Dick Van Dyke is getting ready to turn 100 years old.

The famed and celebrated actor -- whose career has included Emmys, a Grammy, a Tony and a Lifetime Achievement Honor, and more -- opened up to Chris Connelly about his milestone age, and his new book that's filled with advice on how to reach it.

Connelly and Van Dyke spoke at the actor's Malibu, California, home with his wife, Arlene Silver, in an interview airing on "Good Morning America" Friday morning.

"You know I played old men a lot. And I always played 'em as angry, and cantankerous," he said, adding with a laugh, "It's not really that way."

He continued, "I don't know any other 100-year-old, but I can speak for myself."

Speaking about his physical condition as he approaches the century mark on Dec. 13, Van Dyke said, "I'

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