The famed star sang and danced his way into America’s heart through his illustrious career that has spanned nearly eight decades.
Actor and comedic icon Dick Van Dyke is 100 years young today.
The famed star sang and danced his way into America’s heart through his illustrious career that has spanned nearly eight decades.
As part of the celebration this weekend, theaters across the country are showing a new documentary about his life, „Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration.“
Van Dyke’s work helped define a generation. He became one of the biggest actors of his era with the eponymous show „The Dick Van Dyke Show“, which ran for five years on CBS.
Early in his career, Van Dyke was quoted as saying he wanted to make films his children could watch. And he got his dream when Walt Disney cast him in „Mary Poppins“ – bad cockney accent and all – alongside the incomparable Julie Andrews. He also appeared in the equally kid-friendly „Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.“
„Yeah, I could have been James Bond. When Sean Connery left, the producer said, ‚Would you like to be the next Bond?‘ I said, ‚Have you heard my British accent?‘ Click! That’s a true story!“ Van Dyke told CBS Sunday Morning in 2023.
