Media mogul Dick Clark died Wednesday of a heart attack. He was 82. As the nation pays tribute to its favorite New Year’s Eve host, here are some highlights throughout Clark’s life.
Fun Facts:
• Clark’s first media-related job was working in the mail room of a radio station in Mount Vernon, New York.
• Popular music series “American Bandstand” catapulted Clark to fame in 1956, when he interviewed Elvis Presley on his first episode as host. Clark hosted the series until its final season in 1989.
• On his variety show “The Dick Clark Show,” which ran from 1958 to 1960, Clark required females to wear dresses or skirts and boys to wear coats and ties, contributing to the show’s wholesome appearance.
• Neither Clark nor his wife drank, including on New Year’s Eve, when Clark hosted his famous “Rockin’ New Year’s Eve.”
• Clark voiced the character of Lefty Redbone during a season-four episode of the animated series “The Angry Beavers.”