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Dick Van Dyke Turns 100 as Theaters Screen New Centennial Documentary

The milestone comes as he maintains a public schedule of local performances powered by daily music-driven routines.

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FILE - Dick Van Dyke and Julie Andrews dancing in a scene from the Disney movie " Mary Poppins" in Hollywood, Calif. June 25, 1963. (AP Photo/Don Brinn, File)
FILE - This May 25, 1964 file photo shows Dick Van Dyke, left, and Mary Tyler Moore, co-stars of "The Dick Van Dyke Show" backstage at the Palladium with their Emmys for best actor and actress in a series at the Television Academy's 16th annual awards show, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo, File)
FILE - Dick Van Dyke poses with chimney sweeps during arrivals to the 40th anniversary and re-premiere of Mary Poppins at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles, Tuesday, Nov. 30, 2004. (AP Photo/Ann Johansson, File)

Overview

  • The entertainment icon marked his Dec. 13 birthday after telling People he feels “really good for 100” and still wakes up eager to sing and perform.
  • A career-spanning film, Dick Van Dyke: A 100th Celebration, is playing in select theaters over the birthday weekend of Dec. 13–14.
  • He continues to appear with Vandy Camp near his Malibu home and hosted a Nov. 30 Vandy High Tea fundraiser benefiting The Van Dyke Endowment of the Arts and a planned Dick Van Dyke Museum.
  • Collaborators credit his vitality to daily music, constant movement and the influence of his wife, Arlene Silver, alongside regular exercise and long-ago quitting cigarettes and alcohol.
  • Recent projects include a Coldplay music video cameo, The Masked Singer and The Simpsons appearances, and a 2024 Daytime Emmy that made him the oldest winner, capping a legacy that includes Emmys, a Tony, a Grammy and beloved roles in The Dick Van Dyke Show, Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.