, with only a couple of interruptions, between 1973-89.
- His first radio exposure was hosting the short-lived program "The Dick Clark Radio Show".
- Started seeing stage theater, for the first time, when he was age 13, such as: Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore.
Dick Clark's quotes
- Humor is always based on a modicum of truth. Have you ever heard a joke about a father-in-law?
- Music is the soundtrack of our life.
- My business is teenagers. I don't set trends. I just find out what they are and exploit them.
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Dick Clark's body shape
Lets describe how Dick Clark looks. We will focus on his body shape. Body build is average.