Dick Van Dyke is still ‘looking for work’ after winning Emmy at 98
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Amy Sussman/Getty ImagesCasting agents: Dick Van Dijk‘s agenda is open!
The legendary actor joked on Saturday, September 7, that he’s still “looking for work” after winning an Emmy Award at the age of 98. He won Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-recorded) for Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magicwhich aired on CBS in December 2023 and paid tribute to his decades-long career.
“For laughs, I hope,” Van Dyke responded to a reporter who asked how he hopes he will be remembered backstage at the Creative Arts Emmys in Los Angeles.
“Because we’ve been making people laugh for 75 years,” he continued, according to images shared by The Hollywood Reporter. “I’ve been in the business for 75 years, I can’t believe I’m still here and performing! I’m looking for work if anyone is interested.’
A star of both stage and screen, Dick Van Dyke has endeared himself to generations of fans. Van Dyke – who has four Emmys, one Grammy and a Tony Award to his name – married Arlene Silver in 2012. During a February 2023 interview with Yahoo! Music, the Mary Poppins star joked that “having a […]
Van Dyke was accompanied by his wife, Arlene Silver, at Saturday’s Creative Arts Emmys. Silver was seen standing with her husband and holding his golden statue as he answered questions from the press.
The Maria Poppins star recently opened up about his 46-year age gap with his wife.
He and Silver met at the SAG Awards in 2006 and married in 2012. To Van Dyke, their age difference didn’t matter. He recalled meeting Silver, 52, during an interview in July Entertainment tonight.
Arlene Silver and Dick Van Dyke
Amy Sussman/Getty Images“I’ve never approached a strange woman in my life,” he recalls. “And she walked by and I jumped and I said, ‘Hi, I’m Dick.’ I had no idea she was half my age. Nice.”
Silver was a makeup artist and the actor used that as a reason to get her business card.
“She had one card left, which I took and took her,” he said.
What started as a friendship eventually became more, and as the two bonded, Silver said, their romance began to seem more natural.
“We were friends for so long that when I told people I knew, they were happy about it [our relationship]and I was scared,” Silver said. “I mean, the facts, our age difference. But it’s so irrelevant. I think when you see us together it’s like you don’t think about it.
Van Dyke jumped in, adding, “I was lucky I didn’t grow up.”
Van Dyke’s acting career spans more than 70 years as he rose to fame as a comedian, singer and dancer. His other famous roles include Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, The Dick Van Dyke Show And Diagnosis: murder.
