Story Published:
Oct 21, 2009 at 7:15 AM CDT
Story Updated:
Oct 21, 2009 at 10:15 AM CDT
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Actor and comedian Jerry Van Dyke joined august names like Bill Clinton and Johnny Cash on the Arkansas Walk of Fame in Hot Springs, but Van Dyke's plaque of honor is a little more silly. It reads: "I love my wife Shirley and Hot Springs. Am I buried here?"
The 78-year-old actor, who is best known for his recurring role on a 1990s TV situation comedy, "Coach," lives with his wife, Shirley, on a ranch in between Malvern and Benton in central Arkansas. Van Dyke was inducted last weekend into the Walk of Fame, which honors notable Arkansans in a display of plaques in downtown Hot Springs.
Van Dyke also has a documentary that will be shown at the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival this week. The documentary, "What's Eating Jerry Van Dyke?" is a comic look at Van Dyke's quest to redefine himself as a dramatic actor.
