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Joey Lawrence -- Whoa, I'm a Stripper!

A rep for the beefcake brigade tells TMZ, the 36-year-old former "Blossom" star will don the legendary bow tie ... and not much else ... for a special engagement at the Rio from June 7th-24th.

We're told Joey will sing, dance ... the "whole nine yards."

Joey's celebrity MC predecessors at the famed strip show include 98 Degrees singer Jeff Timmons and former "Bachelor" star Jake Pavelka.

It's unclear how much Lawrence is getting paid for the gig -- but in those parts, there's only one currency ... singles.

CBS' Fall Schedule: Two and a Half Men Shifts to Thursdays; The Mentalist to Sundays

CBS is moving the sitcom from its longtime Monday home to Thursdays at 8:30/7:30c, following Chuck Lorre's other hit comedy The Big Bang Theory.

Taking Men's place on Mondays at 9/8c is 2 Broke Girls, which will be preceded by new comedy Partners.

The Mentalist is also on the move, shifting into the Sundays-at-10 slot vacated by the canceled CSI: Miami. The Sherlock Homes update Elementary will get The Mentalist's old spot on Thursdays at 10/9c.

Fellow new dramas Vegas will air on Tuesdays at 10/9c, with Made in Jersey on Fridays at 9/8c, pushing CSI: NY up an hour.

Held for midseason: new shows Friend Me and Golden Boy, and new reality series The Job.

The network "hasn't made a decision" yet on Rules of Engagement, CBS said Monday.

Check out the full schedule:

MONDAY
8/7c: How I Met Your Mother
8:30/7:30c: Partners (New)
9/8c: 2 Broke Girls
9:30/8:30c: Mike & Molly
10/9c: Hawaii Five-0

TUESDAY
8/7c: NCIS
9/8c: NCIS: Los Angeles
10/9c: Vegas (New)

WEDNESDAY
8/7c: Survivor
9/8c: Criminal Minds
10/9c: CSI

THURSDAY
8/7c: The Big Bang Theory
8:30/7:30c: Two and a Half Men
9/8c: Person of Interest
10/9c: Elementary (New)

FRIDAY
8/7c: CSI: NY
9/8c: Made in Jersey (New)
10/9c: Blue Bloods

SATURDAY
8/7c: Crimetime Saturday
10/9c: 48 Hours Mystery

SUNDAY
7/6c: 60 Minutes
8/7c: The Amazing Race
9/8c: The Good Wife
10/9c: The Mentalist

Dick Clark Death Certificate Prostate Surgery Before Heart Attack

According to the death certificate, doctors performed a transurethral resection of the prostate for benign prostatic hyperplasia on April 17. The procedure is usually performed when the prostate is so enlarged, it makes it extremely difficult to urinate.

The certificate shows ... Clark died from acute myocardial infarction -- the technical term for a heart attack. He also suffered from coronary artery disease.

The document also notes that Clark suffered from acute urinary retention -- a condition caused by a benign prostatic hyperplasia ... which is why he underwent surgery on the 17th.

TMZ broke the story ... Clark died from a massive heart attack at St. John's Hospital in Santa Monica on April 18. He was 82.

TV Guide Network to Honor Dick Clark with New Special

Airing Saturday, April 21 at 7/6c, the special will be hosted by Marc Istook, who will look back at the American Bandstand host's life, from his days on the long-running variety show to his career as a top producer for such events as the Golden Globes and the American Music Awards. The special will also include interviews with friends and former co-workers.

The man behind Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve died Wednesday after suffering a massive heart attack at 82 years old.

Dick Clark to be cremated

The veteran broadcaster, 82, passed away on Wednesday after suffering a massive heart attack.

A slew of celebrities, including close friends Kenny Rogers and Betty White, have been paying tribute to the late star, but they will not get the opportunity to bid farewell to Clark at a memorial ceremony - his grieving relatives have chosen to pay their own respects to the late star in their own private, low-key way, according to ETonline.com.

Clark fortune estimated in 'hundreds of millions'

He was the workaholic head of a publicly traded company, a restaurateur, a concert promoter and real estate investor. Clark, who died of a heart attack on Wednesday at age 82, left behind a fortune and is the model of entertainment entrepreneurship embodied today by "Idol" host Ryan Seacrest.

"Work was his hobby," said Fran La Maina, the longtime president of Dick Clark Productions Inc.

La Maina started as the production company's financial controller in 1966. He estimates Clark amassed a fortune that reached into the hundreds of millions of dollars.

"He had this never-give-up attitude. He was a great salesperson and a task master," La Maina said.

Clark was one of the early pioneers of the idea that a public company can be formed around an entertainer's personal appeal. By the time La Maina went to work for him, Clark already had three shows on air: "Swingin' Country," ''Where the Action Is," and, of course, "American Bandstand."

He promoted more than 100 concerts a year back when promoters, not bands, called the shots. His roster included The Rolling Stones and Engelbert Humperdinck. In the 1970s, he launched shows like the "American Music Awards" and "New Year's Rockin' Eve" — shows that are highly valued by advertisers because fans still want to watch them live in an age of digital video recorders.

At one point, he hosted shows on all three major TV networks, including "The $20,000 Pyramid" on ABC, "Live Wednesday" on CBS and "TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes" on NBC. All the while, he was hosting shows "Dick Clark's Countdown" and "Rock, Roll & Remember" on the radio and running a business.

