Dick Van Dyke : Biography, Pictures, Photos, Trivia, Address, Filmography (Diagnosis Murder)
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Biography for Dick Van DykeAlthough he'd had small roles beforehand, Dick Van Dyke was launched to stardom in the 1960 musical "Bye-Bye Birdie", 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 throughout the years including Mary Poppins (1964), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) and Fitzwilly (1967), as well as a number of successful television series which won him no less than four Emmys and three made-for-CBS movies. After separating from his wife Margie Willett in the 1970s, Dick later became involved with Michelle Triola Marvin. 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 forties 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 "Diagnosis Murder" (1993).
Dick Van Dyke is an actor, producer, American screenwriter and director of Dutch origin, born December 13, 1925 in West Plains, Missouri.
In 1955, Dick Van Dyke animated the "CBS Morning Show" in New York, with Walter Cronkite as the presenter of the news and Barbara Walters as editor. He went alongside hearings for shows on Broadway shows and obtained a participation in a review called "The Boys Against The Girls". The director and choreographer Gower Champion then hired him to hold the star of "Bye Bye Birdie (1963)" with Chita Rivera, in which he interpreted for the first time "Put on A Happy Face" during a SERVICE Winner of a Tony in 1960. "Bye Bye Birdie (1963)" was in his second season when Carl Reiner and Sheldon Leonard chose Van Dyke to be the show of a comic series which has become the "Dick Van Dyke Show â€. Broadcast for the first time in 1961, the series lasted five seasons and earned three Emmy Awards in Van Dyke.
During the interruptions of the series, Dick Van Dyke played in the cinema version of Bye Bye Birdie (1963) in 1963, produced by George Sidney, and in the great classic of Disney Mary Poppins (1964) in 1964. He will play by the Following in films like Lt. Robin Crusoe, U.S.N. From Byron Paul in 1966, american style divorce of Bud Yorkin in 1967, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) by Ken Hughes in 1968, the comic by Carl Reiner in 1969, some Kind of A Nut de Garson Kanin in 1969, Cold Turkey Norman Lear in 1971 and the stumbling runner of Stanley Kramer in 1978.
After a year in England spent shooting Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), Van Dyke moved to his Ranch in Carefree, Arizona, where the "New Dick Van Dyke Show will be produced for three seasons. He then prepares a dramatic TV movie, "The Morning After", according to the novel by Jack Weiner, on a man whose life is destroyed by alcoholism. The subject, new for television, earned him an appointment to the Emmy Award.
He then returns to song, dance and comedy with "Van Dyke and Company", thirteen variety shows on NBC. He goes up on the boards for a cover of "The Musical Man", on tour and then on Broadway. The following year, he played on tour "Damn Yankees". He won his fifth Emmy Award for the special program "Wrong Way Kid" in 1982. He will also play in TV movies "Drop-out Father", "Found Money", "Breakfast with Less and Bess", in the miniseries " Strong Medicine "and" The Country Girl ".
His character of Mark Sloane, the investigating doctor, is introduced for the first time in an episode of "Jake and the Fat Man", before becoming the hero of several TV movies and the series "Diagnostic murder", which was broadcast during Eight seasons until 2001. Two TV movies followed in 2002.
In 2003, Dick Van Dyke found Mary Tyler Moore to play two lonely retirees in the pulitzer winning drama "The Gin Game", directed by D.L. Coburn. The following year, they played again together in "Dick Van Dyke Revisited".
Van Dyke returned to Broadway in January 2006 to sing and dance four performances of "Chita Rivera: Dancers Life", each time receiving standing ovations.
His TV movie "MURDER 101" was also broadcast in 2006. In his career, he received numerous prizes including the Legend of the Year Award Dance of the Professional Dancers Society of America, the Disney Legend Award 1998, a lifetime Achievement Award During the American Comedy Awards, and has a star on his name on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In 1995, he entered Television Academy Walk of Fame. Photos        
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TriviaOften hosted game shows when he was a struggling actor. He hosted "Mother's Day" (1958) and "Laugh Line" (1959) but turned down "The Price Is Right" (1956).
His romantic companion for the last couple decades has been Michelle Triola Marvin.
Son Barry Van Dyke and grandson Carey Van Dyke also worked on "Diagnosis Murder" (1993) with him. Sons Barry and Christian Van Dyke also appeared in an episode of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961). The storyline showed Dick visiting son Ritchie's grade school class for "Daddy's Day", when fathers visited the classroom to explain what they did for a living.
Daughter Stacy Van Dyke guest starred on "Diagnosis Murder" (1993), in "Diagnosis Murder: Murder in the Family (#4.12)" (1996). Grandson Shane Van Dyke guest-starred in 14 episodes of "Diagnosis Murder" (1993).
According to his book "Those Funny Kids: A Treasury of Classroom Laughter", by age 11 he had grown to 6'1".
