Dick Van Dyke proved he's still got it. The 97-year-old was one of the stars unmasked during the premiere episode of Fox's "The Masked Singer" Wednesday night.
Van Dyke was singing as the Gnome, and as he revealed his identity host Nick Cannon remarked, "We are in the presence of an icon, ladies and gentlemen." The audience and the panel of judges seemed stunned to see the legendary actor on stage.
Nicole Scherzinger burst into tears as the rest of the panel, Jenny McCarthy, Robin Thicke and Ken Jeong, stood on the desk for a standing ovation. "The world loves you so much," Scherzinger told Van Dyke. "It's an honor to have you on this show.
I can't believe you're here." When the "Mary Poppins" star was asked what it was like being the Gnome he replied, "It was real dark in there…you couldn't see anything." "I just loved it that they thought I was Robert De Niro," he added laughing.
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