Dick Van Dyke has assured his fans of his and his family’s safety amid the Malibu wildfires.
The legendary actor, who will turn 99 on Dec. 13, took to Facebook on Tuesday to announce that he and his wife, Arlene Silver, were fleeing their home in Southern California amid wildfires. They succeeded. However, one of their pets was still missing.
“Arlene and I got away safely with our animals except that Bobo escaped while we were leaving,” he wrote. “We are praying that he recovers and that our community at Sierra Retreat is spared from these terrible fires.”
Later that day, Van Dyke shared a video of Bobo, an orange cat, with the caption, “Hope Bobo is ok.”
In the comments, his followers extended words of support for the family, who are among the tens of thousands evacuated.
“Animals have incredible survival instincts,” one wrote. “Bobo will find protection and then find his way back to you.”
Meanwhile, another commented, “Cats are so resourceful. They can survive what people can’t. Sending good thoughts your kitty is fine and you’ll be reunited soon.”
The site is still a red zone area after the Franklin Fire, which started on Dec. 9 and burned overnight, prompting the evacuation of more than 20,000 residents.
On Wednesday, officials were hopeful the fire would be contained as the weather moved out of the red flag warning zone.
“We’re a lot better this morning than we’ve been for the last 30-plus hours,” CNN Quoted Malibu Mayor Doug Stewart.
Los Angeles County Fire Chief Anthony Marvin added that so far it has been a wind-driven fire. “If the wind direction changes, we’re going to move the fire to new areas.”
Van Dyke’s Malibu home came into the spotlight earlier this month when Coldplay released an extended director’s cut music video filmed there for their new single. all my love On December 6
The seven-minute short film, directed by Spike Jonze and Mary Wigmore, was shot to celebrate the actor’s career ahead of his 99th birthday. In the video, Van Dyke is joined by Chris Martin, Silver, and his children and grandchildren as they reflect on their lives.
“I am fully aware that I can go any day now. But I don’t know why, it doesn’t concern me,” he said.
“I’m not afraid of it. I have an absolute feeling against any intellectual that I’ll be fine. I think I’m one of the lucky ones who get to do what I do for a living. What if. When you think about how lucky I am – I get to do what I do, play and do stupid things.