Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke
Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dykeis an American actor, comedian, writer, singer, dancer, and producer whose career in entertainment has spanned almost seven decades. He is the older brother of Jerry Van Dyke and father of Barry Van Dyke...
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth13 December 1925
CityWest Plains, MO
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But once we got on the air, everybody except Morey Amsterdam pretty much stuck to the script.
You're going to die. That's going to happen. What matters is what you do with your time before you get flushed out.
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Bob Hope, like Mark Twain, had a sense of humor that was uniquely American, and like Twain, we'll likely not see another like him.
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All of us involved say 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' was the best five years of our lives. We were like otters at play.
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A lot of violence, a lot of gore in it, and I just didn't want to do that kind of thing.
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I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit.
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I get little kids who recognize me from 'Mary Poppins,' and it just delights me because it's our third generation.
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I grew up in Danville, Illinois, right in the middle of the state.
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I have four children and I have seven grandkids.
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But I wish they would make a musical of some kind. I miss musicals so much. You don't see them anymore.
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I've got plenty of arthritis. But if you keep moving, it won't bother you that much. That's why old guys stiffen up. They forget they have to get out of their chairs and do something. You let the moss grow over, it's your own fault.
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I was the worst game show host that ever lived, and I knew it.
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I turned down some movies that were quite good. mainly on the basis of taste.
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I think, the 'Van Dyke Show' and 'Mary Poppins' are two of the best periods of my life. I had so much fun, I didn't want it to end.