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Dick Van Dyke Was Set to Team Up with Ed Asner for Remake of The Odd Couple Before His Death: ‘Curse of Living to Almost 100’

Dick Van Dyke revealed that he and longtime friend Ed Asner were set to do a remake of ‘The Odd Couple’ before Asner's death at age 91 in 2021. ‘That would've been fun,’ he said of the planned project.

Dick, 99, revealed during a Q&A with his wife, Arlene Van Dyke, that he and longtime friend Asner — who died in August 2021 at the age of 91 — were set to team up for a remake of the classic comedy The Odd Couple. Jack Klugman portrayed Oscar, and Tony Randall played Felix, and their differing household standards led to lots of comedic clashes as the pair shared a New York City apartment. Amid the show's successful five-year run, he was also cast alongside Julie Andrews in 1964's Mary Poppins in not one, but two roles: chimney sweep Bert and bank chairman Mr. Dawes Sr.

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