"He had boundless energy and a remarkable ability to do innumerable things at any given time," La Maina said.

By the time it went public in 1987, Dick Clark Productions had several thousand employees, had launched a restaurant chain with Clark's name on it, and ran a communications-promotion business. Revenue exceeded $100 million a year and the company was profitable.

His daily schedule was daunting, even when Clark was in his late 50s and 60s, according to longtime board member Enrique Senior, a managing director at Allen & Co. who helped Dick Clark Productions go public.

Senior remembers taking a peek at Clark's schedule after meetings.

"It frankly was the schedule of a 20-year-old," Senior said. "This guy was a dynamo. I've never seen anybody who would be so personally involved in everything he did."

Despite its profitability, the business didn't always keep pace with Wall Street's quarter-by-quarter demands. Clark decided the company should be taken private by a third party, even though, according to Senior, "he could have taken the company over by himself."

"He said, 'I want a third party to do it so there's no question that I'm taking advantage of the shareholders.'"

In 2002, the company was taken private for $140 million by a consortium led by Mosaic Media Group Inc.

Instead of cashing out, Clark sold a portion of his 70 percent stake, while reinvesting the rest with the new ownership group and staying on as CEO. He voluntarily accepted $12.50 per share when other shareholders got $14.50. Usually, company founders seek the highest premium in a buy-out.

"He wanted to reward the people that were loyal to him and who entrusted him with the stewardship of their capital," said LeRoy Kim, another Allen & Co. managing director who guided the transaction. "He was a different type of entrepreneur. He was an incredible man."

Clark suffered a stroke in 2004 that affected his ability to speak and walk and led to a reduced role at the company.

In 2007, the company was sold again, this time to Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder and his private equity firm RedZone Capital, for $175 million. Clark sold the remainder of his stake. He remained connected to the company only through his annual appearances on the New Year's Eve show.

Over the years, Clark invested in other assets outside the production company, including multiple properties in Malibu, according to Senior, Dick Clark Productions lawyer Marty Katz and others.

He paid nearly $15 million for a 12-acre oceanfront estate in Malibu known as Gull's Way in 2002, according to the Los Angeles Times. He had offices and his home in Malibu.

In his later years, Clark was trying to sell shows "just like any other independent producer," said his publicist, Paul Shefrin.

Senior said Clark would still be coming up with new show ideas today if he could.

"I never ever saw a side of him that would make me think he was a narcissist or egoist or that he needed to be in front of a camera in order to feel accomplished," Senior said. "It was all one thing for him. I don't think he really cared as long as he was involved."

Despite recent legal tussles involving Dick Clark Productions — including a running dispute over who has the rights to the Golden Globe Awards — Clark's personal integrity has been "untarnished" over the years, Katz said.

Seacrest said in a statement that Clark "has truly been one of the greatest influences in my life."

"I idolized him from the start, and I was graced early on in my career with his generous advice and counsel," Seacrest said. "When I joined his show in 2006, it was a dream come true to work with him every New Year's Eve for the last six years. He was smart, charming, funny and always a true gentleman. I learned a great deal from him, and I'll always be indebted to him for his faith and support of me. He was a remarkable host and businessman and left a rich legacy to television audiences around the world. We will all miss him."

Dick Clark: 10 Ways He Changed Pop Culture Forever

Yes, musicians like Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson revolutionized popular music, and TV owes its very bones to innovators such as Johnny Carson and Merv Griffin.

But it's tough to find one man who straddled all of that, launching so many touchstones of pop culture over so many decades:

1. Dancing to the Hits: In 1957, Clark's American Bandstand show debuted nationally. Every single weekday afternoon until 1963 (and then weekly until the early 80s) kids would tune in to watch their peers dancing to their favorite pop acts. The format inspired a string of descendants from Soul Train to Britain's Top of the Pops.

2. Discovering the Stars: Any pop star who broke big between 1960 and 1990 owes thanks, in part, to Clark. The alumni list includes Madonna, Elvis, John Mellencamp, Rod Stewart, Prince and Jon Bon Jovi, among many others.

3. Making New Year's Eve Cool: Before the 1970s, New Year's Eve was a more staid affair, at least for Americans, who were used to watching big band act Guy Lombardo every Dec. 31. Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve changed that, bringing in younger acts. In recent years, Christina Aguilera, Justin Bieber, Snoop Dogg and Janet Jackson, among many others, have joined him to watch the ball drop.

4. Building the Pyramid: One of the first quiz programs to offer a huge cash prize in under a minute, the seminal game show debuted with Clark at the helm in 1973. Other hosts eventually took over, and the show met its sunset in 2004. But thanks in part to Clark, Pyramid remains one the most decorated of its kind, with nine Daytime Emmys, second only to Jeopardy!

5. Pranking the Rich and Famous: Clark coproduced the show TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes, which debuted in the 1980s. The series featured, among other gags, pranks on big stars. It wasn't the first of its kind—Candid Camera pulled jokes on TV, too, mostly on ordinary people—but Clark's show was certainly one of the most influential; call it a prototype for Punk'd. The idea is still wildly popular; Bloopers is set to return to television this fall.

6. Crowning DJs as Kings: Clark started off as a radio DJ on Philadelphia's WFIL station. During those years, WFIL decided to follow a rising trend: having their DJss, such as Clark, announce and talk over the records they were playing. The result: DJs as stars in their own right, a phenomenon we still see today.

