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
kids son four
My son Barry, of course, has been on from the beginning. And his son Shane is playing now a med student regularly on the show. And at one point or another, I've had all four of his kids on the show.
kids grandfather four
I have four kids, seven grandkids, and four great-grandkids. Maybe I can become a great-great-grandfather if I hang on!
brother kids poor
My brother and I laughed a lot as kids. We came up in the middle of the Depression, and neither one of us knew we were poor. We had nothing, but we didn't know it.
kids want watches
When I started having kids, I thought, 'I don't want to do anything they can't watch.'
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.
kids normal normal-life
So as my kids will tell you, they had a pretty normal life.
kids car
I had an uncle who had a car with a rumble seat, and I used to love to ride in that thing. I mentioned this to some kids, and they were like, "What are you even talking about?"
kids night firsts
Probably one of the happiest moments, outside the birth of all of my kids, was the first time we won an Emmy, that the show won an Emmy. That was a big night.
needs enough enjoy
You need someone to love, and something to do that you enjoy, and something to hope for, and that's enough for me.
guy important sideways
The most important thing for old guys is never start going down the stairs sideways.
moving thinking talking
People think I'm talking like I'm in perfect health, but I have all the infirmities for my age. I have arthritis and all those things. But if you keep moving, that won't bother you.
fun talking years
I've been talking about retiring for years. It's my standard answer to the question, 'What are your future plans?' The truth is, I'll always want to do things that are worthwhile or fun.
mean chance said
It means you never know what's going to happen,' I said. 'You do your best, then take your chances. Everything else is beyond our control.
retirement fun mean
I found out retirement means playing golf, or I don't know what the hell it means. But to me, retirement means doing what you have fun doing.