Dick Van Dyke, 98, skips Emmys after being announced as presenter

Dick Van Dyke skipped retired connected a planned quality astatine the Emmys past nighttime aft antecedently being announced arsenic a presenter.

Some of the biggest names successful Hollywood gathered astatine the Peacock Theater successful LA connected Sunday for the yearly bash, wherever stars from Hacks, The Bear, Shōgun and Netflix’s Baby Reindeer took location a haul of trophies.

Earlier this month, the 98-year-old was confirmed to contiguous an grant alongside Viola Davis, Selena Gomez, Steve Martin, Martin Sheen, Jean Smart, Joshua Jackson and galore more.

However, the Mary Poppins prima was not among those successful the premix astatine the ceremony, which was hosted by Eugene and Dan Levy.

He was the lone presenter not successful attendance but it is not wide wherefore helium decided to propulsion retired astatine the past minute.

Dick’s lack comes conscionable aft he made past arsenic the oldest Daytime Emmy winner ever – and celebrated with a jig connected the reddish carpet.

The surface icon, who has besides starred successful Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Night astatine the Museum and Diagnosis: Murder, took location outstanding impermanent performer successful a play bid gong for his stint successful Days of Our Lives.

He played amnesiac Timothy Robicheaux successful the long-running soap opera, but lone accepted the relation aft a person suggested that helium instrumentality part.

‘I said large and it snowballed into this…,’ helium enthused. ‘I’m 98 years old. Can you judge it?’

Dick won his erstwhile Daytime Emmy successful 1984, acknowledgment to his relation successful CBS Library – which joins his 4 Primetime Emmys, a Golden Globe, a Tony and a Grammy.

If helium lands an Oscar, helium volition officially go a subordinate of the EGOT club…

The latest summation to his trophy furniture means that Dick is the oldest Daytime Emmy victor – and the oldest histrion to ever beryllium nominated.

In a video making the rounds connected societal media, helium was seen dancing distant connected the reddish carpet to observe his latest milestone.

‘I consciousness similar a spy from nighttime television,’ helium added. ‘I’m the oldest nominee successful history. I can’t judge it. I was playing aged men each my life.

‘If I had known I was going to unrecorded this long, I would person taken amended attraction of myself!’

Metro.co.uk has contacted Dick’s reps for a comment.

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