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Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American actor, entertainer, and comedian. His award-winning career has spanned seven decades in film, television, and stage. Van Dyke is the recipient of multiple awards, including a Golden Globe, Tony, Grammy, a Daytime Emmy, and four Primetime Emmys. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1995 and the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2012. He was honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2013, the Kennedy Center Honors in 2021 and was recognized as a Disney Legend. Van Dyke began his career as an entertainer on radio and television, in nightclubs, and on the Broadway stage. In 1961, he starred in the original production of Bye Bye Birdie, a role which earned him the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Musical. Carl Reiner then cast him as Rob Petrie on the CBS television sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show from 1961 to 1966, which made him a household name. He went on to star in the movie musicals Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Mary Poppins (1964), and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968), and in the comedy-drama The Comic (1969). Van Dyke also made guest appearances on television programs Columbo (1974) and The Carol Burnett Show (1977), and starred in The New Dick Van Dyke Show (1971–74), Diagnosis: Murder (1993–2001), and Murder 101 (2006–08). Van Dyke has also made appearances in the films Dick Tracy (1990), Curious George (2006), Night at the Museum (2006), Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014), and Mary Poppins Returns (2018).
In this alternate timeline, the wholesome teens of Riverdale navigate the neon-soaked 1980s with synthesizer soundtracks and MTV aesthetics. Archie Andrews balances his affections between the glamorous Veronica Lodge and the free-spirited Betty Cooper while fronting a new wave band. Jughead Jones documents high school life through a camcorder lens, capturing the town's darkest secrets. The gang hangs out at Pop's Chock'lit Shoppe, now a retro diner with arcade games and a jukebox spinning Duran Duran. Beneath the pastel fashion and upbeat pop culture veneer, sinister mysteries lurk—corrupt town officials, dangerous cults, and hidden crimes threaten to unravel their seemingly perfect small town. As the friends grow closer, they discover that Riverdale's darkness runs deeper than anyone imagined, forcing them to confront uncomfortable truths about their families and community.
