Although Dick Van Dyke had to miss the third iteration of his Vandy Camp fan gathering this weekend, he was there in spirit.
The 6x Emmy winner’s wife Arlene Silver announced that he was “not up to” attending Saturday’s event in Malibu as planned, but he was tuning into the livestream as fans shared well wishes in his absence.
“I’m sorry. When you’re 99-and-a-half years old, you have good days and bad days, and when you’re 40 years old, you have good days and bad days,” said Silver on stage, according to USA Today. “Unfortunately, today is not a good day for him, and he’s sick that he can’t be here.”
After asking fans to share “what he means to you” for her husband watching at home, Silver noted she’s “pretty confident” he’ll be able to return for the next event.
Hosted by the couple and their musical group The Vantastix, Vandy Camp is described as a “whimsical, vintage circus” honoring their “passion for comedy, vaudeville and the circus.”
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Van Dyke celebrated his 99th birthday on Dec. 13, shortly after appearing in Coldplay‘s ‘All My Love‘ music video, which he and Arlene produced.
“I’m acutely aware that I, you know, could go any day now, but I don’t know why it doesn’t concern me,” said Van Dyke in the video, which was directed by Spike Jonze and Mary Wigmore. “I’m not afraid of it. I have that feeling, totally against anything intellectual that I’m gonna be alright.”
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