Summarize this content to 2000 words in 6 paragraphs Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek’s network of contributorsDick Van Dyke and his wife, Arlene Silver, changed up their looks to match two musical icons.On Sunday, March 23, Silver, 52, took to her Instagram account to post a video montage with photos of her and the 99-year-old entertainment legend dressed up as country stars Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers performing their 1983 chart-topping song “Islands in the Stream.”
Arlene Silver and Dick Van Dyke attends the 51st Annual Daytime Emmys Awards at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles on June 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
Arlene Silver and Dick Van Dyke attends the 51st Annual Daytime Emmys Awards at The Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites, Los Angeles on June 07, 2024 in Los Angeles, California.
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The Mary Poppins star wore a cream-colored suit with a white button-down shirt underneath and sported white facial hair similar to the late singer’s. Meanwhile, Silver donned a bedazzled purple dress paired with a large diamond necklace and blonde wig, which emulated Parton’s voluminous hair and signature look.Silver captioned her post, “Dick & Arlene Van Dyke as Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers 🏝️ 🌊 Luke Adams as Anything For A Laugh: The Chuck Barris Page ❤️🎈❤️.”The husband and wife duo, who wed in 2012, were seemingly dressing up for a “Vandy Manor” show. It is unclear when the photos were taken. The couple has been throwing a Halloween “Spooktacular” event for years called “Vandy Manor” at their Malibu California home and are now doing another event called “Vandy Camp,” which they started earlier this month.
They held their first “Vandy Camp” event on Saturday, March 8, consisting of a Q&A for the six-time Emmy Award winner and multiple musical performances from him and Silver. Fans and friends attended the intimate event.In July 2024, the comedian spoke to Entertainment Tonight about meeting his sweetheart at the SAG Awards in 2006.”I never approached a strange woman in my life,” Van Dyke told the outlet. “And she walked by and I jumped and said, ‘Hi, I’m Dick.’ I had no idea she was half my age. Beautiful.”
Silver was a makeup artist then, and the former sitcom star explained, “She had one [business] card left, which I took and hired her,” he noted.Silver revealed Van Dyke was the person who got her comfortable to sing, telling the publication, “He’s always happy and just positive. Always singing, and I would never sing in public. He got me to sing. He got me to sing up on a stage and sang in front of 1,500 people for the first time. He’s just the most joyful person. He influences everybody else to be more joyful, playful.”
