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\n\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n\t\t\tA star of both stage and screen, Dick Van Dyke has endeared himself to generations of fans. Van Dyke \u2014 who has four Emmys, one Grammy and a Tony Award to his name \u2014 married Arlene Silver in 2012. During a February 2023 interview with Yahoo! Music, the Mary Poppins star joked that \u201chaving a [\u2026]\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
While preparing for the role, Van Dyke shared that he watched a bunch of Days<\/em> episodes to get a feel for what the actors on the series have been doing over the years.<\/p>\n\u201cSome of the people have been doing it for 20 years,\u201d he recalled. \u201cThat\u2019s all the homework I can do, watch one and see how they do it. The other thing, you have to hold, \u2018duh duh,\u2019 there\u2019s this thing of music, and we\u2019ve said something exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n
During Van Dyke\u2019s stint on the show, it was revealed that his character was the long-lost father of Hogestyn\u2019s character, John Black.<\/p>\n
While Van Dyke is the oldest person to receive a Daytime Emmy nod, this isn\u2019t his first time being up for the award. Van Dyke won in 1984 for Outstanding Performer in Children\u2019s Programming for CBS Library: The Wrong Way Kid<\/em> and in 2015 for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program thanks to his role in Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey\u2019s Pirate Adventure<\/em>.<\/p>\nVan Dyke has also earned five Primetime Emmy awards for his iconic sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show<\/em> and his variety show Van Dyke and Company<\/em>. He also has a Tony Award and a Grammy. That means the longtime icon needs just the Oscar to make him an EGOT recipient.<\/p>\nIn December 2023, Van Dyke joked that he \u201chas been lucky\u201d when it comes to the projects he\u2019s done throughout his career<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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\u201cSome of the people have been doing it for 20 years,\u201d he recalled. \u201cThat\u2019s all the homework I can do, watch one and see how they do it. The other thing, you have to hold, \u2018duh duh,\u2019 there\u2019s this thing of music, and we\u2019ve said something exciting.\u201d<\/p>\n
During Van Dyke\u2019s stint on the show, it was revealed that his character was the long-lost father of Hogestyn\u2019s character, John Black.<\/p>\n
While Van Dyke is the oldest person to receive a Daytime Emmy nod, this isn\u2019t his first time being up for the award. Van Dyke won in 1984 for Outstanding Performer in Children\u2019s Programming for CBS Library: The Wrong Way Kid<\/em> and in 2015 for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program thanks to his role in Mickey Mouse Clubhouse: Mickey\u2019s Pirate Adventure<\/em>.<\/p>\n Van Dyke has also earned five Primetime Emmy awards for his iconic sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show<\/em> and his variety show Van Dyke and Company<\/em>. He also has a Tony Award and a Grammy. That means the longtime icon needs just the Oscar to make him an EGOT recipient.<\/p>\n In December 2023, Van Dyke joked that he \u201chas been lucky\u201d when it comes to the projects he\u2019s done throughout his career<\/a>.<\/p>\n You have successfully subscribed.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\nThank You!<\/h3>\n
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