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Why Dick Van Dyke is Ted Danson's hero
Ted Danson watched "The Dick Van Dyke Show" on his first television set, and found that Van Dyke was a performer you wanted to spend time with. "He gave people a laugh, he uplifted people, and he did it in such an elegant, funny, extraordinary way," said Danson.
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Explores the life, works and beliefs of the late writer and civil rights activist.