7. Popularizing Top 10 Countdowns: Today we see countdowns as an essential part of pop culture. But that wasn't always the case. At the end of every edition of his Dick Clark Show, which aired in the late 1950s, Clark would count down the top 10 records for the coming week. The gimmick inspired countdowns aplenty, including David Letterman's iconic Top Ten lists.

8. Rolling Out The American Music Awards: The more populist version of the Grammys would not have come to be without Clark. Since 1973, fans have been able to directly reward their favorite musicians by voting for the AMA winners.

9. Exploring Radio Syndication: Clark was among the first to try it, launching a radio countdown show in 1963. The show lasted for less than a year, but would be credited as one of the earliest attempts at radio syndication, which is now common practice.

10. Redefining Agelessness: There's a reason why Clark was known as "the Oldest Living Teenager." For years, comedians anchored jokes on Clark's seeming eternal youth, and they weren't just talking about his tastes in Top 40 music. Even The Simpsons has made hay from Clark's inability to crack; its 10th Treehouse of Horror special reimagined Clark as an ageless robot disguised as a human.

Dick Clark's biggest impact was personal

For generations of Americans, Dick Clark was more than just a TV host; he was the person who helped shape key memories in our lives.

In judging Clark's accomplishments, some might use his giant television empire as the benchmark: He made millions of dollars as a television entrepreneur, showing far more business savvy than you'd expect from someone with a slightly derisive nickname, "America's oldest living teenager." Game shows, award shows, bloopers, the American Music Awards — hours of television were filled by Dick Clark Productions, and Ryan Seacrest's career follows Clark's blueprint.

But for most Americans, their memories of Clark are personal. He came to them in their living room with "American Bandstand," counting down the hits, introducing the latest dance moves and hair styles, and chatting up the pop act of the hour who would stop by lip-synch their new songs.

Or they would join him on New Year's Eve, a friendly face for the dateless, or those who just wanted to stay away from the crowd. His other television institution, "New Year's Rockin' Eve," is still going strong at age 40. Lady Gaga was the star of Clark's last New Year's show this winter.

"American Bandstand" was a simple idea blessed with perfect timing. Television was new in the early 1950s, and a Philadelphia station began showing a version of a teen dance party in the afternoon. Clark, a DJ in the city, took over as host in 1956.

It soon went national. One of the country's biggest generations, the post-World War II baby boom, was heading into their teen years, itching to dance to this new sound of rock 'n' roll.

Clark spun the hits, as the camera panned to kids trying out the freshest dance moves. It was a required stop for the day's hitmakers, and exposure on "American Bandstand" could send a song soaring up the charts. He'd ask an audience member to listen to a couple of brand-new songs each week and rate their hit potential, launching the immortal phrase: "It's got a good beat, and you can dance to it."

The show moved to Saturday afternoons in 1963, and continued to wield great influence. Chubby Checker's "Twist" dance craze owed much to the teens shown gyrating on "Bandstand."

The music changed, but "Bandstand" kept an open mind. Clark was a big fan of Michael Jackson and his family. Later video clips showed him awkwardly interviewing members of Talking Heads about their cerebral punk sound. In the early 1980s, former Sex Pistol John Lydon brought his new band P.I.L. to "Bandstand" and they wreaked havoc, bringing the audience onstage and not even pretending to play their instruments or sing along to their music.

Maybe they were trying to "punk" Dick Clark, as a later generation might say, but don't miss the bigger point: They showed up to be on his show.

MTV eventually killed "Bandstand"; people didn't need a once-a-week appointment to see people dance to songs on TV when they could watch music videos at any hour. The show's influence didn't disappear: MTV's "Total Request Live," big in the boy band era, was simply "Bandstand" for another generation (with a much shorter shelf life).

But Clark still remained a presence in most people's lives, albeit on a more occasional basis, with his "New Year's Rockin' Eve." When it arrived in the early 1970s, it represented a generational change. Television had stuck by bandleader Guy Lombardo for New Year's long after his shelf life was over, and viewers needed something new.

Clark's party brought all of the fun, but none of the cold winds or spilled champagne. He showed the ball drop in Times Square and let people watch excited celebrants from the warmth of their living rooms, but of course, with a musical soundtrack. Al Green, Helen Reddy and Three Dog Night performed at the first "New Year's Rockin' Eve."

It remains the most popular New Year's Eve program to this day.

Even after a severe stroke affected Clark's ability to speak clearly and Seacrest joined him as co-host, Clark still made it a point to show up every year at Times Square, tenderly kissing his wife to celebrate another year. The show never remained frozen in time, either. Clark always brought on the hottest stars; Jennifer Lopez, Mariah Carey and Justin Bieber were among his more recent revelers.

It's a holiday tradition that will live on without him, but forever defined by him.

Dick Clark Candlelight Vigil at American Bandstand Theater

A rep for the theater tells us ... the staff, along with several D.C. fans, are planning to gather outside of the theater before tonight's performance to honor the entertainment legend.

We're told the people at the theater are also dedicating tonight's show to Dick's life and legacy.

FYI -- Dick opened the theater in 2006 ... and it contains the largest collection of D.C. memorabilia in the world.

President Obama Dick Clark Changed Television ... FOREVER

"With `American Bandstand,' he introduced decades' worth of viewers to the music of our time," Obama said.

