Celebs often tell outlandhish stories on late-night television, but funnyman Dick Van Dyke's latest tale may take the cake.
On last week's Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, the Mary Poppins and Diagnosis Murder staractor told the host he used to surf and was once saved from the middle of the ocean by porpoises.
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9:01: The history of Julie Andrews is still rolling, and I'm actually learning a lot. Did anyone else know about her books and donations? 9:04: Dick Van Dyke's bow tie is huge! But how can you not love him, right? Who better to present the life-achievement award to Julie than him? Eddie Murphy's right... the British actors do sound really distinguished when giving their speeches — Julie didn't even flinch. Patrick Dempsey looks bored, though. Sit up straight, doc, the camera is always watching!
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Question: You reported last week that we will soon see Dr. Mark Sloan on Grey's Anatomy. That's the same character that Dick Van Dyke played on Diagnosis: Murder. I love Grey's, but could they not come up with a better, more original name?
Answer: Don't shoot the messenger, buddy.
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A rep for Ben Affleck tells the New York Daily News that, contrary to a rumor going around, there are no plans for the actor and best bud Matt Damon to remake Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid — which is good, because when asked about the very notion at his Sundance Film Festival this week, Robert Redford literally groaned and muttered some not-nice words.... Mickey Rooney and Dick Van Dyke will play villains in the increasingly fun-sounding comedy Night at the Museum, starring Ben Stiller, Kim Raver and Carla Gugino.... Speaking of Stiller, Dodgeball director Rawson Marshall Thurber has been tapped to helm Universal's big-screen adaptation of Magnum P.I. If Tom Selleck isn't in it, can King Kong at least play his mustache?
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Question: What was Laura Petrie's maiden name?
Answer: Oh, please, mortal. You think to test me not only with your question, but also with the omission of the specific show?
The maiden name of Laura Petrie (Mary Tyler Moore), wife of Rob Petrie (Dick Van Dyke) on The Dick Van Dyke Show, was Meehan.
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