Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke
Bye Bye Birdie, Mary Poppins, Diagnosis Murder
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Dick Van Dyke is an actor, comedian, writer, singer, dancer, and producer whose career in entertainment has spanned almost seven decades. With five Emmys, a Tony and a Grammy, he has the zest for life that propelled him into the limelight with the Broadway and film version of BYE BYE BIRDIE, THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW and film classics MARY POPPINS and CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG. More recently, Dick has appeared in family comedies, NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: THE SECRET OF THE TOMB and ALEXANDER AND THE TERRIBLE, HORRIBLE, NO GOOD, VERY BAD DAY.
Since Dr. Mark Sloan solved his final crime, on the long running CBS Series, DIAGNOSIS: MURDER, Dick's "retirement" has also included returns to the stage with Chita Rivera in A DANCER'S LIFE as well as with brother Jerry Van Dyke in Neil Simon's THE SUNSHINE BOYS.
Dick's life-long love of singing, especially acappella, has lead to the formation of his singing group, The Vantastix. Started more than a decade ago, "just for fun", the guys have performed across the country at world class venues, including the Ford Theatre in Washington for President Obama.
He has also been tirelessly committed to his work at The Midnight Mission, a downtown Los Angeles shelter for the troubled and homeless.
In honor of Dick's on-going contribution to the world of entertainment and charity, he was the recipient of the 2013 SAG Life Achievement Award. The SAG Awards have become a very special place for Mr. Van Dyke. In 2007, when presenting the award to Julie Andrews, Dick met his future wife, makeup-artist and now occasional Vantastix vocalist, Arlene Silver. They were married on February 29, 2012, in Malibu.
Dick was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1995, has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 7021 Hollywood Boulevard, and has also been recognized as a Disney Legend.
"You don't have to act your age. You don't even have to feel it. And if it does attempt to elbow its way into your life, you do not have to pay attention. If I am out shopping and hear music playing in a store, I start to dance. If I want to sing, I sing. I read books and get excited about new ideas. I enjoy myself. I don't think about the way I am supposed to act at my age - or at any age. As far as I know, there is no manual for old age. There is no test you have to pass. There is no way you have to behave. There is no such thing as 'age appropriate.' When people ask my secret to staying youthful at an age when getting up and down from your chair on your own is considered an accomplishment, you know what I tell them? 'Keep moving.'" -- from "Keep Moving: And Other Tips and Truths About Aging" by Dick Van Dyke
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