Larry Mathews was simply 5 years previous when he secured the position of his lifetime enjoying reverse Dick Van Dyke and Mary Tyler Moore as their onscreen son Ritchie on The Dick Van Dyke Present, which aired from 1961-1966. Rising up in a strict Sicilian Catholic household, Mathews, the sixth of seven kids, is without doubt one of the only a few individuals who can say he spent his childhood working with comedian geniuses like Van Dyke, Moore, Carl Reiner, Morey Amsterdam, Jerry Paris and Rose Marie. Right here Mathews, 69, talks with us about his reminiscences on set, alongside along with his enduring love and respect for his onscreen household.
What reminiscence nonetheless sticks with you concerning first assembly Dick, your TV dad?