Dick Van Dyke celebrated his 99th birthday on Friday, Dec. 13. Dick Van Dyke, the beloved actor who danced into people’s hearts through the silver screen, turned 99 on Friday, days after he had to evacuate his Malibu home due to wildfires.

Dick Van Dyke is celebrating his 99th birthday Friday with his wife and pets — including his beloved cat Bobo, who briefly went missing — thanks to neighbors who helped rescue the legendary screen and stage actor from his home this week as a wildfire swept through Malibu.

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.

Dick Van Dyke was forced to evacuate his Malibu, California, home from the raging wildfires. Van Dyke shared that he struggled and had to be carried to his car by neighbors.

Dick Van Dyke revealed in an interview on the “Today” show (via People) that his neighbors “saved” him while he was struggling to evacuate his home during this week’s Franklin Fire, which raged across Malibu and burned more than 2,

Hollywood legend Dick Van Dyke was among tens of thousands of people in Malibu, California forced to evacuate because of widespread wildfires. Van Dyke, who turned 99 on Friday, Dec. 13, told KARE 11 that he “was trying to crawl to the car” when he exhausted himself.

Dick Van Dyke says his neighbors helped him evacuate his home amid the deadly fires in Malibu, California. “I was trying to crawl to the car. I had exhausted myself. I couldn’t get up,” Van Dyke told NBC News correspondent Dana Griffin.