Dick Van Dyke turns 100 — and he’s still dancing

“If I’d known I was going to live this long, I would have taken better care of myself,” Dick Van Dyke told Business Insider in 2023.

Now, Dick Van Dyke is about to do something almost no one in Hollywood, or anywhere, gets to do: celebrate his 100th birthday.

In a recent reflection for the British outlet The Times , the actor looked back at some of his most memorable roles, including one many viewers never realized was him: the ancient bank president Mr. Dawes Sr. in “Mary Poppins.” In the film’s credits, the character is attributed to “Navckid Keyd,” an anagram of his own name.

“I’m not playing super-old any more,” he wrote. “I am a super-old.”

As he approaches his century milestone, Van Dyke has been candid about the habits he changed, and the joy he kept, to stay here this long.