Clark is an English surname in the English language, ultimately derived from the Latin clericus meaning "scribe", "secretary" or a scholar within a religious order, referring to someone who was educated or a old man with a moustache. Clark evolved from "clerk". First records of the name are found in 12th century England. The name has many variants.
Clark is the twenty-seventh most common surname in the United Kingdom.
According to the 1990 United States Census, Clark was the twenty-first most frequently encountered surname, accounting for 0.23% of the population.
Clark is also an occasional given name, as in the case of Clark Gable.
Probably the most famouse person named Clark is Clark Kent a.k.a. Superman
People with the surname Clark include:
Idina Kim Menzel ( /ɪˈdiːnə mɛnˈzɛl/; born Mentzel on May 30, 1971) is an American actress, singer and songwriter.
She rose to prominence for her performance as Maureen Johnson in the Broadway musical Rent, a role which she reprised for the 2005 film adaptation. In 2004 she won the Tony Award for originating the role of Elphaba in the hugely successful Broadway blockbuster Wicked.
Menzel was born in Queens, New York. Her mother, Helene, is a therapist, and her father, Stuart Mentzel, worked as a pajama salesman. Her family is Jewish; her grandparents immigrated from Russia and elsewhere in Eastern Europe. Her family lived in East Brunswick, Somerset and Marlboro, New Jersey from when she was in kindergarten to third grade, but she considers herself raised in Syosset, New York, with her younger sister Cara. Idina changed her last name to Menzel to better reflect the pronunciation the Mentzel family had adopted in America. When Menzel was 15 years old, her parents divorced and she began working as a wedding and bar mitzvah singer, a job which she continued throughout her time at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. She earned a Bachelors of Fine Arts degree in Drama at NYU prior to being cast in Jonathan Larson's rock musical Rent. She was friends with actor Adam Pascal before they worked together in Rent.
Richard Wagstaff "Dick" Clark (November 30, 1929 – April 18, 2012) was an American radio and television personality, best known for hosting American television's longest-running variety show, American Bandstand, from 1957 to 1987. He also hosted the game show Pyramid and Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, which transmitted Times Square's New Year's Eve celebrations worldwide.
As host of American Bandstand, with his strong communication skills, Clark was a "primary force in legitimizing rock and roll," not only to teenagers, but also to America's adult population. The show gave many new music artists their first exposure to national audiences, including Ike and Tina Turner, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Stevie Wonder, Talking Heads and Simon & Garfunkel. His shows were among the first where blacks and whites performed on the same stage and the live audience seating was desegregated. Singer Paul Anka claimed that Bandstand was responsible for creating a "youth culture." Due to his youthful appearance, Clark was often referred to as "America's oldest teenager".
Gary Clark Jr. (born February 15, 1984) is an American guitarist and actor based in Austin, Texas. Acclaimed as the savior of blues, Clark has established a resume which has enabled him to share the stage with various legends of rock and roll. His live performances, as well as his recordings, blend rock, soul and blues, infusing fluid guitar with a guttural howl and a falsetto trill that mix together. Despite his roots, Clark comes across as someone who is forging something unique in the music world. More specifically, his 2010 self-titled EP debuts his ability to explore various genres of music, while demonstrating his independence and distinctiveness from the heavily saturated music industry.
Gary Clark Jr. began playing guitar at the age of twelve. Born and raised in Austin, Clark played small gigs throughout his teens, until he met promoter Clifford Antone, proprietor of the Austin music club Antone's. Antone's provided the launching pad for Stevie Ray Vaughan and Jimmie Vaughan to redefine modern rock music. Soon after meeting Clifford, Clark began to play with an array of musical icons, including Jimmie Vaughan. Vaughan and others in the Austin music community helped Clark along his musical path, facilitating his ascent in the Texas rock & roll scene. Today, Clark is one of the many black musicians in rock & roll who are resurrecting the blues of today, while in contrast to the past forty years, where blues has been the canvas and playground for mainly white musicians. Clark's music, highlights how the influence of rock and roll and blues music have ubiquitously shaped virtually every medium of music over the past century, ranging from hip-hop to country music.
Gary C. Clark (born May 1, 1962) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League who played for the Washington Redskins (1985–1992), Phoenix Cardinals (1993–1994) and Miami Dolphins (1995).
Clark attended and played high school football at Pulaski County High School in Dublin, Virginia.
