Posted on 12/07/2025 5:40:50 PM PST by nickcarraway
Dick Van Dyke revealed how he’s been able to live a long life.
The “Mary Poppins” star, who’s set to turn 100 years old on Dec. 13, recently recalled giving up alcohol and smoking in his 50s. Van Dyke credited the choice for why he’s “still here.”
The comments came when he spoke about working with Walt Disney, who died of lung cancer in 1966, at a Vandy High Tea event held at his home in Malibu, Calif., on Nov. 30. Van Dyke recalled that Disney “smoked too much,” per People.
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I had an uncle who smoked and drank like a fish until he was 88. At 88 he quite smoking and drinking and lived to be 96. His mom who never smoked or drank lived to be 100.
My uncle was what is called a functioning alcoholic since he kept working even while drinking massive amounts of alcohol.
Something funny that i noticed regarding DVD is that the dance he did as a chimney sweep in Mary Poppins and the dance routine in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang were exactly the same.
I think about 25% of lung cancer cases now are not smoking related.
I was wondering what he had to do with Vanderbilt University, but then the penny dropped.
How "high" was the tea though? Maybe he's got other habits and addictions.
Everybody dies of something.
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IIRC, he advertised cigarettes on his show back when that was legal. Actors would do ads in character/in costume then.
I gave up alcohol at age 50. One of the reasons I am still alive at age 85. Liver functioning normally.
Does secondhand smoke count?
He’s a Libtard. I don’t care.
His attitude about life may have done more for his health and longevity than anything he did or didn’t consume.
Mental and emotional positivity have great effects on physiology.
He was in a movie in 1971 called “ Cold Turkey” about a town trying to quit smoking. Bob Newhart was in it to.
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