Dick Van Dyke weds 40-year-old makeup artist

Washington, Mar 10 (ANI): Dick Van Dyke, the 86-year-old comedian, has married a woman less than half his age - makeup artist Arlene Silver, 40.

The two met six years ago at the SAG Awards, where she applied his stage makeup.

His publicist Bob Palmer said that their relationship quickly turned from business to pleasure.

"It's a really nice relationship, most people like her a lot," ABC News quoted him as saying.

"Despite their obvious age difference, Dick has never been happier. She brings a lot of light into his life," he added.

Palmer said the couple's Leap Day nuptials were a "private ceremony near Dick's house in Malibu." Van Dyke's first marriage ended in divorce; he later lived with girlfriend Michelle Triola for more than 30 years until her death in 2009.

The entertainer gushed about his new bride in an interview posted on RumorFix.com.

"I'm not a loner. I have to have a life partner. I found the perfect one," the actor said. (ANI)