Dick Van Patten
Dick Van Patten
Richard Vincent "Dick" Van Pattenwas an American actor, businessman, and animal welfare advocate, best known for his role as patriarch Tom Bradford on the ABC television comedy-drama Eight Is Enough...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth9 December 1928
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
typical
My mother was aggressive - the typical stage mother.
It was just an accident; I was never going to come out here.
bother family okay
The family's first, and the career is second. I could get fired from a show. As long as everything's okay with my family, it really would not bother me.
few hundred pick
I've hit the Pick 6 for a hundred thousand a couple of times. A few more for 60, 70 thousand.
great life traveled worked
I've had a great life. It was exciting. I worked with the most interesting people, and I traveled all over the country.
against beat blow broke die good hard odds pick players
It used to be said all horse players die broke - you can't beat the races. But today, with the Pick 6's and Superfectas, you can. Not that the odds aren't against you, but a good hit, and it's hard to blow that back.
life love privileged
We're very lucky people, doing something that we really love to do. I feel privileged to have been an actor all my life.
family home man ok second tom
Tom Bradford is a lot like the real me. He's a man who always put his career second to his family. As long as everything was OK at home, he was OK, too.
accentuate
You have a laugh line; don't accentuate it. You get a bigger laugh.
book earth entire expressing gift god governed life moment obvious single step
I've titled this book 'Eighty Is Not Enough' not just for the obvious play on words, but as a way of expressing the single idea that has governed my entire life, that every moment of life is precious, that every step we take is an adventure, that every day on earth is a gift from God.
best series
You're working with the same people, and there's a lot of recognition. I like to do series best. I really do.
became jack jimmy paul
My four friends were John Kerr, who became a star, Paul Newman, Jimmy Dean, and Jack Lemmon.
casting mom offices queens slammed subway
I remember how my mom would take me on the subway from Queens to Broadway. We'd go to the offices of casting agents. Many doors were slammed in our faces. I was just a boy, but I remember that well.
catch food roof though until waited worked
We waited until we perfected the dog food, and then we worked on the cat food. Even though it's not going through the roof the way the dog food is, I think it will catch on eventually.