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Dick Van Dyke

(1925) Singer United States

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Dick Van Dyke is a singer from the United States, best known for My lucky life in and out of show business.

Quick Facts About Dick Van Dyke

Born: December 13, 1925
Nationality: United States
Profession: Singer
Notable works: My lucky life in and out of show business
Known for: The Dick Van Dyke Show, Diagnosis: Murder
Spouse: Margie Willett

About Dick Van Dyke

He has performed on both screen and stage. In 1993 he was added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and in 1995 he entered the Television Hall of Fame. He became a Disney Legend in 1998, received the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2013, and was honored by the Kennedy Center in 2020.

Awards & Honors

Kennedy Center Honors The Life Career Award Grammy Award for Best Children's Music Album Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series star on Hollywood Walk of Fame TCA Career Achievement Award Army Good Conduct Medal Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Guest Performer in a Drama Series

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American Comedy Awards People's Choice Awards Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical Britannia Awards Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Theatre World Award Disney Legends Daytime Emmy Award Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award

Quotes by Dick Van Dyke · Page 3

I just think everyone needs their own private space.

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'Mary Poppins' was one of the best experiences of my life.

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So as my kids will tell you, they had a pretty normal life.

Kids

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Life is like a box of chocolates, I'm a nerd and I read books

Book

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Anyone who doesn't sing and dance at every opportunity is missing out on the joy of life.

Joy

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I never had a lot of drive, but because I had family responsibilities, I had a lot of tenacity - the tenacity…

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A lot of violence, a lot of gore in it, and I just didn't want to do that kind of thing.

Gore

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“[My mother] once cooked a ham and later found it in my father's shirt drawer. I am not kidding.”

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When I started having kids, I thought, 'I don't want to do anything they can't watch.'

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Once I got a job singing and dancing, a reasonable person might think, "Maybe I should learn how to do this." But…

Dance

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So at 16 I got a job at the local radio station. And I was working after school and weekends. I did…

After school

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I think, the 'Van Dyke Show' and 'Mary Poppins' are two of the best periods of my life. I had so much…

Dykes

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I taught Sunday school when I was younger, and ended up an elder in the church, and it just seemed to me…

Christian

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“As a younger man, though, I lacked confidence, the confidence that comes with experience. I worried and stressed way more than I…

Confidence

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Oh, I had an idea for a pilot of my own at the time, and then Carl sent me about eight scripts…

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I don't think we've got much of a chance to tell you the truth. But our main problem is our audience skews…

Audience

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I had an uncle who had a car with a rumble seat, and I used to love to ride in that thing.…

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A lot of the guilt didn't help my drinking at that point. I never expected a divorce to happen in my life…

Business

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I cannot tell you what it means when children recognize. This is about the third generation for me. And when kids that…

Children

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I decided, when I started having kids, that I'd try not to do anything that I wouldn't be proud for them to…

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I was lucky to get the kinds of parts I wanted. I always said I didn't want to do anything my kids…

Kids

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I found out retirement means playing golf, or I don't know what the hell it means. But to me, retirement means doing…

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Do you know that I was the anchor on the 'CBS Morning Show?' And my newsman was Walter Cronkite.

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Moses probably danced a little, right? You don't part the Red Sea without having some moves.

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We had all week to rehearse. An audience would come in at the end of the week and we'd our little show.…

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I learned everything that I know about comedy and about show business and a lot about life from Carl.

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But I wish they would make a musical of some kind. I miss musicals so much. You don't see them anymore.

Actor

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No, no, it was the relationships. That was that group. People believed that Rob and Laura were really married in real life.…

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You have to be able to laugh at yourself. Attitude is almost more important than what happens to you.

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There are people with their iPads are taking pictures so much that they're not experiencing the moment. They go home and look…

Home

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I got into a Broadway show before I ever sang and danced. I learned how after I got in the show.

Actor

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I did a 'Golden Girls' once, which shot in front of an audience, and that went well. I had a good time.…

Audience

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You're going to die. That's going to happen. What matters is what you do with your time before you get flushed out.

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You can spread jelly on the peanut butter but you can't spread peanut butter on the jelly.

Food

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I watch 'Al Jazeera.' They have news that you can't find anywhere else. They do great documentaries, too.

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I do miss the rhythms of comedy. And I've never been able to perform very well without an audience. The sitcoms I've…

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Jon Stewart kills me. I love him. And Bill Maher. He does an hour on HBO. But entirely political. It is awfully…

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I wouldn't mind taking a chance at Real Time, I've always thought if I could pick my interviewer, it'd be Charlie Rose,…

Chance

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My career is over. I'm just playing now and having a great time. I like to keep busy, and I'm doing what's…

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All of us involved say 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' was the best five years of our lives. We were like otters…

Dykes

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