He added, "[Clark] reshaped the television landscape forever as a creative and innovative producer and, of course, for 40 years, we welcomed him into our homes to ring in the New Year."

"But more important than his groundbreaking achievements was the way he made us feel -- as young and vibrant and optimistic as he was."

"As we say a final `so long' to Dick Clark, America's oldest teenager, our thoughts and prayers are with his family and friends -- which number far more than he knew."

RIP Dick Clark: Madonna, Janet Jackson,Quincy Jones, Katie Couric & More Luminaries Pay Tribute

Well, she went on to do just that for the better part of the last 25 years, but the fact that people still remember that moment to this day is also a tribute to Clark and the pop-music-driven show he ruled for 40 years.

"Rest in peace Dick Clark," the Material Girl tweeted, along with a link to her famous interview, upon hearing that Clark had died suddenly this morning at 82.

Be they in music, movies, TV or politics, celebs and organizations of all stripes joined Madonna in paying their respects to the TV legend.

"This is a sad day," Barry Manilow said in a statement. "He was a dear friend, supporting me and my music for all of my years in the business. A great businessman and a true gentleman. An inspiration. My heart is so heavy now."

Wrote Smokey Robinson: "I loved Dick Clark. He was so instrumental in my career as well as all the other Motown acts and so many others in the recording business. Good bye my friend, rest in peace."

"I'm one of the lucky people who can say that I knew Dick Clark personally," Kenny Rogers said in a statement. "Dick produced almost every awards show I was on during the 80's, and he constantly encouraged me toward success. He will be missed by everyone—especially by those who knew him well."

"Dick Clark will be truly missed," tweeted Fergie, who has hosted the concert segments of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest since 2006. "We will carry on his legacy every New Year's Eve."

"I had the opportunity to work with & be awarded by Mr. Clark," wrote Bret Michaels. "Condolences to his family he'll be missed!"

"Dick Clark changed the face of musical television," noted Janet Jackson. "He was wonderful to many artists including our family. We will miss him. God bless."

"Another sad day. This world is losing too many fine people. Live for the moment. Treasure your memories. Blessings to you all," Jermaine Jackson wrote. "Dick Clark always came to our dressing pre-show to make sure we were okay and catered for. Big hearted. One-of-a-kind. Will be missed...#DickClark played a very special role in our lives, involved in our first concerts as J5,"He was like family. What a man. RIP my friend."

"Rest in Peace my good friend Dick Clark," Quincy Jones wrote. "A pioneer who's mark on American culture will be felt forever."

"Dick Clark was such an institution and inspiration," tweeted Katie Couric. "Not ashamed to say I loved American bandstand when I was a kid!"

Nor was Ice T: "I'm old enough to remember watching James Brown on American Bandstand.. Dick Clark was the man! RestInPeace."

Marie Osmond recalled thinking, during her first appearance on Bandstand in 1974, that "Dick Clark was the most handsome man in show business. In 1998, when he created and produced the Donny & Marie talk show, I realized that was truly the hardest working man in show biz. And, now in 2012, I will always remember him as one of the most honorable men in show business. Thank you, Dick, for every great way you encouraged me in my career. You are loved."

Added brother Donny Osmond, who also succeeded Clark as host of the game show Pyramid: "The industry lost a legend today, but I feel like I've lost a very close friend. Dick was a mentor to me, and not just through American Bandstand and The American Music Awards. Dick played an important role as producer in the creation of the Donny & Marie Talk Show. But, my most special memory of Dick was when he appeared as a contestant on his well-established television game show, Pyramid, which I was privileged to host for two years."

"Dick Clark was a great friend, true legend, & a master journalist," tweeted Larry King. "Nobody did what he did better. It was a pleasure to be in his company."

"What a career Dick Clark had! What a life!" added fellow multitasker Anderson Cooper. "My thoughts are with his family and friends."

Moving through the generations, a tweet from the Jonas Brothers read, "You'll continue to be an inspiration to us all Dick Clark. Thanks for the amazing rockin years you were with us. You'll truly be missed."

"So sorry to hear about the passing of the incomperable [sic] Dick Clark," added Nick Lachey. "Few people have left such an impression on our industry as he did!#rip."

"RIP Dick Clark many years of joy on TV and never forget nye 95' when I was still in HS," tweeted Joey Fatone.

Even when he wasn't on camera, Clark was a heavy hitter in the air space where good television met music.

"Dick Clark's dedication to the world of music—and the country format in particular—helped raise the profile of the Academy of Country Music, beginning with him hosting the Awards in 1969 and later, as our Executive Producer," read a statement from the ACM. "He was an energetic leader in establishing the Academy as a television presence and helped expand the reach of the genre overall, always bringing new talent to the viewers he loved so much. We are proud that his lasting legacy continues four decades later, with his son, R.A. Clark, producing our Awards. He will be greatly missed."

Grammys honcho Neil Portnow, president of the Recording Academy, said in a statement: "Recording Academy Trustees Award recipient Dick Clark was an entertainment icon, bringing music into the homes of millions of Americans over his nearly 60-year career. His shows American Bandstand and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve blazed new trails in pop music and became pivotal celebrations of music on television, spotlighting both established and emerging artists. Our deepest heartfelt sympathies go out to his family, friends, fans, and all who have enjoyed his great contributions to music and entertainment. He will be terribly missed, and his legacy will live on forever."

