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Dick Van Dyke turn 100 !

Dick Van Dyke turn 100 !

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A retrospective of one of the great actors of our time:

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/13/entertainment/gallery/dick-van-dyke

Long live Caractacus Potts!


Babe Ruth hit 405 home runs AFTER Dick Van Dyke was born.


@rookie54 said
Babe Ruth hit 405 home runs AFTER Dick Van Dyke was born.
Calvin Coolidge was president when Dick Van Dyke was born !


@moonbus said
A retrospective of one of the great actors of our time:

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/13/entertainment/gallery/dick-van-dyke

Long live Caractacus Potts!
He was great with Mary Tyler Moore.


@Torunn said
He was great with Mary Tyler Moore.
Yes, two first-rate comedians, perfectly matched.

Fun fact: Van Dyke's mentor was Stan Laurel. It shows in Van Dyke's often very physical humour.


@moonbus said
Yes, two first-rate comedians, perfectly matched.

Fun fact: Van Dyke's mentor was Stan Laurel. It shows in Van Dyke's often very physical humour.
I didn’t know that but yes it makes perfect sense now; they could have been brothers.


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MTM and DVD doing the twizzle:





And, incredibly, still dancing at 90:


Maybe some lessons to be learned here: have a sense of humor and keep moving.


@moonbus said
A retrospective of one of the great actors of our time:

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/13/entertainment/gallery/dick-van-dyke

Long live Caractacus Potts!
This is a good article about one of the greatest funny men of our time.

Loved to watch him dance.

Congrats, Mr. Van Dyke!


@moonbus said
MTM and DVD doing the twizzle:


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And, incredibly, still dancing at 90:

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Wonderful!


@Torunn said
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdefTKxQVrY
Great scene!

I loved that show. We got it here in syndication throughout my youth. The perfect couple.