Dick Van Dyke, 98, cancels public appearance after skipping Emmys: Traveling is more than hes able to do at this time
He needs a spoon full of sugar. Dick Van Dyke, 98, has canceled another planned public appearance after the “Mary Poppins” star first skipped the 2024 Emmys on Sept.15.
Van Dyke, who will turn 99 in December, was scheduled to appear at the three-day FanX event in Salt Lake City from September 26 to September 29; however, the event organizers announced on Monday that he had to cancel. The announcement read, “He expresses his gratitude to all of those who continue to support him but, at almost 99 years of age, traveling and interacting with thousands of people is more than he is able to do at this time.” The “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” star had been confirmed to participate in the 2024 Emmys by the TV Academy and ABC via the award website on Sept.9, but he was the only presenter who missed it. Van Dyke’s most recent public appearance was on Sept.
7 at the 2024 Creative Arts Emmys, where his CBS special, “Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic,” won for Outstanding Variety Special.“The Dick Van Dyke Show” star took pictures sitting in a chair with an Emmy statue in his hand.He wore a black suit with a white dress shirt and black bowtie.His wife, Arlene Silver, 53, wore a glittering silver dress to the event.Despite his special winning an Emmy, Van Dyke himself didn’t take home a statue since he wasn’t a producer on the project, per Variety.The special, which aired in December, featured archival footage and live performances of songs from Van Dyke’s remarkable career.One of Van Dyke’s most iconic roles was “Mary Poppins,” where he played Bert, the cockney-accented chimney sweeper.In Dec.
2023, in the “Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic CBS” special, Julie Andrews recalled meeting Van Dyke during the shooting of the 1964 Disney musical.“As I arrived on that very first day, Dick was already working with the choreographers and the dancers,” Andrews explained.She reminisced at how “young, fit as can be and really gorgeous to look a...