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In the early 1960s, Reiner served as a trainee/apprentice at the Bucks County Playhouse in [[New Hope, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kilday |first1=Gregg |title=Rob Reiner on Trump, Rebelling Against Father Carl and Why He Won’t Go Into Film Remakes |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/rob-reiner-trump-rebelling-father-925604/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 8, 2016}}</ref> He is credited (as Robert Reiner) with the non-speaking role of Thomas, who is the horse wrangler in ”Wagon Train”, Season 5, Episode 22 “The Lieutenant Burton Story”, starring Dean Jones in the title role, which aired on February 27, 1962. In the late 1960s, Reiner acted in bit roles in several television shows including ”[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]”, ”[[That Girl]]”, ”[[The Andy Griffith Show]]”, ”[[Room 222]]”, ”[[Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.]]” and ”[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]”.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Erbland |first1=Kate |title=Rob Reiner, Oscar-Nominated Second-Generation Filmmaker, Dead at 78 |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/obituary/rob-reiner-dead-obituary-1235167822/ |work=Indiewire |date=December 14, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Edel |first1=Victoria |title=Rob Reiner, All in the Family Star and When Harry Met Sally Director, Dead at 78 Along with Wife in Apparent Homicide |url=https://people.com/rob-reiner-dead-all-in-the-family-director-8653589 |website=People |date=December 14, 2025}}</ref> During this time he also appeared in several films, including some by his father such as ”[[Where’s Poppa?]]” (1970).<ref>{{cite web |title=Where’s Poppa? |url=https://www.tcm.com/articles/215572/wheres-poppa |website=tcm.com}}</ref> He began his career writing for the ”[[Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour]]” in 1968 and 1969, with [[Steve Martin]] as his writing partner.<ref name=”vogue” />

In the early 1960s, Reiner served as a trainee/apprentice at the Bucks County Playhouse in [[New Hope, Pennsylvania]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Kilday |first1=Gregg |title=Rob Reiner on Trump, Rebelling Against Father Carl and Why He Won’t Go Into Film Remakes |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/rob-reiner-trump-rebelling-father-925604/ |website=The Hollywood Reporter |date=September 8, 2016}}</ref> He is credited (as Robert Reiner) with the non-speaking role of Thomas, who is the horse wrangler in ”Wagon Train”, Season 5, Episode 22 “The Lieutenant Burton Story”, starring Dean Jones in the title role, which aired on February 27, 1962. In the late 1960s, Reiner acted in bit roles in several television shows including ”[[Batman (TV series)|Batman]]”, ”[[That Girl]]”, ”[[The Andy Griffith Show]]”, ”[[Room 222]]”, ”[[Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.]]” and ”[[The Beverly Hillbillies]]”.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Erbland |first1=Kate |title=Rob Reiner, Oscar-Nominated Second-Generation Filmmaker, Dead at 78 |url=https://www.indiewire.com/news/obituary/rob-reiner-dead-obituary-1235167822/ |work=Indiewire |date=December 14, 2025}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Edel |first1=Victoria |title=Rob Reiner, All in the Family Star and When Harry Met Sally Director, Dead at 78 Along with Wife in Apparent Homicide |url=https://people.com/rob-reiner-dead-all-in-the-family-director-8653589 |website=People |date=December 14, 2025}}</ref> During this time he also appeared in several films, including some by his father such as ”[[Where’s Poppa?]]” (1970).<ref>{{cite web |title=Where’s Poppa? |url=https://www.tcm.com/articles/215572/wheres-poppa |website=tcm.com}}</ref> He began his career writing for the ”[[Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour]]” in 1968 and 1969, with [[Steve Martin]] as his writing partner.<ref name=”vogue” />

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Screen Gems |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |year=1991 |isbn=9780810824874}} [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Screen_Gems/Ls1kAAAAMAAJ pp. 84] which was inspired by the British sitcom ”[[Till Death Us Do Part]]”. It was the most-watched television program in the United States for five seasons (1971–1976). The character’s nickname “Meathead” (given to him by his cantankerous father-in-law Archie) became closely associated with him, even after he had left the role and went on to build a career as a director. Reiner stated, “I could win the [[Nobel Prize]] and they’d write ‘Meathead wins the Nobel Prize’.”{{cite web |url=http://www.yehey.com/entertainment/celebs/article.aspx?id=106489 |title=Yehey! Entertainment |publisher=Yehey.com |access-date=February 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311133819/http://www.yehey.com/entertainment/celebs/article.aspx?id=106489 |archive-date=March 11, 2007}} For his performance, Reiner won two [[Emmy Awards]], in addition to three other nominations, and five [[Golden Globe]] nominations. After an extended absence, Reiner returned to television acting with a recurring role on ”[[New Girl]]” (2012–2018).

