Dick Van Dyke jokes about his age ahead of 99th birthday: ‘Old enough to be Joe Biden’s father’

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Martin’s music video for “All My Love” with his son Barry, 73. Martin, 47, recalled watching Dick and Barry’s father-son relationship. “I saw Barry come up to Dick and say, ‘Dad, can I turn the pool slide on?’” Martin said.

The “Fix You” singer added, “It was so sweet because it was like a son and his dad. But they’re collectively 176 [years old].”Van Dyke then chimed in with the quip, “I’m old enough to be Joe Biden’s father!” Aside from Barry, Van Dyke is also father to Christian, 74, Stacy, 68, and Carrie, 62.

He had his kids with his late ex-wife, Margie Willett.His current wife, makeup artist Arlene Silver, is younger than his kids.

At 53, she has a 46-year age gap with the “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” star. Earlier this year, Van Dyke said, “I’m pretty old,” but regarding celebrating his 99th birthday in December, he said, “Just praying that I make it.”In September, concerns were raised when Van Dyke skipped a planned appearance at the 2024 Emmys, as well as a fan convention in Utah. “We are sorry to announce that Dick Van Dyke is not able to travel to FanX,” read a statement from FanX, the company hosting the event. “He expresses his gratitude to all of those who continue to support him but, at almost 99 years of age, traveling and interacting with thousands of people is more than he is able to do at this time.”In December 2023, during the “Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic CBS” special, his “Mary Poppins” co-star Julie Andrews recalled meeting the actor while shooting the 1964 Disney musical.“As I arrived on that very first day, Dick was already working with the choreographers and the dancers,” Andrews explained.She reminisced at how “young, fit as can be and really gorgeous to look at” Van Dyke was at the time.“I’d.