04/26/2012 21:02

By Natalie Finn

Time sadly caught up with America's oldest teenager.

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 had 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.