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Dick Cavett
Dick Cavett (born 1936, Gibbon, Nebraska) is an American talk-show host, comedian, and writer whose The Dick Cavett Show ran on ABC, PBS, USA, CNBC, and TCM from 1968, known for long-form conversational interviews and Emmy wins in 1972 and 1974.
Dick Clark
Dick Clark (Richard Wagstaff Clark, 1929-2012), American TV host and producer, "America's oldest teenager," who hosted American Bandstand 1956-89, survived the payola scandal, created the American Music Awards, and hosted New Year's Rockin' Eve from 1972.
Dick Clark Productions
Dick Clark Productions (DCP) is the American live-event TV producer founded by Dick Clark in 1957, known for New Year's Rockin' Eve, the AMAs, Golden Globes, and Billboard Music Awards, now owned by Penske Media and Eldridge.
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve (NYRE) is ABC's annual New Year's Eve music special, debuting on NBC in 1972, hosted by Dick Clark until 2012 and Ryan Seacrest since, culminating in the Times Square ball drop.
Dick Cusack
Dick Cusack (Richard John Cusack, 1925-2003), American advertising executive turned Emmy-winning documentarian, screenwriter of The Jack Bull, character actor, and father of actors John, Joan, Ann, Bill, and Susie Cusack.
Dick Dastardly
Dick Dastardly is a Hanna-Barbera cartoon villain created in 1968 for Wacky Races, voiced by Paul Winchell, who leads the Vulture Squadron chasing Yankee Doodle Pigeon in the 1969 spin-off with Muttley.
Dick Ebersol
Dick Ebersol (born 1947) is an American television executive who co-created Saturday Night Live, led NBC Sports from 1989 to 2011, produced 19 Olympic telecasts, and created Sunday Night Football, distinguishing him from other media executives named Ebersol such as his son Charlie.
Dick Emery
Dick Emery (Richard Gilbert Emery) was an English comedian and star of the BBC sketch show The Dick Emery Show (1963–1981, 18 series, about 17 million viewers), creator of Mandy, Lampwick, Hettie, and the catchphrase "Ooh, you are awful... but I like you!".
Dick Figures
Dick Figures is a 2010-2014 flash-animated YouTube comedy web series by Ed Skudder and Zack Keller about stick figures Red and Blue, produced by Six Point Harness with Mondo Media, spanning five seasons and a Kickstarter-record 2013 feature film.
Dick Gautier
Dick Gautier (Richard Gautier, 1931-2017), American actor and comedian; original Broadway Conrad Birdie in Bye Bye Birdie (1961 Tony nominee), Hymie the Robot on Get Smart, Robin Hood in When Things Were Rotten, voice of Serpentor and Transformers characters, and caricaturist-author.
Dick Grayson
Dick Grayson (Richard Grayson) is DC Comics' original Robin, debuting in Detective Comics #38 (1940), later Nightwing (Tales of the Teen Titans #44, 1984) and briefly Batman, distinct from later Robins Jason Todd, Tim Drake, and Damian Wayne.
Dick Miller
Dick Miller (1928–2019), American character actor from the Bronx, a Roger Corman stock player (A Bucket of Blood, Little Shop of Horrors) later cast by Dante, Scorsese, and Cameron; subject of the 2014 documentary That Guy Dick Miller.
Dick Powell
Dick Powell (Richard Ewing Powell, 1904–1963), American singer, actor, producer, and director; Warner Bros. musical star of 42nd Street, film noir lead in Murder, My Sweet, and president of Four Star Television.
Dick Sargent
Dick Sargent (Richard Stanford Cox, 1930–1994), American actor, second Darrin Stephens on ABC's Bewitched 1969–1972 after Dick York; films included Operation Petticoat; came out gay on National Coming Out Day 1991; died of prostate cancer.
Dick Shawn
Dick Shawn (Richard Schulefand, 1923–1987), American comedian and actor of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World and The Producers, pioneer of absurdist one-man shows who died on stage in San Diego.
