Dick Van Dyke

Dick Van Dyke, 97, concealed his iconic face and gray hair in a giant, red-headed gnome costume during the show's premiere on Fox Wednesday.

The premiere came with a double elimination with country singer Sara Evans revealing herself as the wearer of the mustang costume. [ Fox's "The Masked Singer"](https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/tv/2022/04/20/masked-singer-rudy-giuliani-reveal-ken-jeong-robin-thicke-react/7383331001/) kicked off with a legendary reveal: [Dick Van Dyke. In 2021, he received the Kennedy Center Honor, calling the prestigious arts award a "capper on my career.”

The 97-year-old Mary Poppins star described his gnome costume as "a great big like Pumpkinhead thing that I had to do," but allegedly had a great experience ...

“I wouldn't recognize them.” “Wait a minute, those guys can't sing,” said Van Dyke, laughing. [Cringey Sexcapades](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/02/sumner-redstone-in-love-the-cringey-sexcapades-of-a-horny-billionaire?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-020723)of a Horny Billionaire [Cate Blanchett’s](https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2023/02/cate-blanchett-tar-awards-insider?itm_content=footer-recirc&itm_campaign=more-great-stories-020723)Maestro Moment “I would say it's the weirdest thing I've ever done,” said Van Dyke. It's a good thing I'm not claustrophobic.” "I had two little peepholes I can see the audience with. You look so gorgeous, you look so handsome.” So I knew I was gonna fool them. The 97-year-old Emmy, Grammy, and Tony-award winning star of stage and screen was disguised as “Gnome” on The Masked Singer. I think some people thought I was dead.” “I love you so much, we love you, the whole world loves you so much.

Dick Van Dyke, the star of 'Mary Poppins' and 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' went on 'The Masked Singer' as The Gnome and went home week one, along with country ...

“I would say it’s the weirdest thing I’ve ever done,” Dyke [told Entertainment Weekly](https://ew.com/tv/the-masked-singer-gnome-revealed-dick-van-dyke/) ahead of the reveal. [musical-theater lover](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69qSSrDIGPI) she is. Season nine of the Fox TV show premiered on February 15, revealing the Mustang (country singer Sara Evans) and the Gnome, who turned out to be the 97-year-old, [EG_T-winning](https://www.vulture.com/article/egot-emmy-grammy-oscar-tony-contenders-odds.html), definition-of-iconic Mary Poppins and The Dick Van Dyke Show star. The Masked Singer had Dick Van Dyke. Dick Van Dyke went on The Masked Singer. The Gnome’s reveal turned panelist Nicole Scherzinger into a puddle of tears, like the

Fox's "The Masked Singer" kicked off season 9 with a Sinatra-singing Gnome played by the iconic Dick Van Dyke, who left the flabbergasted Nicole Scherzinger ...

Stagehands gradually removed the parts of the elaborate costume, ultimately leaving the show's panelists and audience with what panelist Ken Jeong called “our ...

I’ve just had the best time I can have.” One fan asked how Van Dyke felt about his multigenerational influence. “Everything that happened at each step was not planned — I didn’t sing or dance or act or anything — and just one thing after another, it was like learning to fly. What happened to me was such a surprise,” he added. I don’t regret a minute of it. But he was all smiles as he looked out at the reactions of the panelists and audience. But, at the same time, that’s part of the fun of the show.” “Like everybody else that I know who has done the show, the performance is a lot less than what you had hoped for because of the awkwardness of the wardrobe. “We love you so much. [People](https://people.com/tv/dick-van-dyke-still-cant-get-over-career-success-after-the-masked-singer/). Stagehands gradually removed the parts of the elaborate costume, ultimately leaving the show’s panelists and audience with what panelist Ken Jeong called “our greatest reveal ever”: Dick Van Dyke. The whole world loves you so much.

Legendary actor Dick Van Dyke, who was unveiled on The Masked Singer, was hiding a dark secret while filming Disney's Mary Poppins - and a number of ...

I thought at the time, my voice was what I am." "For a while, I was in total denial... It was a very real 1960s set, I can tell you. "But then suddenly, like a blessing, the drink started not to taste good. Julie Andrews was smoking on set. "I can't believe you're here, I'm trying to like play it cool. I had suicidal feelings, it was just terrible. It's an honour to have you on our show. "There was swearing. Julie played the practically perfect Mary Poppins, but it was a different story off-camera. I would feel a little dizzy and a little nauseous and I wasn’t getting the click. But during their days on set, Dick was hiding a dark secret - he was in the grips of alcoholism.