Dick Van Dyke is maintaining spirits amid the wildfires plaguing Malibu since Monday, December 9.
“Arlene and I’ve safely evacuated with our animals apart from Bobo escaped as we had been leaving,” Van Dyke, 98, shared through Fb on Tuesday, December 10, referring to his spouse, Arlene Silver. “We’re praying he’ll be okay and that our neighborhood in Serra Retreat will survive these horrible fires.”
In a second replace, Van Dyke shared a candy video of his and Silver’s pet cat, Bobo, and wrote: “Hoping Bobo is OK.”
Based on The New York Occasions, the Franklin fireplace has set ablaze greater than 2,7000 acres of land as of Tuesday afternoon.
A star of each stage and display, Dick Van Dyke has endeared himself to generations of followers. Van Dyke — who has 4 Emmys, one Grammy and a Tony Award to his identify — married Arlene Silver in 2012. Throughout a February 2023 interview with Yahoo! Music, the Mary Poppins star joked that “having a […]
Prosperous Malibu is dwelling to stars together with Van Dyke, Cher, Barbra Streisand and extra.
Cher’s publicist, Liz Rosenberg, instructed the outlet that the singer had evacuated to a lodge alongside together with her pets on Monday. A spokesperson for Streisand instructed the Occasions he was awaiting information of the Oscar winner’s whereabouts.
The tragic wildfire and Tuesday’s evacuation got here simply days earlier than Van Dyke turns 99 on Friday, December 13.
Earlier this 12 months, the Mary Poppins star stated in jest that he hoped to be nonetheless alive to have fun his 99th birthday.
Dick Van Dyke has had his household by his aspect all through his extraordinary profession. The Mary Poppins star was born in 1925 to oldsters Hazel Victoria and Loren Wayne “Cookie” Van Dyke. Dick turned an enormous brother six years later when his brother, Jerry Van Dyke, arrived. When Dick starred on his sitcom The Dick […]
“I’m fairly outdated,” Van Dyke instructed a photographer in September, per Web page Six.
When requested if he had any plans to have fun his birthday in December, he joked, “Simply praying that I make it.”
That very same month Van Dyke sparked considerations after canceling a string of deliberate appearances, together with a Utah-based fan conference.
“We’re sorry to announce that Dick Van Dyke isn’t in a position to journey to FanX,” learn an announcement from FanX, the corporate internet hosting the three-day occasion. “He expresses his gratitude to all of those that proceed to help him however, at nearly 99 years of age, touring and interacting with hundreds of individuals is greater than he is ready to do at the moment.”
Disney/Cowl Photos It’s been 60 years since Disney’s traditional musical Mary Poppins hit theaters, and Dick Van Dyke can fondly look again on the recollections from filming one of many Oscar-winning traditional. On the Wednesday, June 26 episode of The Hollywood Reporter‘s “Awards Chatter” podcast, Van Dyke, 98, reminisced about working with Julie Andrews, who […]
The legendary actor additionally pulled out of the 2024 Emmy Awards on September 15 regardless of plans for him to be one of many evening’s superstar presenters.
Nevertheless, he did attend the 2024 Artistic Arts Emmy Awards on September 7 the place his CBS particular, Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic, received the award for Excellent Selection Particular.
In addition to joking he was “nonetheless searching for work,” Van Dyke shared his hope that his legacy could be “laughter.”
“For making folks chuckle for 75 years,” he instructed reporters of what he wished to be remembered for. “I’ve been within the enterprise for 75 years, I can’t imagine it that I’m nonetheless right here and performing!”
