Dick Van Dyke is best remembered as a television comedian in the 1960s and 1970s, but this performer's career has included everything from Broadway to motion pictures to drama, in which he has excelled portraying likeable and sensible...

Richard Wayne "Dick" Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an Emmy-Award winning American actor of film, stage, and screen, comedian and dancer. He is known for his starring roles in Mary Poppins, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Dick Van Dyke Show in the...

Hollywood stars fondly remembered Merv Griffin at his funeral Friday, including Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger, who credited the creator of "Jeopardy!" and "Wheel of Fortune" with jump starting his own acting career.Among mourners who filled the Church of the Good Shepherd were former first lady Nancy...

From her 1953 Broadway debut to voicing the queen in "Shrek 2," Julie Andrews watched as her career of more than 50 years was highlighted Sunday night when she received the Screen Actors Guild's lifetime achievement award.Andrews remains a working actor at 71. She will...

Today is Wednesday, Dec. 13, the 347th day of 2006. There are 18 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On Dec. 13, 1862, Union forces suffered a major defeat to the Confederates at the Battle of Fredericksburg.On this date:In 1642, Dutch navigator Abel Tasman...

Rendering of 15 C.P.W. When the New York Times profiled the burgeoning trend of ultra-lush, real estate bashes--complete with pop stars and haute cuisine--developer Arthur Zeckendorf seemed unimpressed. "I cannot say that we've had to do that," he told Motoko Rich. "It's probably a lot...