Whatever happened to Dick Van Patten?
Posted on January 28, 2008
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Born in 1928, Dick Van Patten started his career as a child actor on Broadway, he later moved on to television and movies. Of course he is most famous for his role as Tom Bradford on the TV series ‚ÄúEight is Enough‚Äù that ran from 1977 to 1981. Dick Van Patten has always shown he is an actor with a sense of humor, he has appeared in films like Spaceballs and Robin Hood: Men in Tights, and if you are a product of the 90‚Äôs, you might remember seeing him on “Weird Al” Yankovic‚Äôs “Smells Like Nirvana” and “Bedrock Anthem”.
But what is Dick Van Patten up to these days? Well, this might sound harsher than it is, but he is literally eating dog food. Van Patten is the chairman of Natural Balance Petfoods, a company that distinguishes itself by inviting employees to bring their dogs to work. Their pets are usually the first to sample product prototypes. The company sells high-end dog food that is apparently as good as eating stews and other food that is normally intended for human consumption. Dick has showed this by eating his own brand of dog food on a few occasions.
The actor suffered a diabetic stroke in 2006, luckily he made a full recovery, but his doctors have advised him to cut back on the dog food cans.
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