The momentous occasion comes after a notable several years for the \u201cMary Poppins\u201d actor, whose passion for comedy and performing has shown no signs of aging.<\/p>\n
Van Dyke often appears as part of Vandy Camp, a carnival-like performance troupe that includes his wife Arlene Silver, in Malibu, California near their home. The group features dancing, a cappella and songs from the iconic star\u2019s oeuvre, including hits from his 1960s musical films \u201cPoppins\u201d and \u201cChitty Chitty Bang Bang.\u201d Vandy Camp and Van Dyke often associate themselves with charities<\/a>, helping local causes in Malibu and Los Angeles as part of their programming.<\/p>\n A new documentary celebrating Van Dyke\u2019s life, titled \u201cDick Van Dyke: A 100th Celebration,\u201d will also be in theaters<\/a> Saturday and Sunday.<\/p>\n unknown content item<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n It features enlightening interviews with Van Dyke and several of his most famous costars and colleagues \u2013 including the late Betty White, Carl Reiner, Chita Rivera<\/a> and Mary Tyler Moore. It tracks his beginnings, success on the Broadway stage in shows like \u201cBye, Bye Birdie,\u201d and historic contributions on both the small and silver screens.<\/p>\n The legend prefers to stay busy.<\/p>\n In 2023, Van Dyke lent his voice to \u201cThe Simpson\u201d playing himself, and he also made a wildly unexpected appearance<\/a> on the Season 9 premiere of \u201cThe Masked Singer.\u201d The show\u2019s oldest contestant ever, Van Dyke was masked as Gnome, and sang a rendition of Billie Holiday\u2019s \u201cWhen You\u2019re Smiling.\u201d<\/p>\n Then last year, the Emmy-winner appeared in the music video<\/a> for the Coldplay song \u201cAll My Love,\u201d in which he was seen dancing barefoot, singing alongside Coldplay frontman Chris Martin<\/a>, and even performing some physical comedy.<\/p>\n Filmed at Van Dyke\u2019s home, the video is interspersed with old photographs and props from the beloved entertainer\u2019s seven-decade career, including publicity stills alongside Mary Tyler Moore for \u201cThe Dick Van Dyke Show\u201d and one of his four Primetime Emmy statuettes. (Earlier that year, Van Dyke made history as the oldest Daytime Emmy winner ever,<\/a> nabbing a statuette for a guest role on four episodes of \u201cDays of Our Lives.\u201d)<\/p>\n At one point, Van Dyke remarks that his favorite lyrics in \u201cAll My Love\u201d \u2013 off of Coldplay\u2019s tenth studio album \u201cMoon Music\u201d \u2013 are \u201cUntil I die, let me hold you if you cry.\u201d In an interview, he shares, \u201cI\u2019m acutely aware that I could go any day now, but I don\u2019t know why, it doesn\u2019t concern me, I\u2019m not afraid of it. I have that feeling, totally against anything intellectual, that I\u2019m going to be alright.\u201d<\/p>\n Dick Van Dyke and Arlene Silver in Coldplay’s 2024 music video for “All My Love.” – Atlantic Music Group<\/p>\n The funnyman also displayed his still-sharp sense of humor, when an interviewer asks him in the video to close his eyes and think about all the people that have meant something to him over the course of his life. After a beat with his eyes closed, Van Dyke says, \u201cI\u2019m too old for this, I\u2019ll pass out and go to sleep\u201d as he play-acts nodding off in his chair.<\/p>\n Days after the music video\u2019s release, Van Dyke was forced to flee his home as a result of the Franklin Fire<\/a>, which affected parts of Malibu roughly one month before the Palisades Fire that took place in January.<\/p>\n \u201cI think I\u2019m one of those lucky people who got to do for a living what I would have done anyway,\u201d Van Dyke remarked in last year\u2019s Coldplay clip, as scenes from his screen career played. \u201cWhen you think how lucky I am \u2013 I got to do what I do, play and act silly.\u201d<\/p>\n For more CNN news and newsletters create an account at CNN.com<\/a><\/p>\n![\"Dick](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/a062aff7ade3fb4fc2a4d2b55d923b5c.jpeg\"\/)
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