Dick Van Dyke
Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American actor, entertainer and comedian. His work spans screen and stage, and his awards include six Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Tony Award. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993, and has been honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2013, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2020, and was recognized as a Disney Legend in 1998.
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| Full name at birth | Richard Wayne Van Dyke
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| Claim to fame | his roles as Rob Petrie in the CBS sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show, Albert J. Peterson in the 1963 musical romantic comedy film Bye Bye Birdie, Bert the Chimney Sweep and Mr. Dawes Sr. in the 1964 live-action/animated hybrid musical fantasy comedy film Mary Poppins, Richard Harmon in the 1967 satirical comedy film Divorce American Style, Claude R. Fitzwilliam in the 1967 romantic comedy film Fitzwilly, Caractacus Potts in the 1968 children's musical fantasy film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Rev. Clayton Brooks in the 1971 satirical black comedy film Cold Turkey, Dick Preston in the CBS sitcom The New Dick Van Dyke Show, District Attorney John Fletcher in the 1990 action crime film Dick Tracy, Dr. Mark Sloan in the CBS crime drama series Jake and the Fatman as well as in the CBS medical crime drama series Diagnosis: Murder, Dr. Doug Townshend in the NBC/ABC medical comedy series Scrubs, Dr. Jonathan Maxwell in the Murder 101 made-for-television mystery films aired on the Hallmark Channel and the Hallmark Movie Channel, Mr. Bloomsberry (voice ) in the 2006 animated adventure family comedy film Curious George, Cecil J. Fredericks in the Night at the Museum buddy adventure fantasy comedy film series, Mr. Dawes Jr. in the 2018 musical fantasy comedy film Mary Poppins Returns, and Orville "Dutch" Jenkin in the ABC sitcom The Middle
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| Date of birth | 13 December 1925
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| Place of birth | West Plains, Missouri, USA
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| Occupation | Actor, Comedian, Singer, Writer, Dancer
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| Height | 6' 1" (185 cm)
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| Weight | 150 lbs (68 kg)
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| Net worth | $50,000,000 USD
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| High school | Danville High School, Danville, Illinois, USA -1944
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- In March 2023, Dick was involved in an accident after he crashed his car into a gate in Los Angeles. He was reportedly behind the wheel of a 2018 Lexus LS 500 and lost control of his car after sliding on the road due to heavy rainfall and later crashed into the gate. He was found bleeding from the nose and mouth and was treated by paramedics at the scene.
- In May 2021, he was honored at the 2021 Kennedy Center Honors ceremony for his contribution to the arts.
- In 2014, his career-defining role of Robert Petrie in The Dick Van Dyke Show was included at #22 in the list of ’50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time’ by TV Guide.
- Dick’s role model in comedy was Stan Laurel. He formed a close friendship with Laurel and delivered the eulogy at his funeral in 1965.
- His disastrous cockney accent as Bert in the Julie Andrews-starrer Mary Poppins (1964) has always been subjected to light-hearted mockery and criticism.
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