Dick Van Dyke jokes about his age ahead of 99th birthday: ‘Old enough to be Joe Biden’s father’

He’s lived for nearly a century. 

On Thursday, Dec. 5, Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke appeared on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” shortly before his 99th birthday. 

The “Mary Poppins” star, 98, will celebrate the milestone birthday on Dec. 13. 

Coldplay musician Chris Martin was also on the show to chat about Van Dyke appearing in Martin’s music video for “All My Love” with his son Barry, 73. 

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Martin, 47, recalled watching Dick and Barry’s father-son relationship. 

“I saw Barry come up to Dick and say, ‘Dad, can I turn the pool slide on?’” Martin said. 

The “Fix You” singer added, “It was so sweet because it was like a son and his dad. But they’re collectively 176 [years old].”

Van Dyke then chimed in with the quip, “I’m old enough to be Joe Biden’s father!”  

Aside from Barry, Van Dyke is also father to Christian, 74, Stacy, 68, and Carrie, 62. He had his kids with his late ex-wife, Margie Willett.

His current wife, makeup artist Arlene Silver, is younger than his kids. At 53, she has a 46-year age gap with the “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” star.

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Earlier this year, Van Dyke said, “I’m pretty old,” but regarding celebrating his 99th birthday in December, he said, “Just praying that I make it.”

In September, concerns were raised when Van Dyke skipped a planned appearance at the 2024 Emmys, as well as a fan convention in Utah. 

“We are sorry to announce that Dick Van Dyke is not able to travel to FanX,” read a statement from FanX, the company hosting the event. 

“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.”

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In December 2023, during the “Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic CBS” special, his “Mary Poppins” co-star Julie Andrews recalled meeting the actor while shooting 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 at” Van Dyke was at the time.

“I’d never made a movie before, and I’d given birth to my lovely daughter Emma nearly six weeks earlier, and I quickly realized that I had better pull my socks up and get in shape,” she said.

The “Princess Diaries” star added: “I found it pretty daunting, I can tell you. Dick could not have been kinder, more genuinely sweet and helpful. I like to think that we did bond instantly. How lucky I was to have him by my side for my first venture in Hollywood.”

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Van Dyke did attend the 2024 Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sept. 7, where his CBS special, “Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic,” won the award for Outstanding Variety Special.

Van Dyke made history to become the oldest ever Daytime Emmy Awards winner in June. During his speech, he joked, “If I’d known I was going to live this long I’d have taken better care of myself.”