Dick Van Dyke is a Hollywood legend. But he’s not the only entertainer in the family. The Mary Poppins star – who turned 98 on Dec. 13, 2023 – has four kids and multiple grandchildren. Several followed in their dad and granddad’s footsteps with careers both on and behind the screen.
Christian Van Dyke Actor Dick Van Dyke, Michelle Triola, son Chris Van Dyke, and his wife | Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Dick Van Dyke married his first wife Margie Willet in 1948 on an episode of the radio show Bride and Groom. Their first child, Christian, was born in 1950. In 1962, Christian appeared in an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show as a kid named Frankie. But Christian didn’t catch the acting bug. Rather than pursuing a career in Hollywood, he went to law school. He moved to Oregon, where he served as a district attorney and worked...
Christian Van Dyke Actor Dick Van Dyke, Michelle Triola, son Chris Van Dyke, and his wife | Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Dick Van Dyke married his first wife Margie Willet in 1948 on an episode of the radio show Bride and Groom. Their first child, Christian, was born in 1950. In 1962, Christian appeared in an episode of The Dick Van Dyke Show as a kid named Frankie. But Christian didn’t catch the acting bug. Rather than pursuing a career in Hollywood, he went to law school. He moved to Oregon, where he served as a district attorney and worked...
- 12/21/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive: LA’s KT Studios is shopping podcast Death Island with Conor Powell as a TV series, as it launches a slate of true-crime shows alongside iHeartPodcasts.
Death Island has topped iHeart’s podcast charts since its launch. It follows a series of brutal killings and mysterious disappearances in the Thailand paradise island Koh Tao, and KT is now taking out to market in documentary and scripted series packages.
KT has a a 140-hour podcast slate deal with iHeartPodcasts and will next be launching The Moscow Massacre, True Crimes and Murder 101.
The Moscow Massacre will launch this summer. It follows the murders of four students from the University of Idaho, who were brutally stabbed to death in an off-campus house last November. Following an investigation and cross-country man hunt, a PhD student from a neighboring university was charged with the crimes. Stephanie Lydecker, Courtney Armstrong, Jeff Shane, and Chris Spargo are the executive producers.
Death Island has topped iHeart’s podcast charts since its launch. It follows a series of brutal killings and mysterious disappearances in the Thailand paradise island Koh Tao, and KT is now taking out to market in documentary and scripted series packages.
KT has a a 140-hour podcast slate deal with iHeartPodcasts and will next be launching The Moscow Massacre, True Crimes and Murder 101.
The Moscow Massacre will launch this summer. It follows the murders of four students from the University of Idaho, who were brutally stabbed to death in an off-campus house last November. Following an investigation and cross-country man hunt, a PhD student from a neighboring university was charged with the crimes. Stephanie Lydecker, Courtney Armstrong, Jeff Shane, and Chris Spargo are the executive producers.
- 5/4/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
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