Actor and comedian Dick Van Dyke sustained minor injuries after a single-vehicle car accident in Malibu, California. Shortly after 11 AM on March 15, responding officers found the 97-year-old had driven his silver Lexus into a gate amidst heavy rain, according to CNN, reports Variety. The Malibu Sheriff Department confirmed that Van Dyke appeared to be the driver and sole occupant of the vehicle. Standard traffic collision reports and evaluations took place following officers' response. Jeremy Renner Accident: Hawkeye Actor 'Critical but Stable' After Getting Injured in Snow-Plowing Incident.

In February, Van Dyke became the oldest celebrity to compete on The Masked Singer. The actor sang Billie Holliday's "When You're Smiling" under the guise of an enchanted forest gnome. "It looked like fun to me which it was. I did it because I knew that nobody would have ever guess they'd have a 97-year-old guy on there," he said. Jeremy Renner's Leg Was Run Over by a Snow-Plowing Machine; Actor Lost a Lot of Blood Until a Neighbour Put a Tourniquet on His Injury - Reports.

Van Dyke appeared in the original cast of the 1960 Broadway musical Bye, Bye Birdie and soon became a notable American figure with his role in Dick Van Dyke Show, which ran from 1961-1966. He went on to appear in several films, including the movie adaptation of Bye, Bye Birdie (1963) and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968).

He has won a Tony, Grammy, a daytime Emmy and four primetime Emmys for his performances over the years, plus he received two Golden Globe nominations. Van Dyke has four children, Christian, Barry, Stacy and Carrie Beth. In 2012, he married Arlene Silver, whom he met six years earlier at the SAG Awards.

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