Dick Van Dyke’s wife breaks silence over the bypass of comedy event

Dick van Dyke lost only one comedy event.

The 99 -year -old actor, who is perfectly pursued by his career, despite his age, was scheduled to host the Vandy Camp with his wife Arlene Silver at the Arlene & Dick Van Dyke Theater at Malibu Gymnasium.

Such as PEOPLE The magazine, after Van Dyke left the last minute, Arlene appeared on stage and was introduced to the crowd as “not the van dyke you expect”.

“I have to let you know that Dick is not until he comes to celebrate with us today. I’m sorry,” he added.

Arlene continued: “When you are 99 years old and a half, you have good days and bad days … And unfortunately, today is not a good day for him and he is sick that he cannot be here.”

However, she was “pretty sure” that her husband would recover and be “in person” in the next Vandy camp.

Moving on to her speech, Arlene also describes in detail the love that Van Dyke holds for Camp Vandy and how the fact is more than “just Dick Van Dyke”.

“It’s a celebration of your childhood, all of our childhood, the music that is on the fabric of all of us, [and] Dick Van Dyke is a large part of it, “he told the public.

Considering her partner’s fanbase as “the greatest human beings I have ever met,” Arlene added, “these Vandy camps [events] It’s a wonderful opportunity to have you all in the same room and meet each other. ”

The 53 -year -old makeup artist also said that “he was around” Van Dyke “just like a man made me a better person.”

“I could never do this maybe, like a year ago, but I had so many experiences pushing myself out of my comfort zone and now I’m out of my comfort zone,” he explained.

According to a press release, the annual Vandy Camp event sees Dick Van Dyke and Arlene Silver working with their music team to pay ODE in “Passion for Comedy, Vaudeville and Circus”.