New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, whose metropolis was taken over by Clark & Co. every Dec. 31, said: "Times Square is considered the crossroads of the world in no small part because Dick Clark's New Year's Eve celebrations there were beamed across the globe. I remember one New Year's Eve, he and I stood in Times Square marveling about how much the area—and the City—had improved over the years. But Dick Clark never had to change—he was a great entertainer who stood the test of time. Generations of Americans grew up with Dick, and yet he seemed forever young. His spirit will always live on in Times Square, and in hearts of millions of New Yorkers."

The New Years Rockin' Eve team vowed via Twitter: "Dick Clark was a pioneer, entrepreneur, showman, icon, legend. The first to truly integrate music and TV. We will march on with his vision."

Dick Clark: The World's Oldest Teenager? More Like, the World's Most Perfect Host

Dick Clark, who died Wednesday at age 82, took the big, unruly world, and made it a part of your living room.

Even more uniquely, he made you part of the big, unruly world.

Teenagers were a scary species, and their love of Elvis Presley a troubling development when Clark, a former radio deejay, took American Bandstand from a local Philadelphia station to the TV nation in 1957.

The show helped make youth, their music and even Presley, who was seen on the first coast-to-coast broadcast, both desirable and influential—a 90-minute-long, weekday primer in hair styles, clothes styles and dance moves.

In true Clark style, though, Bandstand wasn't a clique; it was a community of everybody. According to Clark, only 25 percent of the audience was comprised of actual teens, while fully half was old enough, and then some, to vote.

New Year's Rockin' Eve was the flipside of Bandstand.

Launched in 1972, it made the champagne-soaked holiday safe for young viewers who previously had had to make do on Dec. 31 with beautiful music from big bands, and with little sense of the holiday's fireworks.

"People are interested in what is happening in Times Square," Clark said decades ago—and he was right. The scene has long since become the focal point of New Year's Eve coverage, and despite all the like-themed Rockin' Eve rivals, and even after Clark passed the mic to Ryan Seacrest in the early 2000s, it is Clark's innovation that stands above the rest in the Nielsen ratings.

In 1973, another twist from Clark: the American Music Awards.

Before the People's Choice Awards, and much longer before the MTV Movie Awards, and the rest, it was Clark's idea to open up the awards show to the young, to the old and, above all, to the fans, whose votes decided the winners.

Clark wasn't surprised when the AMAs overtook the Grammys for popularity in the 1970s. "After all, we're airing the American people's opinions," he said.

Along the way, during a career that spanned Presley to Justin Bieber, Clark also made TV that was just plain entertaining: the game show The $20,000 Pyramid, and its inflation-adjusted variations, which he hosted; TV's Bloopers & Practical Jokes, which he fronted alongside Ed McMahon, and which punked stars while Ashton Kutcher was in grade school; and the Golden Globes, which he began producing in the wake of the show's Pia Zadora scandal, and which he successfully rebranded as a party as much as an Oscar-season stop.

Clark was famously called the world's oldest teenager, but that wasn't quite right. While he looked younger than his years, he didn't act it.

He acted like the perfect ambassador, bridging genres and generations. He acted liked the perfect host.

And maybe it wasn't an act. Maybe he was.

Celebrities Tweet Reactions to the Passing of Dick Clark

Ryan Seacrest: I am deeply saddened by the loss of my dear friend Dick Clark. He has truly been one of the greatest influences in my life. My thoughts and prayers are with his family.

Larry King: Dick Clark was a great friend, true legend, & a master journalist. Nobody did what he did better. It was a pleasure to be in his company.

Anderson Cooper: What a career Dick Clark had! What a life! My thoughts are with his family and friends.

Neil Patrick Harris: For ever, Dick Clark... So long.

David Boreanaz: My father did a lot of work with Dick Clark @Jim_Gardner. He remembers the moments at AM/Philadelphia and the days at WOLF-AM, SYR, NY.

Denise Richards: My heart goes out to Dick Clark's family and loved ones.... we lost a legend.. #RIPDickClark

Joan Rivers: Very sad to hear about Dick Clark. What a great life. What a great career. Relevant until the end. He will be missed!

Snoop Dogg: REST IN PEACE to the DICK CLARK!! U were pioneer n a good man!! Thank u sir

Al Roker: I got to meet him many times. I was meeting w/Dick in his office as the OJ verdict was announced. It was surreal

Mario Lopez: Just heard the news of Dick Clark... It was truly an honor to have worked with him, learn from him and to be able to call him a friend. He was a great man and an even better friend. The word legend is thrown around a lot, but it's never more appropriate than when used in describing Mr. Clark. He was a real inspiration & influence in my life. I will dearly miss my friend... Rest well DC

Marlee Matlin: So sorry about passing of Dick Clark. A man with the gift of discovering talented musicians he also was a consummate producer/lovely man RIP

Questlove: Dick Clark. A Great Philadelphian. Thank You Very Much! (later) Guys I'm aware Clark is [from] NY, but the show that brought him national attention "the Philadelphia way" American Bandstand makes him one of us.

Andy Cohen: RIP Dick Clark! The broadcasting legend will remain a teenager in our memory forever. #Bandstand

Donnie Wahlberg: Very saddened by the loss of a true legend... Mr Dick Clark. #ripDC

Seth Green: So saddened by Dick Clark's passing- an innovator, a legend, a man who believed in the greatness of humans. #ThankYou

Yvette Nicole Brown: Heartbroken :( #NothingElseToSay

"Weird" Al Yankovic: Such sad news. RIP Dick Clark. http://twitpic.com/9bd5uf

Chris Harrison: Just heard the sad news about the passing of Dick Clark. A legend in our game!

