Dick Van Dyke, who is famously known for his show “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and for playing Mary Poppins’ closest friend, Bert, in “Mary Poppins,” was recently pictured looking fit at the age of 96 as he left lunch with a friend in Malibu recently. Van Dyke was photographed as he left lunch with the friend.

Following lunch, witnesses saw him running errands, one of which involved purchasing a bottle of Neutrogena self-tanning spray from a nearby retailer. For the outings, he went with a laid-back look consisting of a sweater with light gray long sleeves, pants in navy blue, and a pair of slip-on shoes.

He also carried a fashionable leather shoulder bag, and when he had finished his errand, he demonstrated that he was as upright as ever by getting into his Lexus and driving home. The manner in which he persistently defies his age has been a source of delight and motivation for his devoted followers.

Passers-by asked Dick what he had planned for father’s day as he was leaving his lunch date with his friend, but all he could say in response was that he was “glad to be here.” Dick then continued on to his next appointment.

Later on, pictures from his outing that captured him grinning heartily were shared on Twitter, and they elicited a lot of praise from users who were blown away by the life in his eyes at the age of 96. A supporter penned the following:

“And he has a wonderful appearance. We are delighted that you have not abandoned us completely.”

Imagine looking that good at the age of 96, as another Twitter user put it. The views of a great number of other users were consistent, with one stating that the seasoned actor is a “national treasure” and another admitting that she looked up to him as her “childhood hero.”

Since their wedding several years ago, Dick Van Dyke has been happily married to Arlene Silver, a woman who is over forty years his junior than he is.

The jovial old man was apprehended while he was attempting to use a scarf to hide the statue’s private parts.

He went to the event in order to bestow a lifetime achievement award upon Julie Andres, and while Arlene, who was working as a make-up artist at the event, was powdering his nose, he began a conversation with her.

After he introduced himself to her as Dick, the first thing she did was ask if he was the Dick from the movie “Mary Poppins.” It was the start of something that neither party could have foreseen happening.

It didn’t feel like he was that much older than me because we got along so well right away as friends, Silver said. As time went on, their friendship developed into something deeper, and the two of them were happy to watch it happen. Once, she stated that

“He is the epitome of what it means to be a human being. I’ve never met anyone so happy, so genuine, so amazing. He’s just like a happy pill.”

Dick, who had two successful long-term relationships with different women, admitted that he never expected to find love again in his life and that he had given up hope of doing so.

As the situation became even more serious, the talented actor started to become concerned about what people would say about the 46-year age difference between them. He said:

“I was expecting there to be a public outcry about a gold digger marrying an old man, but nobody ever took that stance,” the author says.

“We share an attitude. She can go with the flow. She loves to sing and dance, which we do almost every day. She’s just delightful.”