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'Dick Van Dyke nears 100: A new documentary reveals untold stories,' AP News, Sept. 10, 2025
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Movie theaters across the country are pulling out the stops for Dick Van Dykes 100th birthday in December. A new documentary about the song and dance mans life, Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration, will be in theaters over his birthday weekend on Dec. 13 and 14, Fathom Entertainment said Wednesday. 🎂
Its wonderful; a total surprise for me, Van Dyke said in a statement the filmmakers provided to The Associated Press. If you dont think luck has a lot to do with it, then youre mistaken.
The feature length film has been in the works for over three decades. In telling the story of Van Dykes 80-plus years in entertainment, the film weaves together clips from classic films, like Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and Bye Bye Birdie, and television shows, including The Dick Van Dyke Show and Diagnosis: Murder, as well as new interviews with Van Dyke in which he shares never-before-heard stories from his time in Hollywood.
The portrait is bookended with a visit to his hometown of Danville, Illinois, where he visits his childhood home, the radio station where he started his career as a DJ at age 16 and his old high school where he took the stage once more to join in with the students performing songs from some of his most beloved films... More,
https://apnews.com/article/dick-van-dyke-100-movie-documentary-746bab3c6a37737d925d6bd88d17a979

MIButterfly
(1,261 posts)I've always liked Dick Van Dyke.
appalachiablue
(43,582 posts)calimary
(87,812 posts)I LOVED his Dick Van Dyke Show. Hes always been a favorite!
Birthday in mid-December. Hes Gods Christmas present to the rest of us.
appalachiablue
(43,582 posts)2naSalit
(97,759 posts)appalachiablue
(43,582 posts)bmichaelh
(935 posts)The Dick Van Dyke Show's episode Coast to Coast Big Mouth still ranks by many critics as one of the top episodes of all time.
In that episode, Laura (Mary Tyler Moore) reveals on national TV that Alan Brady (Carl Reiner) is bald.
Her husband, Rob (Dick Van Dyke) who is Brady's head writer on his TV show, is afraid of the repercussions.