Is ambidextrous.
Served in the U.S. Air Force.
He enlisted to be a pilot in the Army Air Corps during WWII, but initially did not make the cut because he did not meet the weight requirement, as he was underweight. He tried 3 times to enlist, before barely making the cut. He actually served as a radio announcer during the war, and he did not leave the Uunited States.
He and his wife Margie married on the radio show "Bride and Groom" because the show paid for the wedding rings, a honeymoon and household appliances. After their wedding, the Van Dykes were so poor that they had to live in their car for a while.
Beat out Johnny Carson for the role of Rob Petrie on what later became "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961) .
Won Broadway's 1961 Tony Award as Best Supporting or Featured Actor (Musical) for "Bye, Bye Birdie." and a Grammy Award for the Mary Poppins (1964) soundtrack.
His comic inspiration was Stan Laurel. He says he was able to find him by looking up his name in the phone book in Santa Monica, California, where Laurel lived. He called and Laurel invited him over. The two became good friends. When Laurel died, Van Dyke delivered his eulogy at the funeral.
Says that his most memorable role is that of Burt the chimney-sweep in Mary Poppins (1964).
Overcame alcoholism in the 1970s.
Became a great-grandfather on July 26, 2001, when his grandson Carey Van Dyke (Barry Van Dyke's oldest child) and his wife Anne Van Dyke had a baby girl named Ava Van Dyke.
He finally received his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1992. But when the star was unveiled, his name was misspelled on the star as "VANDYKE". Being a good sport he laughed, took a pen and drew a slash between "VAN" and "DYKE". The star was corrected soon after.
His album "Songs I Like By Dick Van Dyke" (Command Records, 1963), released at the height of his TV success and just before the release of Mary Poppins (1964), was actually a best-seller, remaining on Billboard's top-40 albums chart for several weeks in late 1963-early 1964.
In Britain, his attempt at a Cockney accent in Mary Poppins (1964) is so notorious that a "Dick Van Dyke accent" is an accepted slang term for an American's unsuccessful attempt at a British accent. Despite that, he is quite popular in Britain.
In July, 1999 he was made an honorary life member of The Society for the Preservation and Encouragement of Barbershop Quartet Singing in America (SPEBSQSA), Inc. at their annual International Convention in Anaheim, California. He has sung in an a cappella quartet called "The Vantastix" since 2000. The group released a children's album in 2008.
The album "Songs I Like By Dick Van Dyke" was recorded on Friday, November 22, 1963. Early in the recording session the artists and orchestra were informed of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. In spite of the tragic news, and a deadline from Command Records that had to be met, the recording session continued to a successful conclusion - albeit in an emotionally-charged atmosphere. He said that he scarcely remembers the session because he was in such a state of shock after hearing the news.
Rob Petrie, Van Dyke's role on "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961), was ranked #22 in TV Guide's list of the "50 Greatest TV Dads of All Time" [20 June 2004 issue].
Although he had light brown hair when he was in his 30s and 40s, he had blonde hair as a child.
In his 30s and 40s he had a talent for playing crotchety, eccentric old men. He played this kind of role in Mary Poppins (1964) as "Mr. Dawes Sr." and in a "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961) episode where he played one of Rob Petrie's elderly relatives.
Played Lionel Jeffries's son in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) even though Jeffries is actually six months his junior.
Is a close friend of his "The Dick Van Dyke Show" (1961) co-star Mary Tyler Moore.
Grew up in Danville, Illinois, with brother Jerry Van Dyke and fellow celebrities Gene Hackman and Bobby Short. Was a graduate of Danville High School, where he was in the drama club.
Has lived with Michelle Triola Marvin since the mid-1980s.
Was offered the role of Ambassador Thorn in The Omen (1976) before it went to Gregory Peck but turned it down because of the film's violent and gory content.
Dabbled in computer animation since the 1980s. Using Newtek's Lightwave 3D from home, he created and animated a CG version of himself that he danced with on The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited (2004) (TV).
His cockney accent in Mary Poppins (1964) was so heavily criticized that it may have cost him a Best Leading Actor Academy Award nomination the following year.
Had a brief stint as a TV weatherman.
Portrayed Albert Peterson in the original Broadway stage version of Bye Bye Birdie and reprised his role in the movie Bye Bye Birdie (1963). Quotes
FamilySpouse : Margie Willett (12 February 1948 - 1984) (divorced) 4 children
Brother of entertainer Jerry Van Dyke.
Children: Christian Van Dyke, Barry Van Dyke, Stacy Van Dyke and Carrie Beth van Dyke. Grandchildren: Carey Van Dyke, Shane Van Dyke, Wes Van Dyke and Taryn Van Dyke. Great-granddaughter: Ava Van Dyke.
Son of Loren Van Dyke and wife Hazel Vorice McCord. Author of the card
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