Dick Van Dyke apologises for the 'most atrocious cockney accent ever

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Van Dyke has apologised for his 'atrocious' Cockney accent as Bert the chimney sweep in Disney's 1964 classic Mary Poppins.*

The American actor, 91, made the comments after he was chosen by Bafta to receive The Britannia Award For Excellence In Television this October.

He joked: 'I appreciate this opportunity to apologise to the members of Bafta for inflicting on them the most atrocious cockney accent in the history of cinema.'*

The star has long been derided for his attempt at an East End accent, but this is the first time he has publicly apologised for his efforts.*

In 2014 he said: 'People in the UK love to rib me about my accent, I will never live it down.*

'They ask what part of England I was meant to be from and I say it was a little shire in the north where most of the people were from Ohio.'

In the film, Van Dyke's attempted Cockney drawl saw him utter phrases such as 'Now this im-posin' edifice what first meets the eye is the 'ome of Admiral Boom'.

Other remarks, which saw him liberally dropping his vowels, included 'The constable - responstable! Now 'ow does that sound?'**


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Why is this in the Current Events Forum?

Shouldn't this be in the Who Gives A Shit Forum?

Yes, it should.
 
I just like the fact that he's still around, and able to give said apology at age 91. It was a treat seeing him as a special guest star in Night at the Museum (some fun performances across the board in a terrible movie). I don't know enough about the cockney accent to assess ole Richard, but, I will defer to the haters that actually intone it, or live around it.
 
Threedee said:
I just like the fact that he's still around, and able to give said apology at age 91. It was a treat seeing him as a special guest star in Night at the Museum (some fun performances across the board in a terrible movie). I don't know enough about the cockney accent to assess ole Richard, but, I will defer to the haters that actually intone it, or live around it.
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Trust me it is truly dire but in spite of that Mary Poppins is a great film anyway. Pamela Travers, the author of Mary Poppins, hated him in the role, and fought tooth and nail to stop him being cast. Mind you she hated just about everything to do with that film anyway, apart from the money of course.

 
Threedee said:
I just like the fact that he's still around, and able to give said apology at age 91. It was a treat seeing him as a special guest star in Night at the Museum (some fun performances across the board in a terrible movie). I don't know enough about the cockney accent to assess ole Richard, but, I will defer to the haters that actually intone it, or live around it.
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I wholeheartedly agree, Three.

Mr Van Dyke's accent will probably not go down in history as a faithful representation of cheeky, but loveable, London types. However, this is more than made up for with his magnificent portrayal of, medical professional turned super-sleuth, Dr. Mark Sloan, in, twelve times Emmy award-winning smash-hit, Diagnosis Murder. A tour de force and no mistake.

He pisses right into Daniel Day-Lewis' dog and bone (hat).
 
charver said:
I wholeheartedly agree, Three.

Mr Van Dyke's accent will probably not go down in history as a faithful representation of cheeky, but loveable, London types. However, this is more than made up for with his magnificent portrayal of, medical professional turned super-sleuth, Dr. Mark Sloan, in, twelve times Emmy award-winning smash-hit, Diagnosis Murder. A tour de force and no mistake.

He pisses right into Daniel Day-Lewis' dog and bone (hat).
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Are you 'aving a larf, geezer? Surely you must have seen, or more correctly, heard him in Tubby the Tuba? Now, there was a true master of his craft at work!


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charver said:
I wholeheartedly agree, Three.

Mr Van Dyke's accent will probably not go down in history as a faithful representation of cheeky, but loveable, London types. However, this is more than made up for with his magnificent portrayal of, medical professional turned super-sleuth, Dr. Mark Sloan, in, twelve times Emmy award-winning smash-hit, Diagnosis Murder. A tour de force and no mistake.

He pisses right into Daniel Day-Lewis' dog and bone (hat).
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Charver; So good that you have returned.
 
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