Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke received a Grammy Award for his performance on the soundtrack to Mary Poppins. Dick Van Dyke played the roles of Bert/Mr. Dawes Senior in the 1964 Mary Poppins. In 1970 he published Faith, Hope and Hilarity: A Child’s Eye View of Religion a book of humorous anecdotes based largely on his experiences as a Sunday School teacher. Van Dyke was principal in “KXIV Inc.” and owned 1400 AM KXIV in Phoenix (later KSUN) from 1965 to 1985. KXIV was at one time an applicant for an FM station in the same area.
Dick Van Dyke
As an a cappella enthusiast, Van Dyke has sung in a group called “The Vantastix” since September 2000. The quartet has performed several times in Los Angeles as well as on Larry King Live, The First Annual TV Land Awards, and sung the national anthem at three Los Angeles Lakers games including a nationally televised NBA Finals performance on NBC. Van Dyke was made an honorary member of the Barbershop Harmony Society in 1999.
Dick Van Dyke
Van Dyke became a computer animation enthusiast after purchasing a Commodore Amiga in 1991. He is credited with the creation of 3D-rendered effects used on Diagnosis: Murder and The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited. Van Dyke has displayed his computer-generated imagery work at SIGGRAPH, and continues to work with LightWave 3D. In 2010, Van Dyke appeared on a children’s album titled Rhythm Train, with Red Hot Chili Peppers drummerChad Smith and singer Leslie Bixler. Dick Van Dyke raps on one of the album’s tracks. The album is available through the Internet.