Daniel Brito Luzardo 06/29/2024 3:30 p.m.
Dick Van DykeCordon Press
Dick Van Dyke is the oldest actor to win an Emmy at 98 and now he wants the Oscar
The actor is not thinking about retirement and already has a new project in the cinema
He is married to makeup artist Arlene Silver, 46 years his junior.
A few weeks ago the actor Dick Van Dyke He went viral for being the oldest actor to win an Emmy for his work on ‘Days of our lives’, and even more so with his dance to celebrate. “I’m 98 years old, can you believe it?”, joked the interpreter, who at almost 100 years old still works, lives happily in his marriage and has even told what his secret to longevity is. If the actor has already said it: He has no plans to retire.
The legendary ‘Mary Poppins’ actor has participated in ‘The Simpsons’ in recent years and even participated in the American version of ‘Mask Singer’. A break to rest? He does not think about it, because he has embarked on a new projectthe movie ‘Capture the flag’.
Your secret to longevity
In an interview with Entertainment Tonight, the interpreter confirmed that he continues going to the gym about three times a week. “It’s what I do to have a long life, I recommend it to everyone, It’s my secret weapon.”, says Van Dyke, who after the Emmy wants to win an Oscar to enter the exclusive club of the EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony winners). He believes that he has time to achieve it because he hopes “it is not posthumous.”
Years ago the actor overcame an alcohol addiction and he also stopped smoking. All to feel better about himself and his health. “You can’t be young forever, but You can keep your head young forever,” he explains.
Van Dyke with his wife, Arlene Silver, after winning the EmmyCordon Press
Married for the third time
Van Dyke married Margerie Willett in the late 40s and with her he had his four childrenChristian, Barry, Stacy and Carrie before divorcing in 1984. Love did not end for him then, as he shared his life with the actress for three decades. Michelle Triola, who died a few years ago due to cancer.
When it seemed that love no longer had a place in his life, in 2012 he He remarried at the age of 86 to the makeup artist Arlene Silver, 46 years younger than him and with whom he has a happy life. “We care a lot about each other, but I am aware that I have a national treasure in my hands. He is the human being and the perfect couple”Silver said about Dick Van Dyke a few months ago about her husband.
