Dick Clark Overview:

Actor, Dick Clark, was born Richard Wagstaff Clark on Nov 30, 1929 in Mount Vernon, NY. Clark died at the age of 82 on Apr 18, 2012 in Santa Monica, CA .

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He was honored with one star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the category of Television. In addition, Clark was inducted into the TV Hall of Fame and Radio Hall of Fame .

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Graduated from Syracuse University in 1951 with a degee in business administration.

Was the co-owner of Film Ventures International Pictures with Edward L. Montoro for several years.

In 1959 the U.S. Senate began investigating the practice of "payola", in which record companies bribed radio personalities to play new records. Clark admitted he accepted a fur stole and jewelry and held financial interests in artists and songs that were frequently on "New American Bandstand 1965" (1952). Even though he was cleared of any wrongdoing, he was ordered to either leave ABC or sell his interests; he sold.

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