Exclusive | New doc explores Dick Van Dyke’s ‘personal demons with alcohol’ ahead of icon’s 100th birthday

Exclusive | New doc explores Dick Van Dyke’s ‘personal demons with alcohol’ ahead of icon’s 100th birthday

Dick Van Dyke has spent decades making audiences smile – but a new documentary marking the Hollywood legend’s 100th birthday takes an unabashed look at the struggles he faced behind the scenes. “American Masters – Starring Dick Van Dyke,” premiering Friday on PBS, chronicled the entertainer’s eight-decade career while addressing what director John Scheinfeld described … Read more

Exclusive | Inside Dick Van Dyke’s hometown visit ahead of his milestone 100th birthday

Exclusive | Inside Dick Van Dyke’s hometown visit ahead of his milestone 100th birthday

Even legends like Dick Van Dyke have to start somewhere. Although the “Mary Poppins” star was born in West Plains, Missouri, in 1925, the comedy icon spent his formative years in the working-class town of Danville, Illinois. It’s where Van Dyke attended Danville High School, performed his earliest comedy routines with his brother Jerry and … Read more

Exclusive | Co-star recalls ‘badly behaved’ Dick Van Dyke on ‘Mary Poppins’ set ahead of icon’s 100th birthday

Exclusive | Co-star recalls ‘badly behaved’ Dick Van Dyke on ‘Mary Poppins’ set ahead of icon’s 100th birthday

Dick Van Dyke may be turning 100 on Dec. 13, but his “Mary Poppins” co-star says the legendary actor has always been a mischievous kid at heart. “It was so much fun. Especially because of Dick,” Karen Dotrice, 70, told The Post of working on the 1964 Disney classic. “The minute the camera wasn’t on … Read more

Dick Van Dyke shares he’s probably the ‘last person alive’ who knew Walt Disney — as icon nears 100th birthday

Dick Van Dyke shares he’s probably the ‘last person alive’ who knew Walt Disney — as icon nears 100th birthday

Walt Disney had a friend in Dick Van Dyke. The famed actor, who is set to turn 100 on Dec. 13, reflected on his bond with the late animator. “I got to know Walt, I’m probably the last person alive who did. I got to know Walt pretty well, and we just got along,” Van … Read more

Dick Van Dyke shares one of his toughest moments ahead of milestone 100th birthday

Dick Van Dyke shares one of his toughest moments ahead of milestone 100th birthday

Dick Van Dyke is reflecting on his early days as a father. The actor, who will turn 100 on December 13, shared that one of the most stressful times in his life was when he tried balancing work with raising his family. Van Dyke married Margie Willett in 1948, and the pair shared kids Barry, Stacy, Christian and … Read more

Dick Van Dyke looks forward to his 100th birthday: ‘I hope I make it’

Dick Van Dyke looks forward to his 100th birthday: ‘I hope I make it’

Dick Van Dyke is closing in on his 100th birthday. The 99-year-old actor revealed how he’s feeling about his upcoming milestone birthday on Dec. 13 in a new interview with People. “I hope I make it,” Van Dyke told the outlet while sitting beside his wife, Arlene Silver, 54, at their Malibu home. Dick Van … Read more

‘Diminished’ Dick Van Dyke shares concerning health update ahead of his 100th birthday

‘Diminished’ Dick Van Dyke shares concerning health update ahead of his 100th birthday

Dick Van Dyke is slowing down at age 99. The TV icon, who turns 100 on Dec. 13, opened up about the current state of his health in a new essay for The Times. “It’s frustrating to feel diminished in the world, physically and socially,” Van Dyke said. Dick Van Dyke attends the 43rd Annual … Read more

Exclusive | Rockettes are high-kicking through 100th anniversary with street renaming and more: ‘A huge honor’

Exclusive | Rockettes are high-kicking through 100th anniversary with street renaming and more: ‘A huge honor’

It’s the Rockettes’ way. Fans of the famed Radio City Music Hall dance troupe will get a high kick out of New York City’s big tribute to the dancers as they mark their 100th anniversary. On Friday morning, The Post can exclusively report, the Big Apple renamed the stretch in front of the venue “Rockettes … Read more

Curtains from final taping of ‘The Tonight Show’ go up for auction ahead of late host Johnny Carson’s 100th birthday

