Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke

actor, producer, writer

Dick Van Dyke was born on Dec 13, 1925 in USA. Dick Van Dyke's big-screen debut came with The Dick Van Dyke Show - Season 1 directed by Jerry Paris in 1961, strarring Rob Petrie / Hezekiah Petrie. Dick Van Dyke is known for The Dick Van Dyke Show: Now in Living Color! directed by John Rich, Mary Tyler Moore stars as Laura Petrie and Dick Van Dyke as Rob Petrie. Dick Van Dyke has got 21 awards and 20 nominations so far. The most recent award Dick Van Dyke achieved is The Kennedy Center Honors. The upcoming new movie Dick Van Dyke plays is Buttons, A New Musical Film which will be released on Nov 19, 2019.

Dick Van Dyke was born Richard Wayne Van Dyke in West Plains, Missouri, to Hazel Victoria (McCord), a stenographer, and Loren Wayne Van Dyke, a salesman. His younger brother was entertainer Jerry Van Dyke. His ancestry includes English, Dutch, Scottish, German and Swiss-German. Although he had small roles beforehand, Van Dyke was launched to stardom in the musical "Bye-Bye Birdie" (1960), for which he won a Tony Award, and, then, later in the movie based on that play, Bye Bye Birdie (1963). He has starred in a number of films through the years including Mary Poppins (1964), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) and Un si gentil petit gang (1967), as well as a number of successful television series which won him no less than four Emmy Awards and three made-for-CBS movies. After separating from his wife, Margie Willett, in the 1970s, Dick later became involved with Michelle Triola. Margie and Dick had four children born during the first ten years of their marriage: Barry Van Dyke, Carrie Beth van Dyke, Christian Van Dyke and Stacy Van Dyke, all of whom are now in their sixties and seventies, and married themselves. He has seven grandchildren, including Shane Van Dyke, Carey Van Dyke, Wes Van Dyke and Taryn Van Dyke (Barry's children) and family members often appear with him on Diagnostic: meurtre (1993).

  • Birthday

    Dec 13, 1925
  • Place of Birth

    West Plains, Missouri, USA
  • Also known

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Known For

Awards

21 wins & 20 nominations

The Kennedy Center Honors
2020
Kennedy Center Honors
Winner - Kennedy Center Honors
Palm Springs International Film Festival
2019
Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Winner - Ensemble Cast Award
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