Even legends need a sick day.
Dick Van Dyke, 99, had to skip a comedy event this weekend after coming down with an unspecified illness.
The 鈥淐hitty Chitty Bang Bang鈥 star was scheduled to host his musical fundraising event, Vandy Camp, on Saturday, June 28, but canceled his appearance at the last minute, according to People.
His wife, Arlene Silver, announced the news at the Arlene & Dick Van Dyke Theater at Malibu High School.
She explained that Van Dyke was not having a 鈥済ood day.鈥
鈥淚 have to inform you that Dick is not up to coming to celebrate with us today. I鈥檓 sorry,鈥 Silver, 53, told the audience after introducing herself as 鈥渘ot the Van Dyke you鈥檙e expecting.鈥
鈥淲hen you鈥檙e 99 and a half years old, you have good days and bad days, and unfortunately, today is not a good day for him, and he鈥檚 sick that he can鈥檛 be here,鈥 she added.
Van Dyke ended up attening the show via livestream, and Silver said that she was 鈥減retty confident鈥 he would be at the next Vandy Camp event 鈥渋n person.鈥
Elsewhere during the event, Silver emphasized her husband鈥檚 passion for the musical fundraiser and explained that Vandy Camp is more than 鈥渏ust Dick Van Dyke.鈥
鈥淚t is a celebration of your childhood, all of our childhoods, the music that鈥檚 in the fabric of all of us,鈥 she said. 鈥淒ick Van Dyke is a big part of that.鈥
Silver also gushed about Van Dyke and their musical group, the a cappella quartet the Vantastix, for providing her with 鈥渟o much confidence to be able to stand up here right now.鈥
鈥淚 would never be able to do this maybe, like, a year ago, but I鈥檝e had so many experiences pushing myself out of my comfort zone, and right now I鈥檓 out of my comfort zone,鈥 she said.
鈥淏ut I have to wear my big girl pants and hold the reins without Dick here as the safety net that he鈥檚 always here with me,鈥 Silver added.
Van Dyke and Silver, a makeup artist, first met at the SAG Awards in 2006 and married in 2012. They discussed their surprising 46-year age gap back in April.
The 鈥淒ick Van Dyke Show鈥 legend has insisted that he has no plans of slowing down even despite turning 100 later this year.
鈥淚鈥檓 a ham. I love it. I get a jolt of energy from an audience,鈥 he said during another Vandy Camp event in April.
But living so long also has its downsides.
鈥淚鈥檝e lost a lot of friends,鈥 Van Dyke lamented earlier this year while discussing the 2021 death of his late friend Ed Asner.
鈥淗e鈥檚 outlived everybody,鈥 Silver added at the time. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 the curse of living to almost 100.鈥
Still, the entertainment legend isn鈥檛 complaining.
鈥淲ell, life鈥檚 been good to me,鈥 Van Dyke acknowledged. 鈥淚 can鈥檛 complain.鈥