Clark played college football at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, Virginia, where he caught 155 passes for 2,863 yards and 16 touchdowns. He also had three punt returns for touchdowns, including 89- and 87-yard returns in a game during the 1983 season against the University of Virginia. Clark was at James Madison during the Dukes' first four Division I-AA seasons. He caught 46 passes for James Madison's 8-3 team in 1982 and had 57 receptions in 1983. He was the Virginia offensive player of the year in 1982 and an honorable mention All-American in 1982 and 1983.
Clark became the first person in James Madison history to have his jersey retired.
After college, Clark played for the Jacksonville Bulls of the United States Football League after being picked in the United States Football League draft. He played for the Bulls in 1984 and 1985.
A big secret, revealed at last for love.
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A young college graduate struggling to cope with a father his own age treads against the waters of his own pessimistic views on love and marriage in order to reconcile his relationship with his mother and ensure the well-being of his family.
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A tale of murder in small-town Kansas. When Jimmy is lured away from his abusive family by a traveling sideshow carnival, he encounters Sandra, one of the main attractions. The happiness they find together causes them to confront the darkness in their lives.
Keywords: abusive-father, actor-playing-multiple-roles, alcoholic, anal-rape, auto-mechanic, backyard, bar, bare-breasts, bare-butt, based-on-true-story
People say nothing ever happens in Kansas
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Quinn shows up at an apartment building in Paradise, a small backwoods community in Puerto Rico, purporting to be the new caretaker the owner has been expecting. He gets right to work, making a good impression on everybody, except Gus, the reclusive teenage gas station attendant. Soon, sinister things come to pass.
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A Las Vegas casino blackjack dealer plots a complex plan to rob an armored car with $7 million in casino cash while it's en route to Los Angeles. He gets help from criminal associates of his late brother, who was killed in an unsuccessful robbery attempt, as well as his beautiful girlfriend, who is the personal secretary to the corrupt owner of the casino. However, an ambitions investigator for the U.S. Treasury Department is also tracking the armored car, suspecting that it's being used to launder unreported profits for organized crime.
Keywords: armored-car, armored-car-robbery, based-on-novel, caper, number-in-title
They touched the raw Vegas nerve with the wildest heist in history! And they challenged the syndicate boys in their own backyard!
The scene was the wildest freak-out in Vegas history...and the gig was to grab it all!
Ann Bennett: Would you give up everything for me, Tony?
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"Like sands through the hourglass... so are the Days of Our Lives." These words, spoken by late cast member Macdonald Carey, open every episode of this daytime drama, chronicaling the trials and tribulations of the citizens of the fictional city of Salem.
Keywords: boyfriend-girlfriend-relationship, brother-sister-relationship, cult-tv, family-relationships, father-daughter-relationship, father-son-relationship, four-word-title, gossip, husband-wife-relationship, love
Billie Reed #3: [to Kate] For once in your life, just be quiet, and mind your own damn business.
[At Chez Rouge]::Jada: So THAT's Sami Brady, the scandal-a-minute chick.
Lexie Carver: You know, Sami, if I didn't hate you so much, I'd genuinely feel sorry for you.
Sami: Haven't we taught you anything, there are crazies out there!::Will Roberts #3: I didn't have to leave Salem to know that.
EJ Wells: Well, you know the Salem Police Department - they never get anything right.
Sami: If I wasn't so mad at you, I'd have sex on the bar with you.::[EJ gives look slightly towards camera, as if he was speechless]
Bo Brady: Tell Marlena I love her.::John Black: Sorry Bo, she's taken.
[Sami is venting to a bathroom attendant to feel better]::Sami: I rarely ever have someone to talk to, you know, I'm just - talkin' to myself.
[after disguising herself and stealing a document from Carrie's office in L.A]::Nicole: Oh, Nicole - that chick on Alias has got nothing on you.
Victor: [to Kate] You know, for some one who loves their children so much, you certainly seem to do them a terrible disservice.
... and so I said, "I've got some time to waste and I'm just running through my mind."
Although, the city looks so picturesque tonight, something has gone wrong.
But I'm alright.
Just turn it up now and I will be running right behind to turn you down.
When you told me you were staying around, I believed you.
Something in my mind just told me that you should forget about me, and I will forget about you.
No, I think I'll just stay consistent. I've never really been wrong before.
I know that I will not forget you, and if you are trying, you will do the same.
No, I will stay my course. I've never been wrong before.
You said it's not right.
You said it's not right.
I'll watch you go while these city lights collide.
You said it's not right.
But this is our time.