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At 98, Dick Van Dyke Is Still Going Strong And Raring To Take A One-Man Show On The Road: “I Think It’d Be Fun”

Dick Van Dyke is still going strong at 98 after a career working with greats like Julie Andrews and Mary Tyler Moore in classic films and TV shows.

Instead, he formed a comedy team, The Merry Mutes, with his friend Phil Erickson, which took him around the country, doing local live shows and television spots, and eventually landed him an audition at CBS, where he was signed to a seven-year contract. He’ll recall visiting Speakers’ Corner in London while filming Mary Poppins, to “hear all those soapbox orators”, and enquire whether they’re still there. I realized I’ve outlived an entire generation… I miss Rose [Marie] and Morey [Amsterdam] and all the wonderful people I worked with over the years.

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