Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an Emmy Award-winning American actor of film, stage, and screen, comedian and dancer. He is known for his starring roles in Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Dick Van Dyke Show in the 1960s, and Murder as Dr. Mark Sloan in the 1990s. He recently played the role of Cecil Fredericks in Night at the Museum. Biography Early life Van Dyke was born Richard Wayne Van Dyke in West Plains, Missouri and grew up in Danville, Illinois, the son of Hazel Vorice (née McCord) and Loren Wayne "Cookie" Van Dyke, a traveling salesman for the Sunshine Biscuit Company with a talent for comedy. He attended elementary school in Danville starting in 1931. In 1938 the Van Dykes, of Dutch origin (originally Van Dijk), moved to Crawfordsville, Indiana for two years, and returned to Danville in 1940 where he attended high school. As a

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