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US television personality Dick Clark passes away at 82

"American Bandstand" hostDick Clark, whose long-running television dance show helped rock'n' roll win acceptance in mainstream America, has died at age82, a spokesman said on Wednesday.
Clark, one of America's best-known TV personalities,parlayed his "Bandstand" fame into a career as a producer andhost of dozens of other shows, including ABC's annual New Year'sEve broadcast from Times Square.
His youthful good looks --which he maintained into his 70s -- won him the nickname of"America's oldest teenager." He suffered a stroke in 2004.