Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke's biography

Dick Van Dyke is 97 years old singer born at West Plains. He was born on Sunday 13th of December 1925. According to year of birth 1925 he belongs to Greatest Generation. Birthday on 13th of December means he is Sagittarius. Sagittarius is a Fiery sign of Zodiac Belt. These people are highly learned and love to gain knowledge throughout their life.

He is native english speaker. He is citizen of United States of America. His primary profession is to be singer. You can know him also as film producer, writer, dancer, voice actor, musician, stage actor, film actor, television actor, screenwriter, comedian. He is recently known as television producer. He received Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical Bye Bye Birdie in 1961

Dick Van Dyke's dad

Dick Van Dyke's father's name is Loren Wayne Van Dyke.

Dick Van Dyke's mom

Dick Van Dyke's mother's name is Hazel Vorice McCord.

Dick Van Dyke's family

He has 2 sons.

Dick Van Dyke's son: Barry Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke's son's name is Barry Van Dyke. He is known as actor. His son was born on Tuesday 31st of July 1951 in Atlanta.

Dick Van Dyke's son: Carey Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke's son's name is Carey Van Dyke. He is known as actor. His son was born on Wednesday 25th of February 1976 in Los Angeles.

Dick Van Dyke's schools

We found 1 school He attended. Name of the school: Danville High School.

Detailed informations about his schools

• Grew up in Danville, Illinois, with younger brother Jerry Van Dyke and fellow celebrities Gene Hackman and Bobby Short. Attended and graduated from Danville High School, where he was in the drama club.
• Almost graduated from Danville High School in Danville, Illinois (1944). He received his high school diploma when he was age 78 (2004).
• Attended high school with Donald O'Connor.

Dick Van Dyke's career

His main focus is to be singer. He is also a member of American Legion.

Dick Van Dyke's partner

Michelle Triola

Dick Van Dyke and Michelle Triola have been together since 1976 for 33 years. She is known as actor. His partner was born on Sunday 13th of November 1932 in Los Angeles. His partner died on Friday 30th of October 2009 in Malibu. Michelle Triola was 84 years old, when this happened.

Awards and competitions

Dick Van Dyke's Awards

• He received award for Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical for work Bye Bye Birdie in 1961
• He received award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for work The Dick Van Dyke Show in 1964
• He received award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for work The Dick Van Dyke Show in 1965
• He received award for Grammy Award for Best Children's Album for work Mary Poppins in 1964
• He received award for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series for work The Dick Van Dyke Show in 1966

Dick Van Dyke's Rankings

• Rob Petrie, Van Dyke's role on The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961), was ranked #22 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].

What Dick Van Dyke has done for a first time

• Before he was a successful actor and comedian, his first job was that of a radio announcer at a Danville, Illinois radio station at age 16. He did the news as well as spun records.
• Did not begin dancing until he was age 34, and did not appear in his first movie until he was age 36.
• Guest-starred on the second episode of Matlock (1986)'s first season, with his old friend Andy Griffith. Eleven years later, Griffith would return the favor by appearing in a two part episode of Diagnosis Murder (1993), reprising his role of Ben Matlock.
• Made a comeback to television, for the first time in 27 years, with Diagnosis Murder (1993).

Dick Van Dyke's quotes

• I've retired so many times now it's getting to be a habit.
• I never wanted to be an actor and to this day I don't. I can't get a handle on it. An actor wants to become someone else. I am a song-and-dance man and I enjoy being myself, which is all I can do.
• I've made peace with insecurity... because there is no security of any kind.
• It was a marvelous relaxer . . . Jack Daniels (Tennessee Whiskey) became my good friend. Then sometime in my early forties he turned on me.
• I think that cigarettes are worse. I think that nicotine ... I've heard heroin addicts and cocaine addicts say it was nothing compared to getting off cigarettes.
• I'm really in retirement. My career is over. I'm just playing now and having a great time. I like to keep busy, and I'm doing what's fun for me.
• I was a Laurel & Hardy nut. I got to know Laurel at the end of his life and it was a great thrill for me. He left me his bow tie and derby and told me that if they ever made a movie about him, he'd want me to play him.
• People from the UK love to tease me. I invented a whole new dialect. I never could do a British accent, not even in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968).
• My whole generation has disappeared on me. My contemporaries, not in talent but in age, were Paul Newman, Jack Lemmon, Rock Hudson. All gone.
• [on the death of Mary Tyler Moore]: There are no words. She was the best! We always said that we changed each other's lives for the better.
• I appreciate this opportunity to apologize to the members of Bafta for inflicting on them the most atrocious cockney accent in the history of cinema.
• I almost killed myself stopping. I got the gum and I was chewing the gum and I was wearing the patch ... My heart rate was about 140 all the time. Thank God I survived that.
• I would like to say a word about age. I'm 15 years older than Bernie. I've always admired Bernie and I've followed his career. He's never been - to me - a career politician. He's just a patriot who worked as hard as he could.
• [on his marriage to Arlene Silver] My brother just said, 'It'll never work. What do you talk about? What do you do together?' The fact is, we talk all the time, and we do everything together.
• [on the death of his first wife] Even though we were long divorced, with her death I lost a part of myself.
• We were making dinner one night and after taking a sip of wine, I put the glass down and said: 'Boy, that's making me ill.' From then on, my desire to drink vanished.
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