Richard Wayne Van Dyke was born on December 13, 1925, and is an American actor, entertainer, and comedian.
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His award-winning career has spanned seven decades in film, television, and stage. Van Dyke receives five Primetime Emmys, a Golden Globe, a Tony, and a Grammy Award.
He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012 and has also been recognized as a Disney Legend. He was honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2013 and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2021.
In 1961, he starred in the original production of Bye Bye Birdie alongside Chita Rivera, 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 (1961–1966), which made him a household name. He went on to star in the motion picture musicals Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Mary Poppins (1964), and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), and in the comedy-drama The Comic (1969).
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He made guest appearances on television programs Columbo (1974) and The Carol Burnett Show (1977) and starred in The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971–74), Diagnosis: Murder (1993–2001), and Murder 101 (2006–08).
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).
Dick Van Dyke Health, Diet, Exercise, Now
Years later, it appears he hasn’t stopped, and he says it’s the key to his aging well. Around June 2021, CBS This Morning visited the actor’s home and he showed off his workout regime, which includes rounds of sit-ups and leg circles.
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