Dick Van Dyke Proprile celobrated years of life without any sign of slowdown.
The 99 -year -old revealed during a Q&R with his wife, Arlene Van DykeDuring the Dick & Arlene Van Dyke Camp event during the weekend, which he and the late Ed Asner had planned a classic remake The strange couple Before Asner’s death in 2021 at the age of 91.
“It would have been so fun, and we lost it. I lost many friends”, Mary Poppinsaid the star. Arlene, 53, added: “He survived everyone. It is the curse of living at almost 100 years.”
Despite this, Dick remains optimistic, sharing that his secret to remain positive is simple: “Well, life was good with me. I can’t complain.” The actor will be 100 years old on December 13.
The strange coupleWhich was presented for the first time as a Broadway play in 1965, was an emblematic part of the history of entertainment. The story of Felix and Oscar, two polar opposites living together, was adapted in a film in 1968, with Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau, then in a popular television series in 1970.
While Hollywood legend is preparing for his 100th anniversary in December, he shared with People During the event, the reason why he always happens: “I am a ham. I love it. I get an energy jerk of an audience.”
Van Dyke’s latest anniversary, however, was marked by A dramatic escape of a deadly situation. Last December, he found himself caught in the middle of a devastating forest fire from Southern California which ravaged the Malibu region. The fires, which broke out on December 9, approached the house of Him and Arlene, and in shocking images of his front porch camera on the TODAY Watch, Van Dyke was seen being swept away.
Dick Van Dyke’s wife, Arlene, makes the daring admission of the husband’s age appeared for the first time on the parade on May 25, 2025