Two years later, Reiner became famous playing Michael Stivic, Archie Bunker’s liberal son-in-law, on [[Norman Lear]]’s 1970s situation comedy ”[[All in the Family]]”,<ref>{{cite book |last1=Perry |first1=Jeb H. |title=

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Screen Gems |publisher=Bloomsbury Academic |year=1991 |isbn=9780810824874}} [https://www.google.com/books/edition/Screen_Gems/Ls1kAAAAMAAJ pp. 84] which was inspired by the British sitcom ”[[Till Death Us Do Part]]”. It was the most-watched television program in the United States for five seasons (1971–1976). The character’s nickname “Meathead” (given to him by his cantankerous father-in-law Archie) became closely associated with him, even after he had left the role and went on to build a career as a director. Reiner stated, “I could win the [[Nobel Prize]] and they’d write ‘Meathead wins the Nobel Prize’.”{{cite web |url=http://www.yehey.com/entertainment/celebs/article.aspx?id=106489 |title=Yehey! Entertainment |publisher=Yehey.com |access-date=February 24, 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311133819/http://www.yehey.com/entertainment/celebs/article.aspx?id=106489 |archive-date=March 11, 2007}} For his performance, Reiner won two [[Emmy Awards]], in addition to three other nominations, and five [[Golden Globe]] nominations. After an extended absence, Reiner returned to television acting with a recurring role on ”[[New Girl]]” (2012–2018).

In October 1971, he had a guest role in an episode of ”[[The Partridge Family]]”.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/partridge-family-fun-facts |title=7 Surprising Facts About ‘The Partridge Family’ |last=Ulster |first=Laurie |date=October 16, 2020 |website=biography.com |publisher=Biography |access-date=December 17, 2023 |quote=}}</ref> In 1972, Reiner, Phil Mishkin, and Gerry Isenberg created the situation comedy ”[[The Super (TV series)|The Super]]” for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. Starring [[Richard S. Castellano]], the show depicted the life of the harried Italian American [[Building superintendent|superintendent]] of a New York City [[apartment building]] and ran for 10 episodes in the summer of 1972. Reiner and Mishkin co-wrote the premiere episode.

In October 1971, he had a guest role in an episode of ”[[The Partridge Family]]”.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.biography.com/movies-tv/partridge-family-fun-facts |title=7 Surprising Facts About ‘The Partridge Family’ |last=Ulster |first=Laurie |date=October 16, 2020 |website=biography.com |publisher=Biography |access-date=December 17, 2023 |quote=}}</ref> In 1972, Reiner, Phil Mishkin, and Gerry Isenberg created the situation comedy ”[[The Super (TV series)|The Super]]” for [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]]. Starring [[Richard S. Castellano]], the show depicted the life of the harried Italian American [[Building superintendent|superintendent]] of a New York City [[apartment building]] and ran for 10 episodes in the summer of 1972. Reiner and Mishkin co-wrote the premiere episode.

American film director and actor (1947–2025)

Robert Norman Reiner[1] (March 6, 1947 – December 14, 2025) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and political activist until his sudden death in 2025.

As an actor, Reiner first came to national prominence with the role of Mike “Meathead” Stivic on the CBS sitcom All in the Family (1971–1979), a performance that earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards.[2] His other acting credits include Throw Momma from the Train (1987), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), The First Wives Club (1996), Primary Colors (1998), EDtv (1999), Everyone’s Hero (2006), and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).

Reiner made his directorial film debut with heavy metal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984). He then earned acclaim directing the romantic comedy The Sure Thing (1985), coming of age drama Stand by Me (1986), fantasy adventure The Princess Bride (1987), romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally… (1989), psychological horror-thriller Misery (1990), military courtroom drama A Few Good Men (1992) which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and romantic comedy-drama The American President (1995). He earned nominations for four Golden Globe Awards for Best Director,[3] and three Directors Guild of America Awards.[4]

Early life

Reiner was born into a Jewish family in the Bronx, New York, on March 6, 1947. His parents were Estelle and Carl Reiner. As a child, Reiner lived at 48 Bonnie Meadow Road in New Rochelle, New York. He studied at the UCLA Film School.[5]

