Dick Van Dyke – 1925

Award-winning American actor, singer, comedian, and singer Dick Van Dyke has a career spanning seven decades in television, film, and theatre. He started in the business in the late 1940s at the WDAN radio station as a DJ. Several years later, he became a part of the comedy duo Eric and Van—the Merry Mutes and toured the West Coast nightclub circuit. In 1959, Van Dyke made his Broadway debut in The Girls Against the Boys.

The actor then starred in the 1961 original production of Bye Bye Birdie, in which he won the Tony Award for Best Musical Actor for his role. As a result, Van Dyke landed numerous television and film projects, including Mary Poppins, The Dick Van Dyke Show, Comic, Columbo, and many others. Van Dyke was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and received credit for being a Disney Legend.