Hollywood Personality Dick Van Dyke's Income and Net Worth He has Managed From His Profession

Richard Wayne Van Dyke who later changed his name to Dick Van Dyke is a Hollywood personality who is well known for his role in films like Night at the Museum and its sequel Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb.

Dick Van Dyke, currently 92 years of age has been in the film industry for almost 7 decades. He has won several accolades in his career including a Grammy, and as well as a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The article deals with his income and the overall net worth that the actor has managed from his profession.

Dick Van Dyke's Net Worth: $50 million

Dick Van Dyke has been on the Hollywood industry since 1944 and as a result, he has been able to successfully amass a sum of $50 million as his net worth.

He has followed different professions within the industry and has been an actor, producer, dancer, singer, comedian and a writer.

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Earnings

The actor has not disclosed any of his salary details till date. some of his highest grossing blockbuster movies are given below:

• Dick Tracy (1990) - $162.7 million
• Night at the Museum (2006) - $574.5 million
• Curious George (2006) - $71 million
• Night at the Museum:
  Battle of the Smithsonian
• Night at the Museum: (2009) - $413.1 million
• Secret of the Tomb (2014) - $363.2 million

Dick's role in these film is well-received by fans and acknowledged by many critics and might have received a fat cheque for his works which have amounted to his present net worth.

Dick Van Dyke's Profession

Before entering Hollywood, Dick Van Dyke, who is currently married to Arlene Silver used to work as a radio jockey in Illinois and in 1959 got into the profession of acting with a debut in The Girls Against the Boys in Broadway. He has appeared in many Broadway shows like The Music Man and Bye Bye Birdie, for which he also won a Tony Award. 

He also has had a quality time in TV shows and had lead roles in shows like Murder 101, Diagnosis: Murder which also features Scott Baio. He also had his own TV series titled The New Dick Van Dyke Show which ran for three seasons.

Dick Van Dyke's major films include Mary Poppins, The Comic, and Chim Chim Cher-ee. Apart from box office hits, he has also been on the cast of feature films which were quite unsuccessful like Divorce American Style, besides Debbie Reynolds, Some Kind of a Nut, and Lt. Robin Crusoe.