Julie Andrews, Rita Ora join Richard Van Dyke 98th birthday special

Annie Martin
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Richard Van Dyke (R) and his wife, Arlene Silver, appear in "Richard Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic," a new special honoring and celebrating the actor and performer. Photo courtesy of CBS
Richard Van Dyke (R) and his wife, Arlene Silver, appear in "Richard Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic," a new special honoring and celebrating the actor and performer. Photo courtesy of CBS
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Dec. 18 (UPI) -- CBS has announced a star-studded lineup for its Richard Van Dyke 98th birthday special.

Richard Van Dyke 98 Years of Magic, a new special honoring and celebrating actor and performer Richard Van Dyke, will air Thursday at 9 p.m. EST on CBS and stream on Paramount+.

Van Dyke is known for starring in the movie musicals Bye Bye Birdie, Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, along with the sitcom The Richard Van Dyke Show.

The special will travel back in time to the iconic set of The Richard Van Dyke Show and feature music and dance spectacles, performances, special guests and a holiday number, along with songs and archival footage from Van Dyke's career.

Performances will include:

Lin-Manuel Miranda and Richard Van Dyke (R) attend the world premiere of "Mary Poppins Returns" at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles in 2018. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI
Lin-Manuel Miranda and Richard Van Dyke (R) attend the world premiere of "Mary Poppins Returns" at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles in 2018. File Photo by Chris Chew/UPI

Jason Alexander, "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" and "Let's Go Fly a Kite"

Zachary Levi, "Jolly Holiday"

Julie Andrews attends Los Angeles Philharmonic's opening night concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles in 2015. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Julie Andrews attends Los Angeles Philharmonic's opening night concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles in 2015. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Skylar Astin and Amanda Kloots, "Put on a Happy Face"

Amber Riley, "Chim Chim Cheree"

Rita Ora attends the Fashion Awards at Royal Albert Hall in London, England, on December 04, 2023. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI
Rita Ora attends the Fashion Awards at Royal Albert Hall in London, England, on December 04, 2023. File Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI

Rita Ora, "Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious"

Beth Behrs and Tichina Arnold, "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"

Richard Van Dyke makes comments before Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders addresses supporters at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles in 2016. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
Richard Van Dyke makes comments before Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders addresses supporters at the Los Angeles Coliseum in Los Angeles in 2016. File Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI

Jojo Siwa, "Step in Time"

"Weird Al" Yankovic, "The Richard Van Dyke" theme song

Richard Van Dyke attends the Professional Dancers Society annual Gypsy Award Luncheon in Beverly Hills, California on March 30, 2014. File Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI
Richard Van Dyke attends the Professional Dancers Society annual Gypsy Award Luncheon in Beverly Hills, California on March 30, 2014. File Photo by Phil McCarten/UPI

Rufus Wainwright, "Hushabye Mountain"

In addition, Julie Andrews, Judd Apatow, David Archuleta, Mel Brooks, Carol Burnett, Jim Carrey, Cedric the Entertainer, Stephen Colbert, David Copperfield, Darren Criss, Ted Danson, Roma Downey, Brad Garrett, Mark Hamill, Tony Hawk, Derek Hough, Ken Jeong, John Lithgow, Jenny McCarthy, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Penn + Teller, Rob Reiner, Craig Robinson, Jane Seymour, William Shatner, Martin Short, Harry Shum Jr., Mary Steenburgen and Stanley Tucci will make appearances.

Van Dyke recently appeared in The Masked Singer Season 9 premiere in February and had a cameo in Mary Poppins Returns (2018).