Dick Strawbridge
Dick Strawbridge (born 1959) is a British engineer, retired Royal Signals lieutenant colonel, MBE, TV presenter and author, known for Scrapheap Challenge, It's Not Easy Being Green, and Escape to the Chateau with wife Angel Adoree.
Dick Tracy (1990 film)
Dick Tracy (1990 film) is an American crime film based on a comic strip. Directed by Warren Beatty, it stars Al Pacino and Madonna and features a distinct seven-color palette.
Dick Van Dyke
Dick Van Dyke (born 1925, West Plains, Missouri) is an American actor and comedian of Rob Petrie in The Dick Van Dyke Show and Bert in Mary Poppins; Tony, Grammy, five Emmy winner, still active at 100.
Dick Van Patten
Dick Van Patten (Richard Vincent Van Patten, 1928-2015), American actor famous as dad Tom Bradford on ABC's Eight Is Enough (1977-1981); child Broadway performer, star of CBS's Mama, Mel Brooks film actor, Natural Balance pet food co-founder.
Dick Wolf
Dick Wolf (Richard Anthony Wolf, born 1946, New York City) is the American producer who created Law & Order and built Wolf Entertainment, behind Law & Order, One Chicago, and FBI, with two Emmys and a Grammy.
Dick York
Dick York (1928-1992), American actor, original Darrin Stephens on ABC's Bewitched 1964-1969 and Bertram Cates in Inherit the Wind; left the sitcom over a back injury and later ran Acting for Life for the homeless.
Dickensian (TV series)
Dickensian (BBC One, 2015–16) was a 20-part drama by Tony Jordan placing about 25 Dickens characters, including Fagin, Scrooge and Miss Havisham, in one Victorian street around a Marley murder mystery, axed after one series despite a £10m budget.
Dickie Moore (actor)
Dickie Moore (John Richard Moore Jr., 1925–2015), American child actor of The Beloved Rogue, Blonde Venus, Oliver Twist, and Our Gang; gave Shirley Temple her first screen kiss, then ran Dick Moore and Associates PR firm.
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star is a 2003 Paramount comedy directed by Sam Weisman, starring David Spade as a washed-up 1970s child star who hires a family to relive his childhood, with real former child stars in cameos.
Dickinson (TV series)
Dickinson (2019–2021) is an Apple TV+ half-hour comedy-drama created by Alena Smith, starring Hailee Steinfeld as young Emily Dickinson; three seasons, 30 episodes, Peabody Award, intentional anachronism.
Dictator (2016 film)
Dictator is a 2016 Telugu action drama, Balakrishna's 99th film, directed by Sriwass with Anjali and Sonal Chauhan, music by S. Thaman, released 14 January 2016 by Eros International.
Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Did You Hear About the Morgans? is a 2009 Marc Lawrence romantic comedy starring Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker as a separated New York couple placed in witness protection in rural Wyoming after witnessing a murder; critics rated it poorly (Metascore 27, RT 12%).
Dìdi
Dìdi (弟弟) is Sean Wang's 2024 semi-autobiographical coming-of-age comedy-drama about a 13-year-old Taiwanese American boy in Fremont, California, in 2008, starring Izaac Wang and Joan Chen; it won Sundance's U.S. Dramatic Audience Award and was distributed by Focus Features.
Didi Conn
Didi Conn (Edith Bernstein, born 1951, Brooklyn) is the American actress who played Frenchy in Grease (1978) and Grease 2, also known for Benson, Shining Time Station, and Grease: Live!.
Die Alone
Die Alone is a 2024 Canadian-US apocalyptic horror film written and directed by Lowell Dean, starring Carrie-Anne Moss, Douglas Smith, and Frank Grillo; an amnesiac searches for his girlfriend among zombie-like 'Reclaimed' hybrids, with a twist ending.