Dick Van Dyke

Richard Wayne Van Dyke born December 13 1925 is an American actor entertainer and comedian His awardwinning career has spanned seven decades in film television and stage Van Dyke is the recipient of multiple awards including a Golden Globe Tony Grammy a Daytime Emmy and four Primetime Emmys He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012 He was honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2013 the Kennedy Center Honors in 2021 and was recognized as a Disney Legend Van Dyke began his career as an entertainer on radio and television in nightclubs and on the Broadway stage In 1961 he starred in the original production of Bye Bye Birdie a role which earned him the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical Carl Reiner then cast him as Rob Petrie on the CBS television sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show from 1961 to 1966 which made him a household name He went on to star in the movie musicals Bye Bye Birdie 1963 Mary Poppins 1964 and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang 1968 and in the comedydrama The Comic 1969 Van Dyke also made guest appearances on television programs Columbo 1974 and The Carol Burnett Show 1977 and starred in The New Dick Van Dyke Show 197174 Diagnosis Murder 19932001 and Murder 101 200608 Van Dyke has also made appearances in the films Dick Tracy 1990 Curious George 2006 Night at the Museum 2006 Night at the Museum Secret of the Tomb 2014 and Mary Poppins Returns 2018 Description above from the Wikipedia article Dick Van Dyke licensed under CCBYSA full list of contributors on Wikipedia