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- Smothers is a devout Christian.
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- Dick is an avid chef specializing in heart healthy cuisine.
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- Dick is an advocate of exercise at home and while on the road, daily cycling and practicing yoga.
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- One of Dick's favorite past times is in amateur drag and road racing.
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- Dick was a member of the track team at San Jose State College, specializing in long distance running.
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- Dick has been nominated twice for an Emmy for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour.
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- Dick won the 2005 TV Land Award for "Favorite Singing Siblings", which he shares with his brother Tom.
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- Dick is a 1957 graduate of Redondo Union High School, Redondo Beach, California, USA.
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- Dick and Tom's father died as a world war II POW during the Bataan death march.
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- Dick purchased property in the Santa Cruz, California area in 1974 and started Smothers Winery.
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- Dick's first professional appearance was with brother Tom Smothers at the Purple Onion in San Francisco in 1959.
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- Between Dick and wife Denby, they have a total of 11 children.
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- Two of Dick's favorite pastimes are bicycling and kayaking.
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- Today, Dick resides in central Florida with his wife, Denby.
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- Dick attended San Jose State University in California.
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- Dick Smothers: (about his relationship with his brother Tom) Things are a lot better now. We're a lot more focused. And we are performing better than ever before and enjoying our lives, too.
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- Dick Smothers: We learned a verse of this and that and we were having fun with the songs. Tommy would make up stories to go along with them and I would yell at him, 'Hey, stupid, that's not right,' and he was like a silly kid trying to impress.
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- Dick Smothers: (concerning his son the porn star) He's really pleased that he's doing something that's causing me a lot of consternation. He's ringing my bell.
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- Dick Smothers: I'm a vegan, into juicing, raw fruit. After abusing my body for 35, 40 years, it wants something different.
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- Dick Smothers: I'm the silly one. In real life it's flipped. Tommy's always got his ducks in a row. My life's a mess, but I have a good time.
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- Dick Smothers: There's a dumbing down in the schools today. It's all around us.
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