A Star Is Born
Dick Van Dyke was welcomed into the world on December 13, 1925, as Richard Wayne Van Dyke. His mom Hazel Victoria was a stenographer, and his dad Loren Wayne “Cookie” Van Dyke was a salesman. He had one older brother, and the family grew up in Danville, Illinois.
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His brother, Jerry Van Dyke, is mostly remembered for the television show Coach. Sadly, he died due to heart failure in 2019. His family has been in America for hundreds of years. His ancestry can be traced all the way back to the Mayflower’s passenger John Alden.