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Dick Van Dyke is 97!
DailyMail.com caught up with the Hollywood fable conscionable days earlier his milestone day portion moving errands successful Malibu.
The Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang histrion made a characteristically humble quip aft stopping to chat to DailyMail.com, joking: 'Well, if I'd known I was going to unrecorded this agelong I'd person taken amended attraction of myself!'
Asked what his concealed is to a agelong and steadfast life, helium laughed and added: 'Well, I don't know, each my friends are dormant truthful I'm not going to complain!'
Missouri-born Dick, who was dressed down successful grey sweatpants and a tan shirt, said helium has nary peculiar plans for his large day, and volition beryllium 'just hiding out!'
Hollywood fable Dick Van Dyke turns 97 today, December 13. Asked what his concealed is to a agelong and steadfast life, helium laughed and said: 'Well, I don't know, each my friends are dormant truthful I'm not going to complain!'
DailyMail.com caught up with the histrion this play portion moving errands successful Malibu. 'If I'd known I was going to unrecorded this agelong I'd person taken amended attraction of myself!' helium said
He is known for his memorable roles successful The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-66), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) and, astir recently, Mary Poppins Returns (2018)
Unlike galore nonagenarians, Dick is besides inactive mentally crisp capable to thrust and is often spotted down the instrumentality of his metallic Lexus
Dick, who was dressed down successful grey sweatpants and a tan shirt, said helium has nary peculiar plans for his large day
The actor, whose onscreen vocation spans 7 decades, remains progressive and lively contempt his aged age, arsenic helium is often seen retired and astir successful his Malibu neighborhood, typically making trips to the drugstore oregon supermarket connected his own.
Unlike galore nonagenarians, Dick is besides inactive mentally crisp capable to thrust and is often spotted down the instrumentality of his metallic Lexus.
Just in October, the beloved histrion was seen handing retired currency to job seekers and chatting with the stateless successful Malibu.
He stopped by his favourite nonprofit organization, Malibu Community Labor Exchange which helps lucifer employers and those looking for work.
The Chitty Chitty Bang Bang prima handed retired $5 bills and took the clip to chat with respective workers and dispersed joyousness to stateless radical nearby.
'Whenever I person immoderate fives I travel by,' Dick said. 'You can't bash it each the time, though.'
Dick has been joined to erstwhile make-up creator Arlene Silver, 51, since 2012. The 2 celebrated their 10-year wedding day successful February this year
Dick portrayed Cockney jack-of-all-trades Bert alongside Julie Andrews successful Robert Stevenson's 1964 Disney classical Mary Poppins
Dick has been joined to erstwhile make-up creator Arlene Silver since 2012. She is 46 years his junior
He is simply a gramps to 7 and shares 4 children with ex-wife Margerie Willet – who helium joined connected the vigor amusement Bride and Groom successful 1948 earlier divorcing 36 years later.
His longtime companion Michelle Triola Marvin passed distant successful 2009 aft they had lived unneurotic for 30 years.
He has been joined to Silver, 51, since 2012.
Dick has lived rather a life. He is lone an Oscar distant from elite EGOT presumption and served successful the US Army during World War II.
Aside from Mary Poppins, helium is besides known for his memorable roles successful The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961-66), Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968) and astir recently, Mary Poppins Returns (2018).
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