A living legend! Dick Van Dyke has starred on the stage and screen for decades, becoming one of the most iconic actors in Hollywood and endearing himself to generations of fans.The Mary Poppins star — who has four Emmys, one Grammy and a Tony Award to his name — left the Masked Singer audience floored when he revealed himself as the Gnome in February 2023.
At 97 years old, he set a record for being the oldest contestant on the show.“I still go to the gym three days a week and work out.
And I advise everybody to do that, because that’s what ages people — it’s just a stiffening up and not exercising their muscles and their lungs,” the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang actor told Yahoo!
Music at the time about how he manages to stay so youthful at nearly 100 years old. “Exercise is the answer.”Of course, Van Dyke surmised, good genes play a part — and “having a beautiful young wife half my age to take care of me — that works!” he joked to the outlet, referring to his wife, Arlene Silver, whom he married in 2012. “My positive attitude, I get that from my wife.”Prior to his marriage to Silver, Van Dyke wed his first wife, Margie Willet, in 1948.
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