37 h. ago Dick Van Dyke swears avoiding anger has helped him reach 99 — experts say he’s onto something

As Dick Van Dyke gears up to celebrate his centennial birthday this month, Ellie Muir explores how his life as an optimist has kept him going

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3 d. ago Dick Van Dyke, 99, reveals all the weird jobs he took in his youth to get himself 'out of poverty'

'[My family] probably got neglected at some point because I was really working hard to get out of poverty, so to speak,' added the Chitty Chitty Bang Bang actor.

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3 d. ago Dick Van Dyke, 99, says avoiding two common things is key to his long life

‘I’ve always thought that anger is one thing that eats up a person’s insides,’ star admits as he closes in on milestone birthday

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4 d. ago Dick Van Dyke says avoiding two common things is key to long life as he nears 100

‘I’ve always thought that anger is one thing that eats up a person’s insides,’ star admits as he closes in on milestone birthday

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4 d. ago Mary Poppins icon admits he 'probably neglected' kids as he worked way out of poverty

Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke who turns 100 next month has shared the compromises he was forced to make as he tried to secure a successful career to provide his family with a good life

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8 d. ago Dick Van Dyke explains why he and his wife Arlene never had problem with their 46

The ‘Marry Poppins’ star married his wife in 2012

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8 d. ago Dick Van Dyke reveals the two things he’s avoided to help him reach 100

The Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang star will celebrate his milestone birthday on December 13

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8 d. ago Dick Van Dyke says avoiding two common things is the key to a long life as he nears 100

‘I’ve always thought that anger is one thing that eats up a person’s insides,’ admitted the star as he closes in on landmark birthday

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9 d. ago Dick Van Dyke names the two things to avoid to live a long life as he nears 100

‘I’ve always thought that anger is one thing that eats up a person’s insides,’ admitted the star as he closes in on landmark birthday

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9 d. ago ‘I feel like I’m about 13’ – Dick Van Dyke reflects on turning 100

The Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang star is not worried about being remembered but hopes children will continue to sing the films’ songs.

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1 week ago ‘Friends end up blocking you’: Northwestern Mutual sold college grads a dream job. They left in ruin and debt

Expecting to be financial advisers at the Fortune 500 firm, some hires say they were ‘gaslit’ into peddling ‘terrible’ life insurance to all their contactsNorthwestern Mutual likes to think of itself as a storied American institution offering specialized financial advice. The 168-year-old financial giant, ranked 109 on the Fortune 500, and regularly anointed one of the World’s Most Admired Companies by the magazine, describes its financial advisers as “expert listeners” or a “trusted partner who helps you continue to reach goal after goal”.It also tops Forbes’s list of Best Employers for New Grads, a title that makes it attractive to hundreds of college students desperate for an internship that could launch them into a career in financial services. Each year they file into Northwestern’s glassy offices across the country for a three-month internship that they hope could change their lives. There, they are slotted in beside thousands of full-time “financial representatives”, many of ...

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1 week ago A spoonful of sugar? How about five! How Dick Van Dyke stays sprightly ahead of his 100th birthday

As he prepares to turn 100 next month on December 13, legendary American actor Dick Van Dyke shows no signs of slowing down.

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1 week ago Dick Van Dyke reveals he turned down James Bond offer: ‘Have you heard my British accent?’

Actor reflected on his career, from highlights to missed opportunities, ahead of his 100th birthday in December

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2 w. ago ‘Do you expect me to talk?’: Dick Van Dyke says he turned down playing James Bond

As the veteran actor turns 100 he reveals that he was approached to play the British spy in the early 60s, but realised his accent wouldn’t have been up to scratchFor more than six decades, the actor Dick Van Dyke has been pilloried for his attempts at a British accent in Mary Poppins (1964). Now, the actor who has since apologised for the “most atrocious cockney accent in the history of cinema” as chimney sweep Bert in the Disney classic has revealed he was in the running to play another UK icon on screen: James Bond.Speaking on the Today TV programme in the US, Van Dyke, who turns 100 next month, said that Bond producer Albert Broccoli approached him to ask if he fancied the role of the British spy in his first big screen outing. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Dick Van Dyke, 99, breaks silence on the legendary role he now regrets turning down

Dick Van Dyke nearly added '007' to his legendary résumé, but says a hilariously bad British accent kept him from stepping into the role.

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2 w. ago Dick Van Dyke reveals secret to longevity ahead of 100th birthday

‘Mary Poppins’ star, 99, celebrates his birthday December 13

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2 w. ago Dick Van Dyke reveals role he regrets turning down — and one he would still like to play

Actor reflected on his career ahead of his 100th birthday in December

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2 w. ago Dick Van Dyke says 'this is something I still want to do' as he shares 'secret' to longevity

Dick Van Dyke, who turns 100 on December 13, has shared a secret to his longevity as he admitted that if he doesn't keep up one aspect of his weekly routine, he "really can feel it"

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2 w. ago Dick Van Dyke's secret to a long life? The biggest age gap marriage in Hollywood! How actor, 99, and his wife, 54, are keeping their love alive ahead of his 100th birthday

Within six years of meeting, Dick and Arlene got married, opening up Hollywood's biggest age gap as the 86-year-old and 40-year-old tied the knot in 2012. They are still going strong 13 years on.

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2 w. ago Dick Van Dyke admits he's 'diminished' and increasingly housebound as he reveals wife Arlene, 54, is the secret to happiness in old age ahead of his 100th birthday

Dick Van Dyke has told how he is increasingly housebond and feeling 'diminished' as he approaches his 100th birthday next month.

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