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
fun creative periods
'The Show' was the most fun I ever had and the most creative period of my life.
trying comic come-up
When I get some budding young comic who'll come up to me and say, 'What was it like to do it in those days?' I try to be as gracious to him as Stan Laurel was to me.
kids want watches
When I started having kids, I thought, 'I don't want to do anything they can't watch.'
best-experiences mary study-abroad
'Mary Poppins' was one of the best experiences of my life.
brother laughing i-can
I can't work with my brother without laughing.
girl needs golden
I did a 'Golden Girls' once, which shot in front of an audience, and that went well. I had a good time. But I need an audience, for comedy at least.
fun writing dykes
I've had a lot of writers, in particular, who said they got into writing because of the 'Van Dyke Show.' They said it looked like fun.
retirement retired stills
I'm always announcing my retirement. I'm still not retired.
people
We all know we're going to die. We're all circling the drain. Some of us are closer than others. I'm 90, I know I'm closer to the drain than most people.
home people shy
I wasn't a falling-in-the-gutter type. I drank at home because it relaxed me. I was shy around new people, but after a drink or two, I became more sociable.
kids lucky want
I was lucky to get the kinds of parts I wanted. I always said I didn't want to do anything my kids can't see.
people funny-people mets
There's a lot of very funny people I'd love to work with that I've never met, of course. I love Steve Martin and Jim Carrey.
opportunity joy missing
Anyone who doesn't sing and dance at every opportunity is missing out on the joy of life.
personality ineffectiveness
Rob Petrie is who I really am - in personality and general ineffectiveness.