Career

Reiner (with Sally Struthers, Carroll O’Connor and Jean Stapleton), as Michael Stivic on All in the Family, 1976

In the early 1960s, Reiner served as a trainee/apprentice at the Bucks County Playhouse in New Hope, Pennsylvania.[6] He is credited (as Robert Reiner) with the non-speaking role of Thomas, who is the horse wrangler in Wagon Train, Season 5, Episode 22 “The Lieutenant Burton Story”, starring Dean Jones in the title role, which aired on February 27, 1962. In the late 1960s, Reiner acted in bit roles in several television shows including Batman, That Girl, The Andy Griffith Show, Room 222, Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. and The Beverly Hillbillies.[7][8] During this time he also appeared in several films, including some by his father such as Where’s Poppa? (1970).[9] He began his career writing for the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1968 and 1969, with Steve Martin as his writing partner.[10]

Two years later, Reiner became famous playing Michael Stivic, Archie Bunker’s liberal son-in-law, on Norman Lear‘s 1970s situation comedy All in the Family,[11] which was inspired by the British sitcom Till Death Us Do Part. It was the most-watched television program in the United States for five seasons (1971–1976). The character’s nickname “Meathead” (given to him by his cantankerous father-in-law Archie) became closely associated with him, even after he had left the role and went on to build a career as a director. Reiner stated, “I could win the Nobel Prize and they’d write ‘Meathead wins the Nobel Prize’.”[12] For his performance, Reiner won two Emmy Awards, in addition to three other nominations, and five Golden Globe nominations. After an extended absence, Reiner returned to television acting with a recurring role on New Girl (2012–2018).

In October 1971, he had a guest role in an episode of The Partridge Family.[13] In 1972, Reiner, Phil Mishkin, and Gerry Isenberg created the situation comedy The Super for ABC. Starring Richard S. Castellano, the show depicted the life of the harried Italian American superintendent of a New York City apartment building and ran for 10 episodes in the summer of 1972. Reiner and Mishkin co-wrote the premiere episode.

Beginning in the 1980s, Reiner became known as a director of several successful Hollywood films that spanned many different genres. Some of his earlier films include cult classics such as the rock-band mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984) and the comedic fantasy film The Princess Bride (1987), as well as his period piece coming of age tale Stand by Me (1986). He often collaborated with film editor Robert Leighton, whom he also shares with fellow director-actor Christopher Guest as their go-to editor.

Reiner went on to direct other critically and commercially successful films with his own company, Castle Rock Entertainment. These include the romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally… (1989), which has been critically ranked among the all-time best of its genre,[14] the tense thriller Misery (1990), for which Kathy Bates won the Academy Award for Best Actress, and his most commercially successful work, the military courtroom drama A Few Good Men (1992), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture.[15] Subsequent films directed by Reiner include the political romance The American President (1995), the courtroom drama Ghosts of Mississippi (1996), and the uplifting comedy The Bucket List (2007). In 2015, he directed the semi-autobiographical film Being Charlie, co-written by his son Nick. Spinal Tap II: The End Continues (2025) was his final film, released three months before his death.

Reiner continued to act in supporting roles in a number of films and television shows, including Throw Momma from the Train (1987), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), The First Wives Club (1996), Primary Colors (1998), EDtv (1999), New Girl (2012–2018), and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). He also acted in several of his own films, most notably as faux-documentarian Marty DeBirgi in This is Spinal Tap. Other acting roles in his movies include The Story of Us (1999), Alex & Emma (2001), and a major supporting role in his journalism drama Shock and Awe (2017), among others. Reiner also parodied himself with cameos in works such as Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003), and 30 Rock (2010).

In December 2023, Reiner opened the primetime CBS special Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic with a tribute to, and conversation with, Dick Van Dyke.[16]

Political views

Reiner speaking at a Howard Dean rally on October 29, 2003

Reiner devoted considerable time and energy to liberal activism.[17]

Reiner was a co-founder of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which initiated the court challenge against California Proposition 8 that banned same-sex marriage in the state.[18]

