The late, great Dick Clark — the host of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve, Pyramid, and, most notably, American Bandstand — made quite an impact. He introduced Ike and Tina Turner, Smokey Robinson and the Miracles, Simon and Garfunkel, Stevie Wonder, and Talking Heads to America. Paul Anka credited American Bandstand for creating “youth culture” and Clark himself was regarded as “America's oldest teenager.”
So it’s not that surprising that a man who was known for being young at heart would be a huge fan of a cartoon just as iconic as he was: The Flintstones. What is surprising, however, is that he actually wanted to live as if he were a character in the popular animated children’s show. That’s right: Dick Clark lived in a house inspired by the fictional caveman town of Bedrock.
The man lived in a rock, literally. And what most would consider a yabba-dabba-don't was Dick Clark’s real estate dream.
To fully appreciate how odd the whole situation was, you need to see this home with your very own eyes…
The house sits on 23 acres of prime Malibu bluff real estate and has picturesque views of the Serrano Valley, Boney Mountains, Channel Islands, and Pacific Ocean.
Two months before his death in March 2012, Clark listed this property for $3.5 million.
Although the one-bedroom home is essentially a cave, it's anything but dreary. It boasts two bathrooms, a fireplace, an open patio, and several large glass windows beaming with light.
The house sat on the market for years until it was sold in December 2014 for nearly $1.8 million.
Unfortunately, the kitchen does not include an octopus dishwasher or warthog garbage disposal.
It does have a spacious dining room, however, with a table large enough to serve up a barbecued brontosaurus.
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