Dick Van Dyke: Song and Dance

The Leonard Lopate Show | May 2, 2011

Dick Van Dyke, known for his smile, physical dexterity, and comic timing, talks about his long career. His influential television show “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” was one of the most popular sitcoms of the 1960s, and it introduced Mary Tyler Moore. He also starred in the films “Mary Poppins” and “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang,” among others. His memoir My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business looks at his life as a performer who still thinks of himself as a “simple song-and-dance man.”

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