In 1998, Reiner chaired the campaign to pass Prop 10, the California Children and Families Initiative, which created First 5 California, a program of early childhood development services, funded by a tax on tobacco products. He served as the first chairman of First 5 California, from 1999 to 2006. His lobbying, particularly as an anti-smoking advocate, prompted his likeness to be used in a satirical role in a South Park episode titled “Butt Out“, in which he is depicted as a morbidly obese, hypocritical tyrant.[19][20] Reiner came under criticism for campaigning for a ballot measure (Prop 82) to fund state-run preschools while still chair of the First Five Commission, causing him to resign from his position on March 29, 2006.[21] An audit was conducted, and it concluded that the state commission did not violate state law and that it had clear legal authority to conduct its public advertising campaigns related to preschool. However, the auditor reported that the commission awarded more than $77 million in media contracts without reviewing their costs.[22] Prop 82 failed to win approval.[23]

Reiner was a member of the Social Responsibility Task Force, an organization advocating moderation where social issues (such as violence and tobacco use) and the entertainment industry meet.[24] He was also active in environmental issues, and he successfully led the effort to establish California’s Ahmanson Ranch as a state park and wildlife refuge rather than as a commercial real estate development.[10] He introduced Spinal Tap at the London Live Earth concert in July 2007.

Reiner at the LBJ Presidential Library in 2016

Reiner was mentioned as a possible candidate to run against California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger in 2006 but declined to run for personal reasons.[25] He campaigned extensively for Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore in the 2000 presidential election,[26] and he campaigned in Iowa for Democratic presidential candidate Howard Dean just before the 2004 Iowa caucuses.[27] He endorsed Hillary Clinton for president for the 2008 election. In 2015, he donated $10,000 to Correct the Record, a political action committee that supported Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign.[28] After the 2016 election, he continued to campaign against Donald Trump, calling him racist, sexist, anti-gay, and antisemitic. Reiner said that Harvey Weinstein is a “bad guy” but Trump is “also an abuser”.[29]

Reiner served on the advisory board of the Committee to Investigate Russia.[30][31] He and David Frum launched the site in September 2017 with Morgan Freeman warning people that “We are at war” and that Russia has attacked the United States.[31] Others on the committee’s advisory board at the time of launch included James Clapper, Max Boot, Charles Sykes, and Norman Ornstein.[31][32] Additionally, in early November 2020, the advisory board included Evelyn Farkas, Michael Hayden, Michael Morrell, Leon Panetta, and Clint Watts.[33]

Reiner endorsed Joe Biden for president for the 2020 election.[34]

In June 2021, Reiner said that he was working on a 10- to 13-episode TV project covering the relationship between Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump. The project, he said, would cover the leaders’ childhoods up until the point where their lives cross. Reiner said he was working with writer Ward Parry on the project, which he called The Spy and the Asset.[35][36]

Personal life

Reiner married actress/director Penny Marshall in 1971. He adopted Marshall’s daughter, actress Tracy Reiner, from a previous marriage to Michael Henry. Reiner and Marshall divorced in 1981.[37]

Reiner was introduced to his future wife, photographer Michele Singer, while directing When Harry Met Sally. The meeting not only resulted in his decision to change the ending of that film,[38] but he also married Singer in 1989.[39] They had three children, sons Jake and Nick, and daughter Romy.[40]

In 1997, Reiner and Singer founded the I Am Your Child Foundation, and in 2004, they founded Parents’ Action for Children, a non-profit organization with a dual purpose: 1) to raise awareness of the importance of a child’s early years by producing and distributing celebrity-hosted educational videos for parents, and 2) to advance public policy through parental education and advocacy.[41]

Reiner stated that his childhood home was not observantly Jewish, although he did have a bar mitzvah ceremony;[42] Reiner’s father Carl acknowledged that he himself had become atheistic as the Holocaust progressed.[43] Reiner identified himself as having no religious affiliation and as atheistic on the January 13, 2012, episode of Real Time with Bill Maher.[44][45] Reiner later said that while he rejected organized religion, he was sympathetic to the ideas of Buddhism.[44]

Death

On December 14, 2025, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported finding two deceased persons, a 78-year-old male and a 68-year-old female, inside Reiner and Singer’s home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, around 3:30 p.m. The identities of the bodies were not immediately reported.[46] Shortly afterwards, it was confirmed that the bodies found were Reiner and his wife, Michele. Senior law enforcement officials report that both had stab wounds,[47] and their deaths are being investigated as apparent homicides as of December 14.[48][49][50][51] Their bodies were reportedly found by their daughter Romy.[52]

Filmography

Film

Reiner at the 2025 San Diego Comic-Con, promoting Spinal Tap II

As actor

Television

TV writer

TV movies

As actor

Awards and nominations

Television

Film

See also

References

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