THE PARALLEL UNIVERSE!

I may be a complete unknown here on earth, but somewhere in a Parallel Universe, I am a celebrity with                                                                   several credits to my name!

                  In this Parallel Universe, I star in a JB 007 sequel : The Old Geezer With The Gun

In this Universe, I become an amazing action performer starring in OPERATION BLASTOFF!

I'm also the mature leading man in an art house film...

An over-the-hill romantic lead in a nostalgic RomCom...

Getting laughs in a Screwball Comedy...

...and I even get to play a Cary Grant-type character in a slapstick comedy.

..finally, I'm featured as a cartoonish funnyman in a silly comedy blockbuster!

In this Parallel Universe,  I am also drawn as a 

cartoon character in a series of animated cartoon shorts!!!

So, where is this Parallel Universe at? I want to live there!!!

Stan Laurel's Birthday Remembered!

Stan Laurel, born Arthur Stanley Jefferson on 16 June 1890, was an English actor, comedian, director and writer who's better known as one half of  the classic comedy team Laurel and Hardy.  He appeared with his comedy partner Oliver Hardy in 107 short films, feature films and  several cameo roles. He has been my idol since my very early years when I watched the Laurel and Hardy comedies on television and from then on, I've been one his most ardent admirers. He was a genius of visual gags and the art of pantomime. Never forgotten, I tip my hat to Stan on his birthday every June 16 and he will always be my number one comedian.  God Bless Stanley Laurel!

DICK VAN DYKE IS 100 YEARS OLD TODAY!

Richard Wayne Van Dyke (born December 13, 1925) is an American actor and comedian. His work spans screen and stage, and his awards include six Emmy Awards, a Grammy Award, and a Tony Award. He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993, and then the Television Hall of Fame in 1995. He was recognized as a Disney Legend in 1998. He has been honored with the Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award in 2013, and the Kennedy Center Honors in 2020.

(From WIKIPEDIA)

Van Dyke often spoke of his admiration for silent film era comedians such as Buster Keaton and his hero Stan Laurel

Van Dyke had a chance to do his Stan Laurel impression on the Dick Van Dyke Show with Henry Calvin portraying Oliver Hardy.

With Nancy Kwan and Walt Disney

THE COMIC (1969) with Michele Lee and Mickey Rooney

A NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM (2006) with Mickey Rooney and Bill Cobbs

 

FITZWILLY, WHAT A WAY TO GO!, THE ART OF LOVE, DIVORCE AMERICAN STYLE, MARY POPPINS, CHITTY CHITTY BANG BANG, NEVER A DULL MOMENT, BYE BYE, BIRDIE,  LT. ROBIN CRUSOE U.S.N.

COLUMBO - With Peter Falk and JoAnna Cameron in "Negative Reaction".

Peter Falk as Lt. Columbo and Dick Van Dyke as Paul Galesko

With Peter Falk, years after starring together in the Columbo episode "Negative Reaction

  

 

Barbara Bain, Patrick MacNee, Robert Culp, Robert Vaughn and Dick Van Dyke in

DIAGNOSIS MURDER

Dick Van Dyke reached the ripe old age of 100 on December 13th, 2025!