.. copy and pasted from the wonderful website, "The Independent" .. article written by Hannah Roberts .. .. He is Burt.. from "Mary Poppins"..

Sponsored The Independent 2.1M Followers Dick Van Dyke turns 100 – and says he wants to live much longer Story by Hannah Roberts • 16h • 3 min read Video Player is loading. Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:26 The Independent Dick Van Dyke appears on the Today Show ahead of his 100th birthday 0 View on Watch View on Watch Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke is celebrating his 100th birthday on Saturday, declaring his intention to exceed the milestone. “100 years is not enough. You want to live more,” the veteran actor stated. Renowned for his iconic roles in classics such as Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Van Dyke was born on 13 December 1925 in West Plains, Missouri. His early fascination with Laurel and Hardy films sparked a lifelong career in entertainment. These Are the Coolest Gifts on Everyone's Wishlist in 2025 These Are the Coolest Gifts on Everyone's Wishlist in 2025 Tech Gadget Trend · Sponsored call to action icon more After gaining popularity as a radio announcer and signing with CBS, he cemented his status as a household name following his Tony Award-winning performance in the 1961 musical Bye Bye Birdie. Reflecting on his career, Van Dyke told the US news show Good Morning America (GMA): “I played old men a lot, and I always played them as angry and cantankerous, but it’s not really that way. Dick Van Dyke with his wife, Arlene Silver (Getty Images) Dick Van Dyke with his wife, Arlene Silver (Getty Images) “I don’t know any other 100-year-olds, but I can speak for myself.” The actor, who is known for playing Mary Poppins' character Bert – the all-singing, all-dancing Cockney chimney sweep, said he still tries to dance. “I’ve got one game leg from, I don’t know what… I still try to dance,” he told GMA. Explore the Universe in the Official Star Trek Strategy Game! Explore the Universe in the Official Star Trek Strategy Game! StarTrek : Fleet Command · Sponsored call to action icon more Celebrations are taking place across the US for Van Dyke’s birthday, including a flash mob located in Malibu, which is where the actor lives. He is also the subject of a new documentary and has released a book titled 100 Rules for Living to 100: An Optimist’s Guide to a Happy Life. “The funny thing is, it’s not enough, 100 years is not enough. You want to live more, which I plan to,” Van Dyke said. Van Dyke previously said his wife, make-up artist Arlene Silver, who is 46 years his junior, has helped to keep him young. Silver, who married Van Dyke in a Malibu chapel in 2012, told GMA: “It’s like a privilege and an honour to take care of him and make him happy.” Van Dyke has four children – Barry, Carrie, Christian and Stacy – with his first wife, Margie Willett, whom he divorced in 1984 after 36 years of marriage. He then had a 30-year partnership with Michelle Triola Marvin, who died in October 2009 at the age of 76. The 15-Second Ritual That Could Save Your Thinning Hair The 15-Second Ritual That Could Save Your Thinning Hair Volumenese · Sponsored call to action icon more Between 1961-66, the actor starred in the sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show, which made him a TV star and also found success with the hit TV series Diagnosis: Murder, which ran from 1993 to 2001 and spawned a couple of TV films. He was inducted into the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1993 and then the Television Hall of Fame in 1995. In 2017, he received the Britannia Award for Excellence in Television and apologised to the members of Bafta “for inflicting on them the most atrocious Cockney accent in the history of cinema” with his portrayal of Bert in Mary Poppins. The Independent has always had a global perspective. Built on a firm foundation of superb international reporting and analysis, The Independent now enjoys a reach that was inconceivable when it was launched as an upstart player in the British news industry. For the first time since the end of the Second World War, and across the world, pluralism, reason, a progressive and humanitarian agenda, and internationalism – Independent values – are under threat. Yet we, The Independent, continue to grow. Sponsored The Independent Visit The Independent Paul Mescal reveals he would love to play Irish rebel leader Wolves own goals can’t hide Arteta fury at Arsenal’s ‘horrible habits’ Harris says 'both parties have failed to hold the public’s trust' Sponsored