Holly Robinson Peete: #RIP Dick Clark. Always so nice Employed me many times. I will miss you Dick. Prayers to Kari and the family #Legend

Russell Simmons: Dick Clark was eternally young. No matter what culturally phenomenon was happening, he always embraced it. RIP... http://bit.ly/JI4pMr

Wayne Brady: RIP Dick Clark. Being able to do the New Year's special w him was an honor. A TV pioneer and extraordinary business man. God Bless.

Shawn Ryan (The Shield creator): Hope Dick Clark's somewhere spinning a hip new single for the kids and ringing in the New Year.

Dick Clark Dies at Age 82

Clark died after suffering a massive heart attack, his rep said in a statement to The New York Times.

Not only was Clark an enduring presence in front of TV cameras for six-plus decades, he was a power behind them as a producer and head of Dick Clark Productions.

Born in Mount Vernon, N.Y., he began his career in radio in upstate New York before moving in 1952 to Philadelphia radio station WFIL-AM, which had a sister TV station that started a show called Bob Horn's Bandstand. He sometimes subbed as host, and when Horn left, Clark took over. He hosted the show, renamed American Bandstand, from 1956 to 1989. The program went national on ABC in 1957, moving to the West Coast in 1964, a year after going from daily to weekly. For a generation of teenagers, it was an after-school staple — something you rushed home for.

Over the years, he introduced numerous music stars' first TV appearances, including Buddy Holly, James Brown, Stevie Wonder, the Jackson 5 and Madonna. His signature sign-off: a military salute, while saying: "For now, Dick Clark ... so long."

The creator of the American Music Awards in 1973, Clark also was instrumental in the rehabilitation of the Golden Globes. The awards had been discredited by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association's questionable selection process, alleged taste for paid junkets and swag as well as reports that Pia Zadora's husband "bought" her a "Newcomer-of-the-Year" Globe in 1981.

In 1972, he started Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve on ABC, then an upstart challenger to that holiday's established TV star, Guy Lombardo, and now of course the longest-running show in a crowded field of programming. After suffering a stroke in December 2004, he was unable to host the festivities as he had the previous 32 years (except for 2000 when ABC News took over); he returned as a co-host in 2005, passing the mantle of primary host to Ryan Seacrest.

The reaction to his return was decidedly mixed, as some viewers expressed discomfort in watching as Clark — whose speech had been affected — struggled to count down the seconds to the New Year, and TV critics expressed the opinion he no longer was up to the job. Stroke survivors and their advocates, though, hailed him as a role model.

Before his stroke, Clark — a 1993 inductee of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame — was the subject of jokes for decades about he seemed to preternaturally stay young a la Dorian Gray.

One of the many ingenious Gary Larson cartoons in The Far Side carried the caption: "Suddenly, on a national talk show in front of millions of viewers, Dick Clark ages 200 years in 30 seconds." In Francis Ford Coppola's Peggy Sue Got Married, time traveler Kathleen Turner makes a crack about how "that man never ages." And in a 1999 episode of The Simpsons about Y2K fears, Clark melts and is shown to be a robot after a computer glitch at midnight.

While others, including standup comedians, long had a field day about his apparent agelessness, Clark could play along at his own expense, like in a Police Squad! episode in which he buys a secret youth cream.

For decades, it felt like Clark always was on TV. If not Bandstand, then he was hosting various versions of Pyramid, for which he earned three Daytime Emmys as Best Game-Show Host, and other game shows. He received four other Emmys, including one for lifetime achievement. A 1999 Peabody Award winner, he had programs on all three major networks at the same time in the 1980s. One was TV Bloopers & Practical Jokes (co-hosted with Ed McMahon).

Married three times, Clark is survived by wife Kari Wigton of 35 years, and three children from his first two marriages.

Dick Clark: 'American Bandstand' and more clips from his storied TV career

Clark, who died Wednesday (April 18) at the age of 82, hosted "Bandstand," "New Year's Rockin' Eve," several incarnations of the game show "Pyramid" and "TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes," among others, over an on-camera career that started in the mid-1950s. He also produced those shows (except for "Pyramid") and dozens of other series and specials, including the Golden Globes, the American Music Awards and "So You Think You Can Dance," through his Dick Clark Productions.

He'll probably be most associated with "Bandstand," which he hosted for more than 30 years and earned him the nickname "America's Oldest Teenager." Below are three clips from the show: Introducing Link Wray's "Rawhide" (probably from 1959), interviewing Stevie Wonder in 1969 and talking with a young John Travolta in 1976.

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Video 3Next up is the ball drop from the first "New Year's Rockin' Eve" special, which ushered in 1973. Note that Clark (who's only heard, not seen) doesn't do the countdown we now associate with the broadcast (and also the rather funky version of "Auld Lang Syne").

VideoFinally, for the man who co-created "TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes," are two gaffes Clark himself made as host of "Pyramid" in the mid-1980s. Rest in peace, Mr. Clark.

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Ryan Seacrest: Dick Clark 'is in a better place ... He will be missed greatly'

At the top of the "Idol" broadcast Wednesday night, Seacrest led with, "We can't begin tonight's show without acknowledging the passing of a television pioneer and my dear friend Dick Clark. Without Dick, a show like this would not exist. He will be missed greatly. Our thoughts and our prayers go out to his family. I know that he is in a better place, saying, 'Hey, let's get on with the show, OK?' You got it boss."

