Dick Van Dyke, as Mr. Dawes Jr, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Emily Blunt

BGUK_1413349 - ** RIGHTS: WORLDWIDE EXCEPT IN UNITED STATES ** Los Angeles, CA - Dick Van Dyke reveals in 20/20 special he paid Walt Disney $4,000 to play banker in original Mary Poppins. Disney is preparing to release a sequel to the 1964 film with Mary Poppins Returns but original star Dick Van Dyke revealed that he had to persuade Walt Disney to land a second role in the original. During ABC's Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic A Special Edition of 20/20, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Van Dyke sit down for a one-on-one discussion where they confer about Van Dykes role in the original and his excitement to share the magic of the beloved classic to a newer generation. It was during this discussion where the 92 year-old film legend shared his secret fight to take on another role in the 1964 film. In the original film, Van Dyke is recognized for playing the chimney sweeper Bert, but the actor revealed that he had to financially persuade Disney to allow him to portray the film's banker, Mr. Dawes Sr, as well. "I said: 'Ill do it for nothing'. Actually, I had to give him $4,000 dollars. I had to pay him to do the part," the actor explained of his persuasion to Disney, also explaining that Disney wouldnt give him the part of the banker despite Van Dyke asking for it. After Miranda further pressed on whether Van Dyke ultimately paid Disney to play the banker, Van Dyke quipped: "And Id do it again." To this day, Miranda pointed out, many viewers fail to remember that Van Dyke played two roles in the family film, for he was unrecognizable when portraying the banker versus Bert. "I always, when I tell my friends youre in it. They go,:Oh, hes playing Bert,' I go: 'Remember he played two parts in that movie,'" Miranda explained, something Van Dyke says he's well aware of. "It's funny when youre a kid and you see it, you dont realize that. You dont realize its you in that other part," he added. "But you know when they made me up as the o