Dick Van Dyke is one of Hollywood’s most enduring performers, with a career that has spanned more than seven decades and continues as he approaches his 100th birthday. Born on December 13, 1925, in Missouri, Van Dyke began his career in entertainment as a radio DJ before touring nightclubs with a comedic mime act. His breakout moment came at age 34, when he landed the lead role of Albert Peterson in Bye Bye Birdie, earning a Tony Award and launching him into national fame.
He soon became a household name as the star of The Dick Van Dyke Show, which aired from 1961 to 1966 and co-starred Mary Tyler Moore as his wife. On the big screen, Van Dyke won over audiences in classic films such as Mary Poppins opposite Julie Andrews and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang. Later in his career, he introduced himself to a new generation of viewers with Diagnosis: Murder, which ran on CBS from 1993 to 2001.
In his personal life, Van Dyke has been married twice — first to Margerie Willett from 1948 to 1984, with whom he shares four children, and later to Arlene Silver, whom he married in 2012. Learn more about his family and personal life below.
Christian Van Dyke
Christian is Dick and Margerie’s firstborn child, although his birthdate is not publicly known. He appeared alongside his famous father on The Dick Van Dyke Show before taking a more conventional career path. Christian became an attorney and also worked as a marketing director for Nike USA, according to Glamour Path.
Christian welcomed daughter Jessica Lee Van Dyke with his wife Carline A. Heller on January 1, 1974, in Phoenix, per the outlet. Sadly, she reportedly died at the age of 13 in 1987 due to a rare disease.
Barry Van Dyke
Born on July 31, 1951, in Atlanta, Barry grew up to follow in his father’s footsteps. After appearing alongside his brother Christian in The Dick Van Dyke Show as a child, Barry would reunite onscreen with dad Dick for Diagnosis: Murder in a lead role. He would go on to make appearances in such 1980s hits like Remington Steele, The Love Boat, Magnum, P.I., and The Dukes of Hazzard.
In a 1987 interview for Born Famous, Barry spoke about how his father let him choose his path in Hollywood. “I think he wanted me to find my own way, in my own time, and to be able to feel like I had done it on my own. So, I appreciate that.”
In 1974, he married Mary Carey. The couple would go on to welcome four of their own children: Carey, Shane, Wes, and Taryn.
Carrie Beth Van Dyke
Carrie Beth is the third child of Dick and Margie. Following her older brothers’ leads, she tried her hand in acting as well, appearing in two episodes of The New Dick Van Dyke Show in 1971 as a Girl Scout. Carrie Beth has no other credits to her name and being quite the private person, little is known about her, other than she married Kevin McNally in 1983, and the couple welcomed two children together, according to IMDB.
Stacy Van Dyke
As the youngest of Dick and Margie’s brood, Stacy still got a bit of the acting bug. She made an appearance on The New Dick Van Dyke Show in 1971. Years later, she landed a role on The Mike Douglas Show, according to Closer. Much like her older sister, Stacy is a very private person and stays out of the spotlight. Other than a part in 2002’s Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity, little else is known about Stacy.
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