Get the latest gossip

Dick Van Dyke Endorses Kamala Harris; Entertainer Reads Message He Delivered At 1964 Martin Luther King Event


Dick Van Dyke posted his endorsement of Kamala Harris for president today, marking the occasion by reading a speech he delivered at a 1964 civil rights event with Martin Luther King Jr. In a YouTube video, the 98-year-old entertainer read the remarks, which were written by Rod Serling and focused on how “hatred is not […]

The King event was held at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on May 31, 1964, and it preceded the passage of the Civil Rights Act that summer. Earlier this year, Van Dyke told The Hollywood Reporter that he was supporting Joe Biden’s reelection, before the president dropped out of the presidential race. Van Dyke is among a handful of Hollywood figures to post videos recently on social media, weighing in on the election.

Get the Android app

Or read this on Deadline

Read more on:

Photo of Kamala Harris

Kamala Harris

Photo of Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke

Related news:

News photo

Kamala Harris Made Her Debut On "Saturday Night Live," And People Are Having A Lot Of Thoughts

News photo

Viola Davis Narrates Kamala Harris’ ‘Mother’ Campaign Video

News photo

Celebrities Fan Out Across Swing States in Final Voting Push for Kamala Harris