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Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

Dick Van Dyke

Bullseye with Jesse Thorn

NPR

Society & Culture

4.52.6K Ratings

🗓️ 22 December 2020

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Dick Van Dyke has been entertaining the public for over 70 years. He's a legend of stage and screen – The Dick Van Dyke Show, Mary Poppins, Bye Bye Birdie and so many more... and he's still performing today. He turned 95 this month. We're taking a moment to celebrate his career by revisiting our interview with him from 2015. Dick Van Dyke talked about being a comedy legend and of course, we dove into his legacy working on some of the most iconic roles in entertainment. Plus, life before working on television and finding his footing during the dawn of television.

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Hey, all it's Jesse as 2020 draws to a close think about what you're thankful for other

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than I'm willing to bet 2020 drawing to a close.

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What got you through the year odds are if you're hearing my voice public radio with one

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You got fun and fascinating interviews from shows like bulls eye.

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And it's really easy to do just go to donate dot n pr dot org slash bulls eye and give

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whatever you can.

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And thanks.

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Bulls eye with Jesse Thorn is a production of maximum fun dot org and is distributed

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by n pr.

1:02.9

It's bulls eye.

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I'm Jesse Thorn.

1:04.9

Dick Van Dyke turned 95 this month.

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95.

1:09.6

That alone is a remarkable feat but there's of course so much more to Dick Van Dyke than

1:14.1

simply having been born before TV was invented.

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He's a legend of stage and screen.

1:20.3

The Dick Van Dyke show Mary Poppins by by Birdie so many more he's still performing today.

1:25.9

To celebrate Dick's birthday we're replaying my interview with him from 2015 when he was

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