Dick Van Dyke's presence was missed at the 2024 Emmy Awards.
Though the 98-year-old was previously announced as a presenter for the event hosted by Eugene Levy and Dan Levy, the Mary Poppins star was notably absent from the award ceremony held at the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. (See all the winners here).
He was set to join a lineup of nominees, including Selena Gomez, Maya Rudolph, Jean Smart, Lily Gladstone and Kristen Wiig, who all took to the stage to hand out a few golden statues.
The Chitty Chitty Bang Bang star is a four-time winner of Primetime Emmys, three of which were for his hit show The Dick Van Dyke Show, which ran from 1961 to 1966. He is also a two-time winner of Daytime Emmys, most recently winning in June for his guest appearance in Days of Our Lives and earning the title as the oldest person to ever win a Daytime Emmy.
Though he was not nominated for any Primetime awards this year, Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic—a special about Van Dyke’s storied career—won an Emmy for Outstanding Variety Special (Pre-recorded) during the Creative Arts Emmy Awards ceremony on Sept. 7. (Van Dyke was not listed as a producer for the special, so was not eligible to win for the category.)
After the event, the entertainment legend gave advice to young actors and shared that he hopes he’ll be remembered for "making people laugh for 75 years."
"You have to stick with it,” Van Dyke told reporters. “You're gonna go through hard times and a lot of auditions... but you have to stay with it. Be patient. It's very important to believe that you can do it."
And despite his long-lasting career, Van Dyke expressed being surprised by his success and eager to keep going.
"I don't know how I did it!" he continued. "I can't believe it, that I'm still here and performing."
Van Dyke added, "I'm looking for work if anybody has!"
Read on to see all the stars on the 2024 Emmys red carpet.
Nicola Coughlan
In custom Prabal Gurung.
Ayo Edebiri
In custom Bottega Veneta.
Jennifer Aniston
In Oscar de la Renta and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Sofía Vergara
In custom Dolce & Gabbana.
Selena Gomez
In custom Ralph Lauren.
Reese Witherspoon
In Christian Dior.
Quinta Brunson
In Georges Chakra FW24 Couture and Tiffany & Co. jewelry.
Jeremy Allen White
In custom Calvin Klein.
Elizabeth Debicki
In Christian Dior, De Beers jewelry, Vacheron Constantin watch and Aldo shoes.
Meryl Streep
In Alexander McQueen.
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
In Sophie Couture and Bulgari jewelry.
Holland Taylor
In custom Louis Vuitton.
Sarah Paulson
In Prada.
Dan Levy
In Loewe SS25 RTW and Jacques Marie Mage glasses.
Abby Elliott
In Monique Lhuillier and custom KAY Jewelers and Monique Lhuillier earrings and ring.
Viola Davis
In custom Zuhair Murad.
Juno Temple
In vintage Roberto Cavalli.
Maya Rudolph
In Chloé FW24 RTW.
Niecy Nash-Betts
In custom Christian Siriano with Le Vian and Kallati jewelry.
Jean Smart
In custom Laura Basci.
Hannah Einbinder
In custom Louis Vuitton.
Mindy Kaling
In Gayrav Gupta SS24 Couture and Wempe jewelry.
Jonathan Bailey
In Giorgio Armani, Santoni shoes, and DeBeers jewelry.
Lily Gladstone
In custom Rodarte and Wempe jewelry.
Sheryl Lee Ralph
In custom Ateliee Versace.
Janelle James
In Marchesa.
Brie Larson
In custom Chanel.
Richard Gadd
In Loewe.
Jessica Gunning
In custom Rodarte.
Reba McEntire
In Roberto Cavalli.