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Dick Van Dyke Mary Poppins
Published on December 14, 2018 03:58 PM
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Dick Van Dyke ‘s chimney-sweep dance is one of the most memorable parts of Mary Poppins — and he steals the show in the sequel, too!
The legendary 93-year-old actor dusted off his dancing shoes for Mary Poppins Returns , a sequel taking place 25 years after the original story’s ending. With Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda in charge of carrying the movie this time, Van Dyke makes a poignant cameo in which he reminds the audience all about the magic of the first movie.
“The minute I heard I was going to do a little number, that sold me,” Van Dyke tells PEOPLE in the latest issue out Friday. “And I thought I could contribute by just being a little bit of a reminder of the original. And I think it turned out well. I got to jump up on a desk and do a dance number. It surprised everybody, but nobody was as surprised as I was. We did several takes of it, and I was just amazed. And I enjoyed it, of course.”
While Van Dyke is now happy about his small cameo, the actor admits that he originally wasn’t convinced by the idea of a sequel 54 years after Julie Andrews first floated down onto Cherry Tree Lane. But he quickly changed his mind.
“I had some misgivings, because almost traditionally sequels don’t work. They’re never quite as good as the original,” he says. “[But] This is an homage to Walt and the original movie. I was so impressed that their heart was in the right place. They wanted to pay respect to the original. And I was so tickled when they asked me, because it was kind of like bookends for me.”
In the end, the longtime actor knows that Mary Poppins will play as special of a part in his legacy as it has played in his life.
“I would imagine it would be the thing I would be remembered for,” Van Dyke says of Poppins . “I get a lot of mail today from kids who have just discovered Mary Poppins . So it’s on its third generation and holding up very well. I’m sure that if I’m remembered for anything it’ll be Mary Poppins .”
Mary Poppins Returns opens Dec. 21.
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Dick Van Dyke had plenty of reasons to smile at the world premiere of Mary Poppins Returns .
The veteran actor, 92, took the red carpet by storm on Thursday night alongside wife Arlene Silver, 47. The two happily posed for photos and cozied up as they beamed at the camera. Van Dyke married the makeup artist in 2012 after meeting 6 years earlier.
It’s his second marriage after divorcing his first wife, and mother of his four children, in 1984 after a long separation and 36 years of marriage. He was also in a 30-year relationship with actress Michelle Triola until her death in 2009.
Van Dyke attended the premiere for the hight-anticipated sequel 54 years after starring in the original Mary Poppins with Julie Andrews. The actor makes his triumphant return to the story disguised as Mr. Dawes Jr in the sequel, the son of the banker he played in the first film. The iconic actor used prosthetics in the first film to age himself, but he didn’t need any help this time around.
Aside from his wife, Van Dyke also happily posed with the movie’s new stars, Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda .
“You spend five minutes with Dick Van Dyke and you are more alive than you were before,” Miranda, 38, said in the speial Mary Poppins Returns: Behind the Magic while Blunt, 35, laughed alongside him.
“You feel like you’re not doing enough in your life,” she added.
“He has more energy at 91 than I ever have in my life, and I’m not an unenergetic person,” Miranda said. “It was such a joy to have him there.”
“The energy and the spirit behind the eyes is extraordinary,” Blunt added.
Mary Poppins Returns is in theaters Dec. 19.
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Even in his mid-90s, Dick Van Dyke has still got the moves.
The "Mary Poppins" star, 96, appears in a music video for wife Arlene Silver's band Arlene & The Vantastix, which dropped on Valentine's Day. The lovebirds dueted for a sweet cover of the Doris Day tune "Everybody Loves a Lover." Van Dyke and Silver have been married since February 2012.
In the video, the couple parades through a colorful, gallery-style room filled with ivory statues and floral wall art.
"Gee, I feel just about 10 feet tall," Van Dyke playfully sings as he rises from a vibrant, floral-print chair. "I'm havin' a ball."
Accompanied by trumpeter Tony Guerrero and the melodious voices of The Vantastix backup singers, Van Dyke and Silver sync up for a jazz square combination and then lovingly look into each other's eyes to sing the rest of the song.
This isn't the first time Van Dyke has proven age is just a number.
The Emmy-winning actor returned to the world of "Mary Poppins" in 2018, playing Mr. Dawes Jr. in the sequel "Mary Poppins Returns." Although director Rob Marshall and choreographer John DeLuca made a contingency plan – setting up a stool and chair and positioning stars Emily Blunt and Lin-Manuel Miranda on the sideline – to assist Van Dyke in his dance number, he didn't need the help.
"He sort of waves us away, and it was a big lunge onto a chair and onto the desk," Blunt told USA TODAY at the time. "And he just hoofed away on that desk like there was no tomorrow. Rob was so touched, he couldn’t even say cut; he was crying."
In addition to "Mary Poppins," Van Dyke starred in the 1968 fantasy adventure "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang," as well as the CBS sitcom "The Dick Van Dyke Show."
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