Dick Van Dyke Amy Sussman/Getty Photographs
Casting brokers: Dick Van Dyke’s diary is open!
The legendary actor joked that he’s nonetheless “searching for work” on Saturday, September 7, after successful an Emmy award at 98. He gained Excellent Selection Particular (Pre-Recorded) for Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic, which aired on CBS in December 2023 and paid tribute to his decades-long profession.
“For laughter, I hope,” Van Dyke responded to a reporter who requested how he hopes he’ll be remembered backstage on the Inventive Arts Emmys in Los Angeles.
“For making folks chortle for 75 years,” he continued, per footage shared by The Hollywood Reporter. “I’ve been within the enterprise for 75 years, I can’t imagine it that I’m nonetheless right here and performing! I’m searching for work if anybody’s .”
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 […]
Van Dyke was joined by his spouse, Arlene Silver, at Saturday’s Inventive Arts Emmys. Silver was seen standing by her man and holding his gold statue as he answered questions from the press.
The Mary Poppins star just lately opened up about his 46-year age hole along with his spouse.
He and Silver met on the SAG Awards in 2006 and tied the knot in 2012. For Van Dyke, their age distinction didn’t matter. He recalled assembly Silver, 52, throughout a July interview with Leisure Tonight.
Arlene Silver and Dick Van Dyke Amy Sussman/Getty Photographs
“I by no means approached an odd girl in my life,” he recalled. “And she or he walked by and I jumped and I stated, ‘Hello, I’m Dick.’ I had no concept she was half my age. Stunning.”
Silver was a make-up artist, and the actor used that as a cause to get her enterprise card.
“She had one card left, which I took and employed her,” he stated.
What began as a friendship ultimately turned extra, and because the two bonded, Silver stated, their romance started to look extra pure.
“We had been buddies for therefore lengthy that after I instructed folks that I do know, they had been joyful about [our relationship], and I used to be scared,” Silver stated. “I imply, the information, our age distinction. Nevertheless it’s so irrelevant. I believe if you see us collectively, it’s such as you don’t give it some thought.”
Van Dyke jumped in, including, “I used to be lucky that I didn’t develop up.”
Van Dyke’s performing profession has spanned greater than 70 years as he turned referred to as a comic, singer and dancer. His different well-known roles embody Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Dick Van Dyke Present and Analysis: Homicide.
