Dick Van Dyke

Dick's acted, danced, and sang his way through movies, television, and the stage, making Dick Van Dyke an entertainment triple-threat long before Hollywood used such hyphenates. He even wrote in his memoir, My Lucky Life In And Out of Show Business, that his retirement plans have yet to work out. Van Dyke's most critical career break came in 1960 when director Gower Champion hired him as the male lead opposite Chita Rivera in the new Broadway-bound stage musical… (more)