r/AskReddit • u/anasannanas • 15h ago

Which celebrity are you amazed is still alive?

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u/deadboltwolf 15h ago

Dick Van Dyke

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u/EyeInternational4682 15h ago

dude is basically a sentient time capsule at this point, still kicking around like it's nothing

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u/colorblind-and 11h ago

Everytime he's brought up I can't help but share this video of his speech

It's he rereading a speech written for him by Rod Sterling that he read an a MLK rally.

Both Rod Sterling and MLK have been dead for over 50 years

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u/butwhyonearth 6h ago

He is such a wonderful human being!

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u/ImDisneyAF 15h ago

Let us not put bad juju on him :(

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u/No-Flan3302 13h ago

It's crazy to think that the guy that was an adult on a B&W TV show is still around in 2026.

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u/amrodd 3h ago

John Astin same thing

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u/pyramid-worker 14h ago

Particularly after his struggling with alcohol abuse and heavy smoking for over 25 years.

As someone in the storm before the calm, this man gives me hope. Not necessarily for the longevity, but for the wisdom, positivity and the endless joy he has imparted on generations of people.

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u/anasannanas 15h ago

He must be 101 or something

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u/a_lonely_trash_bag 15h ago

He turns 101 this December.

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u/Paxxlee 15h ago

So he must not be 101.

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u/GoodbyeToTheMachine 15h ago

He must be 100

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u/Parish87 15h ago

He's 100 until he becomes 101, that's how it works

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u/Retro_Dad 14h ago

I’ll have to check your math but that sounds like it could be correct.

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u/EskimoJake 13h ago

Should we cross post to r/theydidthemonstermath?

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u/ChogbortsTopStudent 9h ago

Nobody better say ANYTHING about his upcoming birthday. I will be FURIOUS if People Magazine curses him like they did with Betty White.

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u/Go-Sharks 5h ago

Nobody cursed Betty White. She just hung on long enough for everybody to get their "Happy 100th Birthday" shit unrefundably printed and then said "Psyche!" and checked into Heaven. Queen of the trolls right there.

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u/amrodd 3h ago

Imagine being older than pre-sliced bread though

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u/droidtron 15h ago

December 13th he will be!

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u/LiteratureNo7534 14h ago

that's awesome!! 

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u/wydok 14h ago

Don't you DARE speak that into the world

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u/Riker_Omega_Three 11h ago

And he's still really mentally there...that's the bizarre part

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u/Penguin_Scout 8h ago

Stop reminding the reaper that he’s still here!

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u/TantAminella 8h ago

The porpoises have been keeping him alive for years.

Source: https://people.com/dick-van-dyke-was-saved-by-porpoises-11765658