Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born December , ) is an American actor,
comedian, writer, singer, and dancer, whose award-winning career has
spanned seven decades.Van Dyke first gained recognition on radio and
Broadway, then he became known for his role as Rob Petrie on the CBS
television sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show, which ran from to . He also
gained significant popularity for roles in the musical films Bye Bye
Birdie (), Mary Poppins (), and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (). His other
prominent film appearances include roles in The Comic (), Dick Tracy
(), Curious George (), Night at the Museum (), Night at the Museum:
Secret of the Tomb (), and Mary Poppins Returns (). Other prominent TV
roles include the leads in The New Dick Van Dyke Show (â€"),
Diagnosis: Murder (â€"), and Murder (â€") which both co-starred his
son Barry.Van Dyke is the recipient of five Primetime Emmys, a Tony,
and a Grammy Award, and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame
in . He received the Screen Actors Guild's highest honor, the SAG Life
Achievement Award, in . He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at
Hollywood Boulevard and has also been recognized as a Disney Legend.
comedian, writer, singer, and dancer, whose award-winning career has
spanned seven decades.Van Dyke first gained recognition on radio and
Broadway, then he became known for his role as Rob Petrie on the CBS
television sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show, which ran from to . He also
gained significant popularity for roles in the musical films Bye Bye
Birdie (), Mary Poppins (), and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (). His other
prominent film appearances include roles in The Comic (), Dick Tracy
(), Curious George (), Night at the Museum (), Night at the Museum:
Secret of the Tomb (), and Mary Poppins Returns (). Other prominent TV
roles include the leads in The New Dick Van Dyke Show (â€"),
Diagnosis: Murder (â€"), and Murder (â€") which both co-starred his
son Barry.Van Dyke is the recipient of five Primetime Emmys, a Tony,
and a Grammy Award, and was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame
in . He received the Screen Actors Guild's highest honor, the SAG Life
Achievement Award, in . He has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at
Hollywood Boulevard and has also been recognized as a Disney Legend.
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