Here is a look at the life of award-winning actor Dick Van Dyke.
Personale
Data di nascita: dicembre 13, 1925
Luogo di nascita: West Plains, Missouri
Nome di nascita: Richard Wayne Van Dyke
Padre: Loren “Cookie” Van Dyke, a traveling salesman, Sunshine Biscuit Company
Madre: Hazel (McCord) Van Dyke
Matrimoni: Arlene (Argento) Van Dyke (2012-presente); Marjorie (Willett) Van Dyke (1948-1984, divorziato)
Bambini: with Marjorie (Willett) Van Dyke: cristiano, Barry, Stacy, Carrie
Altri fatti
Married his childhood sweetheart, Marjorie, with a ceremony on a live radio show, “Bride and Groom.”
Is the older brother of comedian Jerry Van Dyke.
Performs with an a cappella group, “The Vantastix.”
Army radio announcer during World War II.
Nominated for nine Emmy Awards and won four.
Nominated for one Grammy Award and won one.
Nominated for one Tony Award and won one.
Sequenza temporale
1940S – Opens and closes an advertising agency.
1947-1953 – Tours the country with Philip Erickson, as the Merry Mutes and later Eric and Van. Their act is comedy-pantomime.
1953-1955 – Daytime television emcee in Atlanta for the shows “The Merry Mutes” e “The Music Shop.”
1955 – “The Dick Van Dyke Show” airs locally in New Orleans.
giugno 1955 – Accepts a seven-year CBS contract as an emcee.
1958 – Is released from CBS’ seven-year contract.
novembre 2, 1959 – Broadway debut in a musical revue, “The Boys Against the Girls.”
aprile 14, 1960 – Stars in the Broadway musical “Bye Bye Birdie” as Albert Peterson. He reprises the role in the 1963 film.
ottobre 3, 1961-giugno 1, 1966 – “The Dick Van Dyke Show” arie. He stars as Rob Petrie, a TV comedy writer balancing his career and family life in the suburbs. Mary Tyler Moore plays his wife, Laura.
1964 – Grammy vincitore, shared with Julie Andrews, for Best Recording for Children for “Mary Poppins.”
1965 – Emmy winner for Outstanding Individual Achievements in Entertainment for “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”
1966 – Emmy winner for Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role for “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”
September 18, 1971-marzo 11, 1974 – “The New Dick Van Dyke Show” arie.
September 2, 1976 and October 7, 1976 – The only airings of “Van Dyke and Company,” a TV variety special.
1977 – Emmy winner, as executive producer of the Outstanding Comedy-variety or Music Series for “Van Dyke and Company.”
ottobre 26, 1988 – “The Van Dyke Show” premieres and runs for 10 Episodi.
ottobre 29, 1993-Maggio 11, 2001 – “Diagnosis: Omicidio” arie.
1995 – Inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame.
2006 – Begins a series of made-for-TV movies, “Murder 101,” based on the character Dr. Jonathan Maxwell.
Maggio 3, 2011 – Memoir, “My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business,” is published.
febbraio 29, 2012 – All'età di 86, lui marries makeup artist Arlene Silver, 40.
2013 – The Screen Actors Guild presents Van Dyke with the 2012 Life Achievement Award.
ottobre 13, 2015 – Memoir, “Continua a muoverti: And Other Tips About Aging,” is published.
