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Computer animator and Amiga fanatic Dick van Dyke turns 100

278 points ggm | 2 comments | 13 Dec 25 08:15 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

Here's a video from 2004 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1J9kfDCAmU

It's his 100th birthday today.

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stavros ◴[13 Dec 25 10:07 UTC] No.46253445[source]▶
I had no idea he's an animator, that's so cool! In that video he says "Lightwave is so deep, I won't live long enough to see everything that's in it". I'm glad he's proven wrong there!
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ChrisMarshallNY ◴[13 Dec 25 13:58 UTC] No.46254528[source]▶
Many A-listers are polymaths. For example, Phil Hartman, used to be Phil Hartmann (extra "n"), and designed some of the most iconic album covers of the 1970s, and Steve Martin is one of the best banjo players out there. It used to be part of his standup bit.

Dick Van Dyke came from the tail end of Vaudeville, where performers had to have a whole variety of skills.

Remember: Every one of these folks that hits the limelight, beat out thousands of others.

We think our vocation is competitive? Showbiz says "Hold my beer."

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1. dboreham ◴[13 Dec 25 15:37 UTC] No.46255288[source]▶
For completeness: Billy Connolly was also a banjo player.
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2. ChrisMarshallNY ◴[15 Dec 25 16:15 UTC] No.46276437[source]▶
I believe that the banjo is common in Celtic bands. There's a pretty strong relationship between the music of Appalachia, and Gaelic music.