Dick Van Dyke is preserving in good spirits after lacking the Primetime Emmy Awards earlier this month.
Followers have expressed concern about Van Dyke’s well being because the legendary TV actor, 98, skipped the ceremony after being slated as a presenter.
Nonetheless, within the unique video obtained by The Put up, the icon was all smiles as he left a pharmacy in Malibu on Monday morning and even joked about his subsequent birthday.
“I really feel outdated,” Van Dyke stated with fun and a large grin when requested by a photographer how he’s feeling.
As for whether or not the star has any massive plans for his upcoming 99th birthday in December, Van Dyke added together with his attribute comedic timing, “Simply praying that I make it.”
Earlier on Monday, it was introduced that Van Dyke could be skipping a three-day FanX occasion in Salt Lake Metropolis, Utah, from Sept. 26 to twenty-eight.
“He expresses his gratitude to all of those that proceed to help him however, at nearly 99 years of age, touring and interacting with hundreds of individuals is greater than he is ready to do right now,” the announcement learn.
Van Dyke was revealed as a Primetime Emmys presenter on Sept. 9., however did not attend the awards ceremony.
The “Mary Poppins” star did, nevertheless, attend the 2024 Artistic Arts Emmys on Sept. 7, the place he posed seated in a chair holding an Emmy statue after the CBS particular on his life “Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic” gained for Excellent Selection Particular. Although the present took residence a trophy, Van Dyke didn’t, as he was not a producer on the present.
Reflecting on his physique of labor, Van Dyke instructed reporters on the awards that he needs to be remembered “for laughter.”
“Hopefully for making individuals snigger for 75 years,” he stated. “I’ve been within the enterprise for 75 years, I can’t imagine it that I’m nonetheless right here and performing! I’m in search of work if anybody’s .”
The “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” actor made Emmys historical past this yr, when he gained a Daytime Emmy for a visitor starring position in “Days of Our Lives,” changing into the oldest Daytime Emmy winner ever.
“I don’t imagine this. I really feel like a spy from nighttime tv,” he stated on the awards ceremony in June. “I’m 98 years outdated. Are you able to imagine it? This actually tops off a lifetime of 80 years within the enterprise. If I had recognized I might have lived this lengthy, I might’ve taken higher care of myself.”
The Put up has reached out to Van Dyke’s rep for remark.