The Hollywood icon was born in 1925.
Hollywood icon Dick Van Dyke celebrated a monumental win at the Emmys this weekend Mary Poppins star Dick Van Dyke has made history as the oldest Daytime Emmy winner ever – at 98 years old. The actor, comedian and dancer celebrated his groundbreaking win by dancing a merry jig on the red carpet. Cinema’s most famous chimney sweep won the 2024 Daytime Emmy award for his guest spot on the US soap opera Days of Our Lives.
‘If I had known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself!’ joked the actor, who has four children and seven grandkids. Dick Van Dyke rose to fame in the 1950s Dick starred as cockney chimney sweep Bert in Mary Poppins What’s your favourite Dick Van Dyke role? Comment Now The now-nonagenarian is best known for his performance as chimney sweep Bert in Mary Poppins and as inventor Caractacus Potts in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang.
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