Overview

• Van Dyke calls outliving close friends and collaborators the “curse” of approaching 100, citing the stalled remake of The Odd Couple with late friend Ed Asner.
• He credits regular exercise—including thrice-weekly gym sessions with stretching, yoga and dance-infused circuit training—for preserving his health and vigor.
• The actor remains an enthusiastic performer, recently sharing the stage with his barbershop quartet The Vantastix and appearing in a Coldplay music video.
• He plans to mark his December centenary with a “big party” to celebrate reaching 100 years of age.
• Van Dyke’s marriage to Arlene Silver, 46 years his junior, has thrived since 2012 and continues to defy age-gap skeptics.