Dick Van Dyke celebrated Father’s Day with his extended family and pays tribute to them in a sweet post.
The iconic Hollywood star, 97, shared a sweet Instagram video of his loved ones gathering for a group photo, adding that he was a “lucky boy” to celebrate the occasion with his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Captioning his post, Dick wrote, “I never realized when I first had kids what I was getting into.”
“But I am amazed and thankful that I lived long enough to spend Father’s Day with some of my children, grandchildren AND great-grandchildren!!
“All wonderful, non-toxic people!! And to share it all with my greatest gift @bijoubox in our magical fairyland @vandymanor I’m a very lucky boy!! @wesvandyke_fineart.’
Sweet! Dick Van Dyke celebrated Father’s Day with his extended family and pays tribute to them in a sweet post
It’s still going well! The Hollywood star shared a sweet Instagram video of his loved ones gathering for a group photo
Dick has four children from his 36-year marriage to his first wife Margerie Willett, Christian, Barry, Stacy, and Carrie Beth, and has at least seven grandchildren.
Since 2012, the Mary Poppins star has been married to makeup artist Arlene Silver.
Speaking of his family in 2011, Dick told USA Today, “They’ve all turned out great, I’m happy to say. Not a horse thief in the bunch.’
It comes after Dick was left bloodied after crashing his Lexus LS 500 into a gate in Malibu on March 15, requiring two stitches in his lip after slamming his face against the steering wheel, because the car’s airbag deployed. was not activated.
The actor was found bleeding from both the nose and mouth after the accident and although he escaped with only minor injuries, radar online reported that Silver has revoked his driving privileges in an effort to keep him and others safe.
“Dick has gotten to the point where he needs to be taken off the road — for his own safety and the safety of others,” an anonymous insider said.
“Arlene will be terrified if she doesn’t take the keys now, it may be too late!” source added.
The actor would not be very happy with his wife’s decision to take him off the road.
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‘Dick is annoyed by Arlene’s concerns. He is aware of his age, but he is determined to maintain his independence,” the source said.
This is not Van Dyke’s first serious car accident, with another incident nearly a decade earlier in August 2013.
The actor was driving his wife in his Jaguar when the car caught fire and both he and his wife had to be rescued by passersby outside Calabasas.
While both Dick and his wife were unharmed, their vehicle burned completely down to its frame.
As for this last wreck, Van Dyke told TMZ just days after the accident, he felt “fine” although he admitted that he was “hurting all over”.
He added: “The airbags didn’t deploy, so I just planted a face in the steering wheel and it just kind of dumbed me down.”
When asked about concerns about his health, Van Dyke shrugged them off, adding, “I’m 97 — all my friends are dead.”
The comedy legend told fans he still held on, “quite well,” though sources claim Arlene doesn’t want to test her luck, which is why she took his keys.
She doesn’t want to risk her happiness. She loves her husband very much and doesn’t want to see him die behind the wheel!’ the source told Radar.
The actor is still very active as he was recently revealed to be the leprechaun in Fox’s popular reality series The Masked Singer.