Television personality Dick Clark dead at 82


Showbiz | 207631 hits | Apr 18 2:38 pm | Posted by: Strutz
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Television icon Dick Clark, the host of "American Bandstand" who went on to ring in the New Year with millions of television viewers for nearly four decades, has died. He was 82.

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  1. by avatar Strutz
    Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:16 pm
    RIP Dick.

  2. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Wed Apr 18, 2012 10:48 pm
    Wow. One of the few decent people who came out of Hollywood. He'll be missed.

    I don't know if you folks in Canada ever saw him on $24,000 Pyramid but his natural and gentle demeanor was a radically new idea in an age when game show hosts were typically flamboyant, fake, and drunk.

  3. by Regina Gold Member
    Thu Apr 19, 2012 5:19 am
    "BartSimpson" said
    Wow. One of the few decent people who came out of Hollywood. He'll be missed.

    I don't know if you folks in Canada ever saw him on $24,000 Pyramid but his natural and gentle demeanor was a radically new idea in an age when game show hosts were typically flamboyant, fake, and drunk.

    Yes it was on up here too.

    He was forever young in spirit.
    RIP

  4. by avatar sandorski
    Thu Apr 19, 2012 6:59 am
    Hadn't aged a day since the 70's.

    RIP

  5. by avatar 2Cdo
    Thu Apr 19, 2012 12:43 pm
    "sandorski" said
    Hadn't aged a day since the .

    RIP


    Thought you're quote needed fixing.

    I honestly thought he would never die as it seemed he didn't age!

    RIP Dick.

  6. by Lemmy
    Thu Apr 19, 2012 1:05 pm
    Dick Clark was also a legitimate civil rights hero in his own way. He ended ABC's "white only" policy for performers, encouraging original black artists to perform rather than the white cover artists who were reproducing black music and gaining popularity among teens. Bandstand was also one of the first television shows to feature white and black performers sharing the same stage. RIP, Dick.



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