After starting out as a writer for \u201cThe Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour,\u201d Reiner’s breakthrough came when he was, at age 23, cast in Norman Lear’s \u201cAll in the Family\u201d as Archie Bunker’s liberal son-in-law, Michael \u201cMeathead\u201d Stivic.<\/p>\n
But by the 1980s, Reiner began as a feature film director, churning out some of the most beloved films of that, or any, era. His first film was the largely improvised 1984 cult classic “This Is Spinal Tap”.\u00a0<\/p>\n
After the 1985 John Cusack summer comedy, \u201cThe Sure Thing,\u201d Reiner made \u201cStand By Me\u201d (1986), \u201cThe Princess Bride\u201d (1987) and \u201cWhen Harry Met Sally \u2026\u201d (1989), a four-year stretch that resulted in a trio of American classics, all of them among the most often quoted movies of the 20th century.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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Los Angeles authorities have not confirmed the identities of the people found dead at the residence in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood on the city\u2019s west side that\u2019s home to many celebrities.<\/p>\n
Reiner’s role as Meathead in Norman Lear’s 1970s TV classic \u201cAll in the Family,\u201d alongside Carol O\u2019Connor\u2019s Archie Bunker, catapulted him to fame and won him two Emmy Awards.<\/p>\n
Relatives of Lear, the legendary producer who died in 2023, said they were bereft by the news. A Lear family statement said:\u00a0 “Norman often referred to Rob as a son, and their close relationship was extraordinary, to us and the world.<\/p>\n
“Norman would have wanted to remind us that Rob and Michele spent every breath trying to make this country a better place, and they pursued that through their art, their activism, their philanthropy, and their love for family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called Reiner’s death a devastating loss for the city. She said: “Rob Reiner\u2019s contributions reverberate throughout American culture and society, and he has improved countless lives through his creative work and advocacy fighting for social and economic justice.<\/p>\n
“An acclaimed actor, director, producer, writer, and engaged political activist, he always used his gifts in service of others.”<\/p>\n
The son of comedy legend Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner was married to photographer Michele Singer Reiner since 1989. The two met while he was directing \u201cWhen Harry Met Sally\u201d and have three children together. Reiner was previously married to actor-director Penny Marshall from 1971 to 1981. He adopted her daughter, Tracy Reiner. Carl Reiner died in 2020 at age 98 and Marshall died in 2018.<\/p>\n
Killings are rare in the Brentwood neighborhood. The scene is about a mile from the home where O.J. Simpson\u2019s wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were killed in 1994.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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