Tragic End!

How Jerry Van Dyke’s Porn Star Daughter Haunted Him To His Grave

Kelly's suicide destroyed his hard-earned success!

Jerry Van Dyke spent his career living in the shadow of older brother Dick Van Dyke — only to have his heart broken by his porn-star daughter just as he found his own sitcom fame! Jerry — who passed away on Jan. 5, 2018, at the age of 86 — had spent decades as a showbiz joke after starring in the failed sitcom “My Mother the Car.” He had finally found success in the 1990s as bumbling assistant Luther Van Dam on the hit ABC series “Coach.” Then his fame turned sour after daughter Kelly Van Dyke went into the porn biz, even making her debut in a 1992 lesbian fetish video titled “The Coach’s Daughter!”