Yes, it’s really Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born 12/13/1925) in this video, singing and dancing his way back into our hearts with chill rockers Coldplay and his extended family urging him on.
On Tuesday of this week, the acrobatic actor once renowned for tripping over an ottoman on The Dick Van Dyke Show was forced to evacuate his home as it lay in the path of a rampaging California conflagration. He was not injured in the tumult.
[East Portland Blog, the members of Coldplay, and Van Dyke fans everywhere, are sending up prayers for the safe return of Bobo, DVD’s prodigal cat, who made a dangerous dash for independence just when the evac party commenced.]
UPDATE 12/13/2024 (Dick Van Dyke’s 99th birthday): Prayers answered! Here’s the latest from the LA Times on Dick’s missing cat, Bobo:
Dick Van Dyke rescued by neighbors in Malibu fire, reunited with lost cat
