Saturday is a big day for the entertainer extraordinaire. Here’s a look back at his impressive career—and how hitting the gym may have helped it last even longer. Humans are a unique species, because of our collective knowledge of our own mortality. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the average life expectancy for males in the United States is 75.8 years. That means entertainer extraordinaire Dick Van Dyke is defying statistics by turning 100 years old this Saturday, December 13.