Dick Van Dyke, 98, skips Emmys 2024 after being announced as a presenter

Missing in action.

Dick Van Dyke was absent from the 2024 Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night, despite previously being announced as a presenter for the ceremony.

The 98-year-old was confirmed to be participating in the event by the TV Academy and ABC on the Emmys website on Sept. 9.

Dick Van Dyke at the Daytime Emmy Awards in June 2024. Getty Images for NATAS

He was the only announced presenter who didn’t make it to the show.

The Post has reached out to Van Dyke’s rep for comment.

Dick Van Dyke at Carol Burnett’s hand and footprint center in LA on June 20, 2024. AFP via Getty Images

Van Dyke and wife Arlene Silver Van Dyke at Disneyland in 2015. Getty Images

Van Dyke made his latest public appearance on Sept. 7 at the 2024 Creative Arts Emmys, where his CBS special, “Dick Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic,” won for Outstanding Variety Special.

The “Mary Poppins” star took pictures sitting in a chair with an Emmy statue in his hand. He wore a black suit with with a white dress shirt and black bowtie.

Dick Van Dyke at the 2024 Creative Arts Emmys on Sept. 7. Getty Images

His wife, Arlene Silver, 52, was also at the Creative Arts Emmys. She wore a glittering silver dress.

Despite his special winning an Emmy, Van Dyke himself didn’t take home a statue since he wasn’t a producer on the project, per Variety.

The special, which aired in December, featured archival footage and live performances of songs from Van Dyke’s remarkable career.

Arlene Silver and Dick Van Dyke at the 2024 Creative Arts Emmys. Getty Images

“Thank you, that reception, I cannot tell you what it means,” Van Dyke said on stage as he accepted the award on behalf of everyone who made the special.

“I’m 99 next month,” he reminded the audience, before showing off some dance moves to prove his youth.

The “Bye Bye Birdie” star also gave a shoutout to his wife, who was a producer on the special.

“The young lady who got this award, you may think of the word nepotism and I would understand it, but this lady got the job all by herself as producer of the Dick Van Dyke special because she knows me inside and out, and knows how I work, and don’t take no sass from anybody. Arlene Van Dyke!” he said.

Dick Van Dyke in the 1960s. CBS via Getty Images

Dick Van Dyke at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on Sept. 7. Getty Images

While speaking to reporters at the Creative Arts Emmys, Van Dyke said that he wants to be remembered “for laughter.”

“Hopefully for making people laugh for 75 years,” he added. “I’ve been in the business for 75 years, I can’t believe it that I’m still here and performing! I’m looking for work if anyone’s interested.”

Dick Van Dyke, Carol Burnett in June 2024. London Entertainment / Splash / SplashNews.com

In June, Van Dyke made history when he became the oldest Daytime Emmy winner. He took home a trophy for guest performance in a daytime drama series for his part as amnesiac Timothy Robicheaux on Peacock’s “Days of Our Lives.”

“I don’t believe this. I feel like a spy from nighttime television,” he said at the event. “I’m 98 years old. Can you believe it? This really tops off a lifetime of 80 years in the business. If I had known I would have lived this long I would’ve taken better care of myself.”

Van Dyke has won four Primetime Emmys, including three in the 1960s for his classic comedy series “The Dick Van Dyke Show.”

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