Curtains from final taping of ‘The Tonight Show’ go up for auction ahead of late host Johnny Carson’s 100th birthday

The curtains that hung during the final episode of “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson” are up for auction ahead of the late host’s 100th birthday on Oct. 24. The renowned talk show was helmed by the king of late night, Johnny Carson, from 1962 through May 22, 1992. During its historic three decades on … Read more

Dick Van Dyke, 99, thinks ‘it’d be funny’ if he died before his 100th birthday

Dick Van Dyke, 99, thinks ‘it’d be funny’ if he died before his 100th birthday

Dick Van Dyke is cracking jokes about his death. The Hollywood icon, 99, and his wife, Arlene Silver, 54, took part in a charity event in Malibu, Calif. on Sunday and spoke about his upcoming milestone birthday that falls on Dec. 13. “That’s right. I’m not officially a hundred until December,” Van Dyke said, per … Read more

Rockettes to celebrate 100th anniversary at Radio City in 2025. Get tickets

Rockettes to celebrate 100th anniversary at Radio City in 2025. Get tickets

Vivid Seats is the New York Post’s official ticketing partner. We may receive revenue from this partnership for sharing this content and/or when you make a purchase. Featured pricing is subject to change. In 1925, the Rockettes (then known as “the Roxyettes”) got their merry start in St. Louis, MO. For seven years, choreographer Russell … Read more

Identical twins celebrate their 100th birthday — and reveal tip for a long life

Identical twins celebrate their 100th birthday — and reveal tip for a long life

A pair of identical twins have just celebrated their 100th birthday- naming a love of sports as the secret to a long and happy life. Williams Casey — known as Bill — and his twin brother Jack celebrated their centenary together earlier this year with cake, drinks, and friends at his retirement home in Didcot, … Read more

Exclusive | The stakes are higher for 2025 Radio City Rockettes auditions as the iconic dance troupe celebrates its 100th year: ‘It takes a lot of grit’

Exclusive | The stakes are higher for 2025 Radio City Rockettes auditions as the iconic dance troupe celebrates its 100th year: ‘It takes a lot of grit’

If you see a swarm of statuesque women high-kicking in front of Radio City this week, no, it’s not Christmas just yet. The holiday season may be months away, but springtime is when Rockette history is made. Each April, hundreds of hopeful leotard-clad dancers travel from all over to the Big Apple to audition for … Read more

Woman reaches 100th birthday with ‘clear lungs’ — after giving up smoking at age 95

Woman reaches 100th birthday with ‘clear lungs’ — after giving up smoking at age 95

A pensioner has reached her 100th birthday despite smoking 20 cigarettes a day for most of her life — as doctors hail her ”clear lungs and heart sound as a bell.”  Mary ‘Molly’ Repper, who only gave up the habit at the age of 95, was joined at Weston View Care Home in Moray in … Read more

I attended Disneyland’s 1955 grand opening and returned to celebrate my 100th birthday

I attended Disneyland’s 1955 grand opening and returned to celebrate my 100th birthday

Where dreams come true. Dee Kolafa celebrated her 100th birthday at Disneyland — nearly 70 years after she attended the amusement park’s grand opening in 1955. Disneyland invited the centenarian and her family to commemorate not only her milestone birthday but the Walt Disney company’s 100th anniversary on March 29 in Anaheim, California. “I was … Read more

Pen pals celebrate 100th birthdays on Zoom — 84 years after their first letters

Pen pals celebrate 100th birthdays on Zoom — 84 years after their first letters

Celesta Byrne and Geoff Banks have been across-the-pond pen pals for nearly 84 years — and recently celebrated their 100th birthdays with their first video call. The letter-writers — Byrne is American, currently living in Texas, and Banks is from the UK — began communicating in 1938 when they were just 16, sending their first … Read more

Man celebrates 100th birthday with raunchy lap dance at strip club

Man celebrates 100th birthday with raunchy lap dance at strip club

A Texas man has celebrated his 100th birthday with a lap dance at a local strip club. Gioacchino “Jack” Poma marked the milestone at the Lodge, an erotic establishment in Dallas, where he was surrounded by a bevy of busty beauties. Poma’s daughter, Dina, told TMZ that a strip club was the perfect place for … Read more