Seacrest was visibly holding back tears as he wished his friend well. A sad day for fans everywhere. May he rest in peace.

RIP, Dick Clark.

KISS: REMEMBERING OUR FRIEND DICK CLARK

Piers Morgan Tonight - CNN 4/18/12

Dick Clark Dead at 82

Dick Clark, the iconic TV host and producer who put younger folks to shame with his work ethic and energy until he was slowed by a stroke eight years ago, has died. He was 82.

He suffered what his agent, Paul Shefrin, described as a "massive heart attack" this morning while at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica, where he was recovering from an outpatient procedure he has last night.

"Attempts to resuscitate were unsuccessful," Shefrin said in a statement. "He is survived by his wife Kari and his three children, RAC, Duane and Cindy."

And, needless to say, generations of fans who could have picked any decade and tuned into Clark on radio or TV.

From the pioneering song-and-dance series American Bandstand—the format of which is still being copied to this day—to his annual Dick Clark's New Years Rockin' Eve, the New York native was a fixture of the entertainment scene.

Blue Bloods: Will Jamie's Big Save Blow His Cover?

On Friday's episode, the youngest crime-fighting Reagan (Will Estes), who's been working undercover all season as Jimmy Reardon tailing the Sanfino mob family, saves a baby from a burning building. His heroics immediately set off a media frenzy, which threaten his undercover identity should his name and photo be released.

"I don't think Jamie was thinking that far ahead in that moment of how it could affect his cover," Estes tells TVGuide.com. "He ended up in a situation where he made a split-second decision and he ran in and got the baby out. I think he felt like he was doing his job and doing what anyone in that situation with the ability to do would do. But then it becomes abundantly clear that this is gonna be a huge complication. He can't have his face all over the news and papers and TV while undercover."

The solution to the department's headache? Jamie's dad and police commissioner Frank (Tom Selleck) realizes that he could pin the rescue on Sgt. Renzulli (Nick Turturro) because Jamie had handed the baby to him before stepping out of the blazing building. That will satiate the public's appetite and protect Jamie — though denying him much-deserved recognition for the biggest save of his nascent career.

"I honestly don't think he misses the attention," Estes says. "Yeah, he deserves it, but most people who work in that capacity are sort of embarrassed to get that kind of attention. It's nice to get the accolades, but I think he just feels like he was doing his job. ... I think what he's most concerned with is that he caused a mess for his dad. It's a recurring theme that his children, being police officers and a district attorney, get scrutinized for anything they do because they're the police commissioner's kids. I think Jamie feels bad about continuing to cause that problem for his dad, but I don't think he has any regrets about that moment. He did save a baby's life. I'm sure he feels great about that. I just don't think he wants the medal for it."

Similarly, Renzulli doesn't want to take credit for Jamie's actions, but agrees to the cover-up. "It sounds like a great thing, but for a proud police officer, it's actually a difficult thing to do — to take credit for something that's not due," Estes says. "You want credit where it's due. You may not get that, but you don't want it where it's not due."

But having Renzulli play the hero means he must be clued in to Jamie's undercover work. The news doesn't exactly sit well with him, as he feels — being Jamie's partner and training officer — he should've been told.

"Something like undercover work, you can't go around talking about it!" Estes says. "It's the wrong thing to do. Also, you don't tell people because it protects them. But the nice thing is ... I asked one of our advisors [if Renzulli's reaction] is realistic and he said yeah. When you're partnered with someone, you grow close and trust each other. He said it's natural for you to be angry about getting left out, but at the same time, the undercover person can't tell anybody. It's a cool validation to have as an actor that going into a scene, it makes sense to someone who's been on the job."

So now that Jamie has side-stepped that cover-blowing landmine, will he be able to finish his assignment once and for all? As of last month, Jimmy Reardon was "retired" after narrowly escaping danger at the hands of the Sanfinos when he got "arrested" for the death of mobster Johnny Tesla (Tom Lipinski).

"It comes back around and Jimmy Reardon isn't totally out of the woods," Estes says. "There are people he's worked with that pop again. Jimmy disappeared and people wanna know where he went. He's not retired. When the mob's looking for you, you're definitely not retired!"

'Blossom': Mayim Bialik & Joey Lawrence reprise characters for Old Navy

Mayim Bialik and Joey Lawrence are both on successful TV series -- "The Big Bang Theory" and "Melissa & Joey," respectively -- but they're not too cool for their roots. The former stars of the best '90s series ever, "Blossom," have reunited for Old Navy in a new TV spot.

Basically, the idea is that Blossom has been hired as Old Navy's "chief floral officer" for their new line of spring duds... and she's accompanied by her brother Joey. We miss his flowing hair, but he gains points for "Whoa"-ing like no time has passed at all.

Between his signature catchphrase and her perfectly '90s hat, we've almost been convinced to buy the dresses. Though we'd rather purchase the robot bees, to be honest. (Video)

CBS renews 18 shows

In a statement, Nina Tassler head of CBS Entertainment says, "This large-scale renewal is testimony to the strength, stability and success of a deep and diverse roster of top-rated programming."

On the comedy side, the network renewed "2 Broke Girls" and "Mike & Molly." CBS had previously announced multi-year pickups of "How I Met Your Mother" and "The Big Bang Theory."

