Arlene Silver and Dick Van Dyke at the CBS Original Special “Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic” in 2023.
Richard Wayne Van Dyke
December 13, 1925 (age 99)
West Plains, Missouri, U.S.
Dick Van Dyke has experienced heartache in aging.
“That’s the curse of living to almost 100.”
The 99-year-old Hollywood legend spoke about how he’s lost special people in his life during a recent Q&A where he reflected on Ed Asner’s death in 2021 before they could make a remake of “The Odd Couple.”
“That would’ve been such fun, and we lost it,” said Van Dyke, per People. “I’ve lost a lot of friends.”But Silver, 53, also noted that Van Dyke is “still so positive” despite the deaths of so many of his friends and former co-stars.
When asked how he maintains a positive outlook on life, Van Dyke replied, “Well, life’s been good to me. I can’t complain.”
The “Mary Poppins” star has been married to Silver since 2012.
Arlene Silver and Dick Van Dyke at the AMD British Academy Britannia Awards in 2017.
Van Dyke revealed last month how the couple make their marriage work despite their 46-year age gap.
“We get along so well,” he told People, as Silver added, “We just care about each other so much.”
“Everybody said it wouldn’t work,” Van Dyke recalled.
Dick Van Dyke on his sitcom in 1961.
Along with a happy marriage, Van Dyke has kept up a healthy lifestyle that he’s said involves going to the gym multiple times a week.
“Somebody said, ‘To what do you attribute your age and physical condition?’
I’ve always exercised three days a week,” he shared in January on Ted Danson’s podcast, “Where Everybody Knows Your Name.” — Video Below.
Dick Van Dyke attends the 43rd Annual Kennedy Center Honors in 2021.
“We go to the gym, and I think that’s why I’m not stove up like my equals,” Van Dyke said.
Danson, 77, told Van Dyke: “I would go to the same gym you did, and if I got there early enough, I would see you literally work out on some weight machine. And then, almost like you were doing circuit training, you would not walk to the next machine, you’d dance. You literally danced to the next machine.”
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While his health is fine, Van Dyke faced a scary incident earlier this year when his home was threatened by the deadly Palisades Fire.He and Silver did not evacuate their $8 million house despite the blaze destroying other celebrity mansions in Malibu and adjacent areas.
When the fires hit the couple’s neighborhood, Van Dyke tried to crawl to the car to escape.
Luckily, his neighbors came to his aid at the time.
Dick Van Dyke has teared up in a new interview explaining the one “curse” of living to almost 100.
Dick Van Dyke | Radar Online can reveal the Mary Poppins star, 99, says he’s struggled saying goodbye to so many loved ones while reflecting on longtime pal Ed Asner’s death in 2021 before their remake of The Odd Couple came to fruition.
‘He’s Outlived Everyone’
Arlene Silver, says he’s struggled with having to say goodbye to so many loved ones.
He said: “That would’ve been such fun, and we lost it. I’ve lost a lot of friends.”
His wife Arlene Silver, 53, then chimed in: “He’s outlived everybody.
“That’s the curse of living to almost 100.”
However, Silver noted the veteran actor has remained “so positive” despite losing so many friends and co-stars over the years.
“Well, life’s been good to me. I can’t complain,” he said.
‘Our Age Gap Works’
Silver joked ‘people the same age don’t last’ while lauding her relationship with Van Dyke.
The couple – who has been married since 2012 – also humbly bragged about their long-lasting relationship.
Van Dyke said: “We get along so well. Everybody said it wouldn’t work,” referring to their 46-year age gap.
“We just care about each other so much,” Silver agreed, saying it’s “eerie how well (the marriage) works.”
She then jokes: “People the same age don’t last.”
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang star Van Dyke – whose birthday is December 13 – has previously attributed his good health to a consistent fitness routine.
He said: “I’ve always exercised, three days a week.
“I get down and do a lot of stretching and yoga.”
Van Dyke added he uses the workout equipment to get a full body sweat on even at his ripe age.
RadarOnline.com last year revealed Van Dyke is so plagued with fears about his mortality he begged God to let him make it to his 99th birthday last December.
He has been spotted looking frailer than ever in Malibu, California, in September, two years after he almost died when he crashed his car into a gate in Malibu aged 97
Hobbling to his vehicle with the help of a cane as a friend helped him into the car.
When asked if he had any plans for his 99th birthday, the silver screen veteran poignantly admitted: “Just praying that I make it.”
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Van Dyke previously said his final wish was to work until he drops
When he was also asked how he was feeling as he walked to the vehicle, Van Dyke rasped: “I’m very old.”
Van Dyke previously said his final wish was to work until he drops.
He revealed his dream after he won his award for his birthday variety special, heartbreakingly admitting he wanted to be remembered “for laughter”.
Van Dyke declared about the legacy he wants for himself:
“I hope I’m remembered for making people laugh for 75 years.”
Van Dyke says he wants to be remembered for ‘making people laugh for 75 years’.
The actor continued to reflect on his life and decades-long career by saying: “I’ve been in the business 75 years. I can’t believe that I’m still here and performing.”
He added about how he wants to keep working until he drops:
“I’m looking for work if anybody has.”
Van Dyke also dished out advice for younger actors, saying: “You have to stick with it. You’re gonna go through hard times and a lot of auditions… but you have to stay with it.
“Be patient if you’ve got the confidence in yourself, and it’s very important to believe that you can do it.”
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