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22 August 2012
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Picture: Dick Van Dyke Geffen Playhouse's Annual Backstage At The Geffen Gala - Arrivals at the Geffen Playhouse Los Angeles, California - 04.06.12

Dick Van Dyke Preps One Man Show After Lifetime Achievement Announcement

Many people start slowing down when they reach their 80s. Not so for Dick Van Dyke, though. At the ripe old age of 86, Van Dyke has been having a pretty eventful year and the latest news for the legendary entertainer is that the Screen Actors Guild just announced that Van Dyke will be receiving its Life Achievement Award, at their ceremony in January. Earlier this year, DICk presented the very same award to his former TV co-star, Mary Tyler Moore. Now, it's his own turn to have his work honored by the guild.

The Sag co-president, Ken Howard, said "DICk is the consummate entertainer - an enormously talented performer whose work has crossed nearly every major category of entertainment. literally everywhere he has worked he has inspired millions of fans and has had a tremendously positive impact on the industry and the world. He is so deserving of this honor and I congratulate him."Van Dyke will also be starring in a one-night live performance on September 12, 2012, to benefit the Malibu Stage Playhouse. The Mary Poppins actor will star alongside the Vantastix vocal ensemble for the show, which will take place at the Smothers Theatre at Pepperdine University.

2012 has been a pretty special year for DICk, as he recently married for the second time. DICk married 40 year-old Arlene after she took advantage of it being a leap year and proposed to him on February 29, 2012. "I have to have a life partner. I found the perfect one," he said at the time.


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