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RIP Dick Van Patten
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:09 am
by Bob Juch
Actor Dick Van Patten who starred in the hit TV show Eight is Enough, died at the age of 86, a representative said Tuesday.
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Re: RIP Dick Van Patten
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:28 am
by littlebeast13
Re: RIP Dick Van Patten
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:29 am
by zachhoran1
He was also the co-founder of Natural Balance Pet Food company in 1989
Re: RIP Dick Van Patten
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:17 am
by silverscreenselect
His entire family is also in show business. His sister Joyce was one of the rare female villains on Columbo, while half-brother Tim is a rather prolific TV director and appeared on the TV series The White Shadow. Van Patten's three sons have also done some acting as well and two of them were tennis pros.
Re: RIP Dick Van Patten
Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:52 am
by Pastor Fireball
silverscreenselect wrote:Van Patten's three sons have also done some acting as well and two of them were tennis pros.
Of course, one of them (Vince) has since become a prominent poker player and commentator. He's still doing the World Poker Tour (now on FOX Sports).
Re: RIP Dick Van Patten
Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 12:55 pm
by Bob78164
I didn't know this until I read his obituary in the Los Angeles Times but he also made a ton of money by founding, and ultimately selling, Natural Balance Pet Foods. --Bob