Dick Van Dyke has revealed his secret to living a long life, after making history as the oldest actor to win a Daytime Emmy Award.
The 98-year-old Hollywood icon recently shared how she's been able to stay so young in an interview with Entertainment tonight. After receiving his historic Daytime Emmy nomination for his guest performance on Peacock's Days of our lives, Van Dyke admitted he has no plans to slow down, especially when it comes to hitting the gym three days a week.
“Yes. To be so old, I really believe it,” Van Dyke told the outlet, confirming his weekly gym routine. “And I recommend it to everyone. That's my secret weapon.”
He Mary Poppins The star was surprised to learn of his nomination in April, which he received for his role as amnesiac Timothy Robicheaux in Days of our lives. “Am I really the oldest? “I didn’t know he was the oldest,” she said. Eastern Time. “I'm going to get screwed. I think I'm the last of my generation, really. I am 98 years old. I have almost all my marbles. “I don't remember what I had for breakfast.”
On Friday, June 7, Van Dyke, who was up against Amazon Freevee's Australian actor Guy Pearce Neighbors – received a standing ovation when she accepted her Daytime Emmy on stage at the Westin Bonaventure in Los Angeles, California.
“I don't believe this. “I feel like a late-night TV spy,” she told the audience. “I am the oldest candidate in history. I can not believe it. I've played old men all my life. “If I had known I would live this long, I would have taken care of myself.”
Van Dyke has won four Primetime Emmy Awards, including three in the 1960s for his comedy series, The Dick Van Dyke Show. He also received a Golden Globe, a Tony and a Grammy.
In 2021, the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang The actor showed off his exercise routine during an interview with CBS this morning. Filmed at his home in Malibu, California, Van Dyke demonstrated how he does abdominal exercises using exercise equipment, saying, “I'm 95 years old and a lot of my friends don't do this.”
“The stomach is the core of your entire body. If you have a strong stomach, you are in good shape,” she said while doing some sit-ups. Van Dyke explained how his workout routine kept him in shape and allowed him to continue doing what he loves, adding, “So all you old folks, listen to me. I'm telling you, you can move on. I’m still dancing and singing!”
He recently kept busy with an appearance on the US version of The masked singer where he made judge Nicole Scherzinger cry after being unmasked as The Gnome. “I love you very much, we love you, the whole world loves you very much. It’s an honor to have you on our show,” she told Van Dyke. “I can't believe you're here, I'm trying to act calm. “You look so beautiful, you look so handsome.”
He Goodbye little bird The star also showed fans that it's “never too late” to pick up a new skill, as he shared a video of himself learning to play the ukulele.
While hitting the gym three days a week may be his “secret weapon” to a long life, Van Dyke previously revealed that another secret to staying so young is his wife of 52 years, Arlene Silver.
In a February 2023 interview with yahoohe Night in the museum The star was asked how she maintains her vivacity. “Having a young, beautiful wife who is half my age to take care of me, that works!” she replied jokingly.
Van Dyke credited his wife for helping him maintain a “positive attitude,” as well as being the one who encouraged his three-day-a-week gym schedule. “I advise everyone to do that, because that's what ages people,” he continued. “It's just getting stiff and not exercising your muscles and your lungs. Exercise is the answer.”
The couple has been married since 2012. They first met at the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 2006, where Silver worked as a makeup artist and Van Dyke appeared during the ceremony. At the time, Van Dyke was 81 and Silver was 35, but they did not strike up a romance until his longtime partner, Michelle Triola, died of lung cancer in 2009.