As for dramas, CBS picked up "NCIS," "NCIS: Los Angeles," "Hawaii Five-0," "Criminal Minds," "CSI," "Person of Interest," "The Mentalist," "Blue Bloods" and "The Good Wife."

The network also renewed reality show "The Amazing Race" and "Undercover Boss" in addition to the previously picked up "Survivor." "60 Minutes" and "48 Hours" will also be back.

While "Two and a Half Men" didn't receive an immediate renewal, the network says they are in "preliminary discussions." This likely means that Ashton Kutcher wants more money. Also missing from this list is "CSI: Miami" and "CSI: New York."

Dick Clark Selling 'Flintstones' Pad (Dinosaur Not Included)

The legendary home sits atop a bluff and has a complete 360 degree view of the Pacific Ocean, Channel Islands, Boney Mountains, Serrano Valley. Despite its size, it's only a one bedroom home, so Pebbles and Bam Bam will have to find their own place to live.

The house also features a bar, breakfast area, dining room, living room, patio and wine cellar ... and it's a steal at just 3,500,000 clams!

Yabba dabba do!!

Pilot Season: Brittany Snow to Co-Star in NBC's 1600 Penn

The comedy centers on the most ordinary family in the world — who just so happen to live at the White House. Snow will play Becca, the overachieving and perfectionist daughter of the president who helped raise her younger siblings. As previously announced, Book of Mormon's Josh Gad will play Skip, her gregarious and clumsy older brother.

Gad will also write and executive-produce the pilot with Modern Family's Jason Winer.

Besides her breakout role playing Meg Pryor in American Dreams, Snow previously starred in John Tucker Must Die, Hairspray, and Harry's Law.

Pilot Season: Heroes Alum Milo Ventimiglia Joins Frank Darabont's TNT Pilot

The drama chronicles the dangerous underbelly of Los Angeles in the '40s and '50s, namely, the battle between gangster Mickey Cohen and L.A. police Chief William Parker. Ventimiglia will play Ned Stax, a young former marine who served with Joe Teague during WWII. In L.A., Stax is a lawyer being groomed to be a fixer for the mob.

As previously reported, The Walking Dead star Jon Bernthal is in early talks to join the project in the role of Teague, which could mean the end of his character Shane on the AMC series.

Glee's Vanessa Lengies on Sugar's Big Breadstix Bash and McKinley's New Love Triangle

"Sugar is going to be in the middle of a love triangle," Vanessa Lengies tells TVGuide.com. "Rory and Artie fight back and forth the entire time for Sugar's hand."

In Tuesday's episode (8/7c, Fox), Sugar's dad throws her a huge party at Breadstix — soon to be renamed Sugar Shack — in honor of her favorite holiday. All of New Directions is invited to the bash — but not without one stern marching order from their hostess: No singles allowed!

The warning is odd considering Sugar herself has been riding solo since she first popped up in September. However, her sudden desire for a date will bring out both Rory and Artie's A-games when they each try to win her heart — in true Glee style — with song. "Kevin McHale's serenade was one of the hottest things that I've seen on the show," Lengies says. "He used to be in a boy band and I grew up completely obsessed with boy bands. He just pulled out every move that was fully engrained in my childhood and teen years."

Suffice it to say, there's a clear winner of the Sugar showdown in Lengies' eyes. "Damian [McGinty]'s such a great guy. The other day, I had a really hard day on set because of family issues and he totally comforted me," Lengies says. "But Sugar, in my mind, was definitely won over more by Artie."

No matter who gets the last dance, New Directions' newest power couple won't last long. "My take is that Sugar doesn't even care about being in a relationship. She just cannot be seen single at this party," Lengies says. "But I really never know what the producers have planned."

Glee producers have been keeping Lengies on her toes all season. Since appearing in the Season 3 premiere in what was supposed to be a one-time role, producers have kept asking her back one episode at a time. (She has now appeared in nine of 13). Consequently, Sugar has slowly evolved from a tone-deaf punch line into a recurring character infamous for splitting up the glee club. However, Lengies insists Sugar's diva antics are behind her. "When she joined the glee club, she just realized that's that what she loves to do. Sugar represents the people out there who maybe can't sing, but love it," Lengies says. "I'm only realizing this now because I didn't know she was going to stick around this long. This character just embodies what Glee is, because it's all about acceptance.

Although the continued gig has been a pleasant surprise, the arrangement isn't without a few hitches. For instance, Lengies booked a family vacation unaware that Sugar had been written into the Michael Jackson tribute episode and subsequently had to miss the big episode. "It's like earning a new job every week," she says excitedly. "Did I make it? Did I not? I don't know!"

Lengies' last series role, on TNT's now-canceled HawthoRNe, was a one-episode appearance that turned into a three-season job, so she's more than happy to put in the extra work. "I practiced all weekend for regionals," she says of the extensive choreography. "I'm not a dancer, but I want to make sure that I don't let anybody down."

Her Glee future remains unclear, but Lengies is embracing the moment nonetheless. "During HawthoRNe, I was constantly trying not to be too outrageous and keep it serious. This has been so refreshing for me because it's such a good outlet for the inner me to just be," she says. "That's the whole point of Glee anyways — to just be who you are and that's enough. I really feel that way on set."

Who do you think Sugar should pick? Artie or Rory?

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