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"She still kids me about my so-called Cockney accent," Van Dyke said, adding a line of defense: "I had an Irish coach ... so he wasn't any better than me." The first sitcom and "Poppins" are likely to be his most enduring works, but Van Dyke has never stopped working, with other TV series (including a short-lived 1976 variety show, "Van Dyke and Company," which earned him a fourth prime-time Emmy), stage appearances and films. "My favorite unknown movie is
'The Comic,'" Van Dyke said, referring to the 1969 drama, which reunited him with "Van Dyke Show'"s Reiner, who directed. "We felt we actually captured the feel of the silent era." The film is loosely based on the life of silent legend Buster Keaton, who Van Dyke knew personally, adored, and at whose funeral he delivered the eulogy. The two funny men also shared a personal demon: alcoholism. These days, Van Dyke sings with his vocal group, The Vantasix, and is enjoying life in Los Angeles with his new wife, makeup artist Arlene Silver, who he happened to meet seven years ago
-- at the SAG Awards. Van Dyke's favorite professional life achievement? "That I made 'em smile," he replied, smiling himself. "And I think that's asking enough." The 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards is set for Sunday in Los Angeles.
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