Dick Van Dyke and wife Arlene honored by Malibu High School with theater in their name

George PennacchioDick Van Dyke is one of our Hollywood treasures and a show biz institution. On Saturday, the longtime Malibu resident and his wife, Arlene, were honored with something pretty special."We're going to make actors out of all your kids!," Dick told the crowd gathered at Malibu High.

"I've lived here for 40 years in Malibu and we've been pushing, you know, to get more theater, especially in a high school. There's not enough theater. We're gonna get that done!," said Dick. Jason Alexander, who emceed the affair, told ABC7: "If we don't have the facilities and we don't have the resources and these kids don't get introduced to these kinds of humanities and arts, a lot of great future artists just never get born."

Over the years, Dick Van Dyke's roles in projects including "Mary Poppins," "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and "Diagnosis Murder" have turned him into one of Hollywood' most beloved stars.

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