Dick Clark

Work : None | New Career 1951 (TV debut as "Cactus Dick") | Family : None | Change in family responsibilities 1952 (Son born with first wife) | Work : None | New Career 1956 (Takes over as host of "American Bandstand") | Work : None | Gain social status 1957 ("American Bandstand" becomes higest-rated show) | Family : None | Change in family responsibilities 1959 (Son born with second wife) | Financial : None | Lose significant money 1960 (Foced to divest companies, eight million dollar loss) | Family : None | Change in family responsibilities 1960 (Daughter born with second wife) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1961 (Movie "The Young Doctors") | Work : None | New Job 1964 ("American Bandstand" switches locations) | Relationship : None | Begin significant relationship 1970 (Set up housekeeping with Kari Wigton) | Work : None | Begin Major Project 1973 (Began hosting "$25,000 Pyramid") | Work : None | New Job 1974 (Hosted "The American Music Awards") | Relationship : None | Marriage 1977 (Third marriage, Kari Wigton) | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1979 (TV Special "Elvis") | Work : None | Begin Major Project 1981 (Began hosting, "Countdown America") | Work : None | Begin Major Project 1984 (Began hosting, "TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes") | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1985 (Movie "Remo Williams") | Work : None | Published/ Exhibited/ Released 1988 (TV Special "Promised A Miracle") | Health : None | Medical diagnosis 1994 (not revealed until 2004) | Social : None | Secrets revealed April 2004 (that he suffered from diabetes) | Health : None | Medical diagnosis 6 December 2004 (suffered a stroke) | Traits : Body | Appearance gorgeous (Youthful) | Traits : Personality | Perfectionist | Traits : Personality | Temper (Bad, ego-deflating) | Diagnoses : Major Diseases | Diabetes/ Hypoglycemia | Diagnoses : Major Diseases | Stroke | Diagnoses : Psychological | Depression | Family : Childhood | Family traumatic event (Brother killed in WW II, didn't reach 21st b-day) | Family : Relationship | Mate - Noted (Barbara Mallery) | Family : Relationship | Number of Divorces (Two) | Family : Relationship | Number of Marriages (Three) | Family : Parenting | Kids 1-3 (Three) | Family : Parenting | Kids - Noted (Son Richard) | Lifestyle : Work | Same Job more than 10 yrs (Hosted "American Bandstand" for 33 years) | Lifestyle : Financial | Loss - Financial crisis (Forced to divest record companies) | Lifestyle : Financial | Wealthy | Vocation : Business | Business owner (Dick Clark Productions) | Vocation : Business | Top executive (Director of Unistar Radio Network) | Vocation : None | Advertising (Beer commercial) | Vocation : Entertainment | Radio/ D.J./ Announcer | Vocation : Entertainment | TV host/ Personality (American Bandstand, $25,000 Pyramid, Bloopers, New Year's Rockin' Eve) | Vocation : None | Entertain Producer (TV specials and movies) | Vocation : Writers | Publisher/ Editor (Neighborhood gossip sheet) | Notable : Famous | Top 5% of Profession