As he inches nearer to centenarian standing, Dick Van Dyke continued his legacy of selecting happiness and main with a smile.
Van Dyke indulged queries about his future following his Creative Arts Emmy win on Saturday, and when requested how he’d like to be remembered, the long-lasting actor had a simple reply.
“For laughter,” the “Mary Poppins” star mentioned whereas holding his trophy for excellent selection particular for his “Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic,” per People magazine. “I hope for making people laugh for 75 years.”
Van Dyke’s win on Saturday earned him a tie because the oldest winner of a Creative Arts Emmy alongside the late comedic legend, Norman Lear. His spouse, Arlene Silver, shared a clip of the standing ovation Van Dyke obtained upon profitable the award.
DICK VAN DYKE, 98, ‘CAN’T FIGURE OUT’ SECRET TO LONGEVITY, BUT SAYS ONE THING IS KEY
Dick Van Dyke at day 1 of the 76th Creative Arts Emmy Awards held on the Peacock Theater on September 7, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (JC Olivera/Variety by way of Getty Images)
With greater than seven many years of success within the leisure business, Van Dyke nonetheless has no plans for slowing down, both.
LEGENDARY ACTOR DICK VAN DYKE, 98, STILL HAS CAREER GOALS WITH NO PLANS TO RETIRE
The “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” actor mirrored on his profession for a second after accepting his award, and mentioned, “I’ve been in the business 75 years. I can’t believe that I’m still here and performing.”
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He paused briefly earlier than exhibiting off his notably spry comedic timing. “I’m looking for work if anybody has,” he mentioned.
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When it got here to any recommendation he’d provide youthful actors within the business, the solutions had been easy.
Van Dyke would nonetheless like to carry out in a one-man-show. (Monty Brinton/CBS by way of Getty Images)
“You have to stick with it,” he mentioned. “You’re gonna go through hard times and a lot of auditions … but you have to stay with it. Be patient if you’ve got the confidence in yourself, and it’s very important to believe that you can do it.”
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His spouse, Arlene Silver, who’s 46 years his junior and labored as a producer on the particular, accompanied him on stage to obtain the award.Â
Dick Van Dyke’s spouse, Arlene Silver, says their age distinction is not related of their relationship. (Paul Morigi)
“The young lady who got this award, you may think of the word nepotism and I would understand it, but this lady got the job all by herself as producer of the Dick Van Dyke special because she knows me inside and out, and knows how I work, and don’t take no sass from anybody,” Van Dyke mentioned
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Earlier this yr, he wowed audiences with an look on “The Masked Singer,” and is about to star in an upcoming film titled “Capture the Flag,” a few group of vets competing for the privilege of elevating the flag of their neighborhood every morning.
