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Dick Van Dyke

1925 - Today

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Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American actor, entertainer and comedian. His work spans screen and stage, and his awards include six Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award and a Tony Award. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993, and has been honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2013, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2020, and was recognized as a Disney Legend in 1998. Van Dyke began his career as an entertainer on radio, television and in nightclubs. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Dick Van Dyke is the 4th most popular comedian (up from 9th in 2019), the 894th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,232nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Comedian.

Dick Van Dyke is most famous for his role as the chimney sweep Bert in the 1964 Disney film "Mary Poppins."

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Among COMEDIANS

Among comedians, Dick Van Dyke ranks 4 out of 98. Before him are Robin Williams, Whoopi Goldberg, and Eddie Murphy. After him are Bill Cosby, Adam Sandler, Tina Fey, Steve Martin, Kevin Hart, George Carlin, Ellen DeGeneres, and David Cross.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1925, Dick Van Dyke ranks 48. Before him are Ernst Happel, Rod Steiger, Jacques Delors, Gabriele Amorth, Roy J. Glauber, and Luciano Berio. After him are Anastasio Somoza Debayle, William F. Buckley Jr., George Kennedy, Robert Altman, Leo Esaki, and Baruch Samuel Blumberg.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Dick Van Dyke ranks 894 out of 20,380. Before him are David Koch (1940), Jack Palance (1919), Frederick Reines (1918), Ray Kroc (1902), John Deere (1804), and Joe Louis (1914). After him are Frank Abagnale (1948), Sidney Lumet (1924), Harry Belafonte (1927), Patrick Leahy (1940), Stanley Cohen (1922), and Robert Curl (1933).

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Among COMEDIANS In United States

Among comedians born in United States, Dick Van Dyke ranks 4. Before him are Robin Williams (1951), Whoopi Goldberg (1955), and Eddie Murphy (1961). After him are Bill Cosby (1937), Adam Sandler (1966), Tina Fey (1970), Steve Martin (1945), Kevin Hart (1979), George Carlin (1937), Ellen DeGeneres (1958), and David Cross (1964).

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