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I got into a Broadway show before I ever sang and danced. I learned how after I got in the show.

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Dick Van Dyke
Age: 98
Born: 1925
Born: December 13
Actor
Comedian
Dancer
Film Actor
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Musician
Screenwriter
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Television Actor
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Richard Wayne Van Dyke
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