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R.I.P – Dick Clark, Host of American Bandstand passes away aged 82

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(CTV.ca) – 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.

Clark’s spokesperson, Paul Shefrin, confirmed that Clark suffered a heart attack at Saint John’s hospital in Santa Monica on Wednesday morning, a day after undergoing an outpatient procedure at the facility.

He had been a mainstay of American living rooms for decades, first as the host of “American Bandstand” from 1957 to 1987, which introduced rock ‘n’ roll to millions of teenagers.

The show earned him the nickname “America’s oldest teenager,” not only for his infectious enthusiasm for the music, but also for his boyish good looks.

Clark wasn’t one to rest on his laurels, though. He started Dick Clark Productions, which created countless wildly successful programs for television. Those shows include “The $25,000 Pyramid,” “TV’s Bloopers and Practical Jokes,” and the American Music Awards.

Clark may be best known to younger viewers for his iconic “New Year’s Rockin’ Eve,” which he started in 1972.

“There’s hardly any segment of the population that doesn’t see what I do,” Clark told The Associated Press in 1985.

“It can be embarrassing. People come up to me and say, ‘I love your show,’ and I have no idea which one they’re talking about.”

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