Dick Van Dyke and his wife Arlene Silver have escaped the Malibu wildfires that are forcing 20,000 to evacuate, but the actor said their cat Bobo "escaped" as they were leaving

Dick Van Dyke praised the kindness of his neighbors for helping him evacuate a dangerous California wildfire. Back in his Malibu residence, Van Dyke, 99, opened up to NBC News on Thursday, December 12,

Dick Van Dyke is hoping for the best after one of his furry family members went missing amid Malibu’s Franklin Fire, though he shared that he and his wife Arlene Silver evacuated safely.

Tens of thousands of people have had to evacuate from the Malibu area since December 9, People reports, as the wildfires raged. Dick Van Dyke spoke to a reporter about his own scary experience in a Today Show segment where he said:

The feline had gone missing while the legendary actor and his family were heading to safety Dick Van Dyke has got one birthday wish crossed off his list — the safe return of his cat Bobo! A family friend of the entertainer,

Dick, 98, previously told concerned fans that Bobo the cat had escaped as he and his wife evacuated their Malibu home with their other pets on Tuesday evening.

A star of both stage and screen, Dick Van Dyke has endeared himself to generations of fans. Van Dyke — who has four Emmys, one Grammy and a Tony Award to his name — married Arlene Silver in 2012. During a February 2023 interview with Yahoo!

Dick Van Dyke credits neighbors with saving his life and his house after the Franklin Fire inched its way to toward his Malibu home earlier this week.