Dick Van Dyke channels ‘Mary Poppins’ position whereas procuring with spouse Arlene Silver
He’s prepared for his close-up.
Legendary movie actor Dick Van Dyke and his spouse Arlene Silver have been noticed at a Santa Monica Goal retailer on Tuesday shopping for a tv after the Hollywood icon taped a visitor position on “Days of Our Lives.”
The 97-year-old actor — who wowed audiences earlier this yr with a efficiency on “The Masked Singer” — wore lengthy navy pants and a white, long-sleeve, pullover shirt full with black sneakers and a cane as he strode into the megastore, as seen in pictures obtained by The Publish.
It wouldn’t be a stretch to recommend he resembled his spry, cane-toting “Mary Poppins” character, Mr. Dawes Senior and Junior, whom he performed, respectively, within the 1964 basic musical and its 2018 movie sequel, “Mary Poppins Returns.”
Silver — who the married actor in 2012 — wore a charcoal grey shirt with the phrase “Comfortable” written on it, plus matching darkish pants and sneakers.
The blissful couple was noticed searching the shop’s huge collection of TVs earlier than choosing a Vizio mannequin, which Van Dyke gladly helped regular as his spouse pushed the cart.
Silver, 51, and her husband have been then seen taking part in with a paper windmill as they stood within the checkout line.
Because the couple departed the shop, make-up artist Silver managed to squeeze the equipment into the again seat of the automobile whereas Van Dyke waited patiently for her to complete earlier than sliding into the car’s passenger facet.
The Publish has reached out to Van Dyke for remark.
This acquisition of a brand new TV comes after Van Dyke revealed that he can be starring in his first-ever position on the long-running cleaning soap opera, according to Access.
Van Dyke advised the outlet that he managed to snag an element due to his pal Drake Hogestyn, 69, who’s a sequence common on the present and reportedly goes to the identical fitness center because the “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” actor.
“I mentioned, ‘Don’t you may have any elements for outdated individuals? Come on — give me one,’” Van Dyke advised Entry. “And he took me significantly and bought me an element!”
Entry described Van Dyke’s position as “a thriller man with amnesia.”
“I’ve performed outdated males earlier than, however comedy outdated males. [This is the] first time I’ve ever simply performed my 97-year-old self,” Van Dyke mentioned with amusing.
The “Night time on the Museum” star defined that with a view to higher put together for the position — which can be a part of an episode on Peacock subsequent fall — he watched a number of episodes of the sequence to good the supply of his traces.
“A number of the individuals have been doing it for 20 years,” mentioned Van Dyke. “That’s all of the homework I can do, watch one and see how they do it. The opposite factor, you need to maintain, ‘duh duh,’ there’s the sting of music and we’ve mentioned one thing thrilling.”
Van Dyke additionally revealed that he turned to his longtime pal and “All My Youngsters” alum Carol Burnett — who turned 90 on Wednesday — for steerage.
“Ensure you know all of your traces as a result of they don’t do retakes,” mentioned Burnett.
The pictures of the movie icon and his spouse mark the primary time he has been seen because the “Bye Bye Birdie” star was in a critical automobile accident in March, during which Van Dyke’s car skidded in moist climate situations earlier than smashing right into a gate.
Police dominated there have been no medication or alcohol concerned within the crash however reportedly submitted paperwork to the Malibu DMV to have the actor retake his driver’s check.
It was additionally reported that Silver had taken his keys and automobile away out of concern because the crash.