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Sad last days ? Dick Van Dyke Cancels Appearance Because of Illness

TV and movie star Dick Van Dyke, 99, withdrew from a comedy show appearance on Saturday because he was feeling under the weather, according to his wife, Arlene Silver.

Van Dyke and Silver normally co-host the Vandy Camp, a fan event, along with his musical quartet, the Vantastix. The show merges the longtime entertainer’s love for comedy, vaudeville and the circus into a one-day celebration at the Arlene and Dick Van Dyke Theater at California’s Malibu High School.

Appearing alone at the venue, Silver told the crowd that Van Dyke wouldn’t be in attendance. “When you’re 99 and a half years old, you have good days and bad days ... and unfortunately today is not a good day for him and he’s sick that he can’t be here,” she said, according to People.com.

However, Van Dyke did make a livestream appearance during the event.

Van Dyke has been a fixture in the entertainment world for more than seven decades. The star of the 1968 film Chitty Chitty Bang Bang rose to fame in the early 1960s as Rob Petrie in the classic CBS sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show. He has won five Emmys, a Tony for the 1960 Broadway musical Bye Bye Birdie, a Screen Actors Guild Life Achievement Award and a Grammy.

In celebration of his 99th birthday in December 2024, Van Dyke starred in a video for Coldplay’s “All My Love,” which the rock band dedicated to Van Dyke. In the video, he spoke about how he’s unfazed by mortality.

“I’m acutely aware that I’m, you know, could go any day now, but I don’t know why it doesn’t concern me,” he said. “I’m not afraid of it. I have that feeling, totally against anything intellectual, that I’m going to be all right.”

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by Anonymousreply 27July 4, 2025 8:23 PM

He and his wife have welcomed twins.

by Anonymousreply 1July 4, 2025 1:26 AM

He’s had a great run, especially considering he was drunk for years.

But I really want to see him celebrate 100.

by Anonymousreply 2July 4, 2025 1:27 AM

He also smoked. For a long time I like him.

by Anonymousreply 3July 4, 2025 1:30 AM

Why the question mark? Yes, OP, he’s 99 years old and these are in fact his sad last days.

by Anonymousreply 4July 4, 2025 1:32 AM

One of the greats, funny, kind, and gentlemanly.

by Anonymousreply 5July 4, 2025 1:36 AM

It’s that Amish-style beard he’s been sporting for a while now—its weight is pulling him forward and ruining his back! 😳

by Anonymousreply 6July 4, 2025 1:46 AM

Very cool dude

by Anonymousreply 7July 4, 2025 1:50 AM

[QUOTE] It’s that Amish-style beard he’s been sporting for a while now—its weight is pulling him forward and ruining his back! 😳

That beard makes him feel like a spry 80 year old man again.

by Anonymousreply 8July 4, 2025 1:53 AM

If he dies, the diagnosis will be murder.

by Anonymousreply 9July 4, 2025 1:55 AM

OP, You stupid fuck, this is days-old news.

Do better.

by Anonymousreply 10July 4, 2025 2:01 AM

OP didn't post anything incorrectly. Dick still missed the appearance R10. Whether it was yesterday, today or even last week.

by Anonymousreply 11July 4, 2025 2:03 AM

A show biz GOAT for sure.

(But Dick, shave the beard. You would look so much younger.)

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by Anonymousreply 12July 4, 2025 2:51 AM

OP, have you met this DL poster?

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by Anonymousreply 13July 4, 2025 3:13 AM

I mean... he's 99. It's ok to retire at some point.

by Anonymousreply 14July 4, 2025 3:33 AM

Very irresponsible. He's going to ruin his career once he gets the reputation of flaking out before performances. Do better, Dick!

by Anonymousreply 15July 4, 2025 3:42 AM

[quote] But I really want to see him celebrate 100.

Yeah, good luck with that.

by Anonymousreply 16July 4, 2025 3:44 AM

The beard ages him.

by Anonymousreply 17July 4, 2025 4:39 AM

He was able to make a livestream appearance. I think he is someone who has to /likes to work/stay busy.

by Anonymousreply 18July 4, 2025 5:02 AM

Working out and staying athletic must be key because he does it everyday.

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by Anonymousreply 19July 4, 2025 5:09 AM

At 99 there is no "key" to staying alive. It's luck on a day-to-day basis.

by Anonymousreply 20July 4, 2025 5:34 AM

[quote] The beard ages him.

Being 99 ages you.

by Anonymousreply 21July 4, 2025 7:27 AM

Dear PEOPLE MAGAZINE,

Please don't jinx him like you did Betty White a few years ago by preparing a 'commemorative Happy 100th Birthday Issue' months in advance, and putting it on newsstands days after she died at 99 years, 11 months, and 14 days.

by Anonymousreply 22July 4, 2025 2:12 PM

While I don’t wish death on him, I’m really hoping that when it comes it’s the result of tripping over an ottoman.

by Anonymousreply 23July 4, 2025 4:02 PM

dvd survived the California wildfires, just barely. His neighbors helped him.

by Anonymousreply 24July 4, 2025 4:15 PM

Had no idea he was still alive. God bless him

by Anonymousreply 25July 4, 2025 4:38 PM

He's 99. He's allowed to be "under the weather."

by Anonymousreply 26July 4, 2025 7:07 PM

It's the same as with Betty White. Fate allowed them an extremely long life, but she will not allow them to stay until they are 100.

by Anonymousreply 27July 4, 2025 8:23 PM
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