Experienced actor Dick Van Dyke will soon be celebrating his 99th birthday – and is celebrating the occasion with a guest appearance on television.

The Mary Poppins star, who turns 99 on Friday, December 13, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Thursday, December 5th.

Van Dyke joined them Chris Martin for the TV appearance to chat about Coldplay’s new music video for “All My Love,” in which the actor appears with his son, Barry73.

Martin, 47, recounted a funny moment on set and recalled witnessing the father-son dynamic between Dick and Barry.

“I saw Barry come up to Dick and say, ‘Dad, can I turn on the pool slide?'” Martin said. “It was so sweet because it was like a son and his father. But together they are 176 (years old),”

Van Dyke continued the conversation about what it’s like to be a parent of older children, acknowledging his children’s advanced age. (Dyke is also father of Christian74, Stacy68, and Carrie, 62, all of which he shared with his late ex-wife Margie Willett).

“I’m old enough for that Joe Biden‘s father,” he joked.

Earlier this year, Van Dyke jokingly said he hoped to be alive to celebrate his 99th birthday.

“I’m pretty old,” Van Dyke told a photographer in September Page six.

When asked if he planned to celebrate his birthday in December, he joked: “I just pray I make it.”

That same month, Van Dyke sparked concerns after canceling a series of scheduled appearances, including a fan convention in Utah.

“We are sorry to inform you that Dick Van Dyke will not be able to travel to FanX,” said a statement from FanX, the company hosting the three-day event. “He thanks all those who continue to support him, but at almost 99 years old, traveling and interacting with thousands of people is currently not possible for him.”

He also withdrew from the 2024 Emmy Awards on September 15, although he had planned to be one of the evening’s celebrity presenters.

However, he attended the 2024 Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 7, where his CBS special “Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic” won the award for “Outstanding Variety Special.”

In addition to joking that he was “still looking for work,” Van Dyke also shared his hope that his legacy would be “laughter.”

“For making people laugh for 75 years,” he told reporters what he wanted to be remembered for. “I’ve been in the business for 75 years and I can’t believe I’m still here performing!”

Van Dyke also showed his funny face during a speech at the Daytime Emmy Awards in June, when he made history and became the oldest winner ever.

“Thank you. I don’t believe that. “I feel like a spy from late-night television,” Van Dyke said in his acceptance speech. “I’m the oldest contestant in history. I’ve been playing old men all my life. If If I had known I would live this long, I would have taken better care of myself.”

Before the speech, the Mary Poppins star expressed his disbelief over the award in an interview with ET that same month.

“Am I really the oldest? I didn’t know I was the oldest,” he told ET. “I’ll be damned. I think I’m really the last of my generation. I’m 98. I have almost everything under control. I can’t remember what I had for breakfast.”