Van Dyke Parks
Birthday: 3 January 1943, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA
Van Dyke Parks was born on January 3, 1943 in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for The Departed (2006), Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009) and The Two Jakes (1990).
[on his role as "Tommy Manicotti" in "Honeymooners" sketches in two episodes of Jackie Gleason telev Show more
[on his role as "Tommy Manicotti" in "Honeymooners" sketches in two episodes of Jackie Gleason television shows] I only had a couple of lines, but I didn't blow them...not until he (Jackie Gleason) blew his at least, then we would just have a conversation. It was great. Gleason was a man of immense ability, but one of those abilities was not memorizing a script. He was a genius at improv, but that's also why he didn't have children or dogs on the show. I was lucky that I got to do two shows, meet him, and see 'The Greatest Orchestra.' (laughs) It was wonderful. Hide
Van Dyke Parks's FILMOGRAPHY
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