Rob Reiner

Rob Reiner
Reiner in 2016
Born	Robert Reiner (1947-03-06)March 6, 1947 New York City, New York, U.S.
Died	December 14, 2025(2025-12-14) (aged 78) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Alma mater	Harvard University (BA) University of California, Berkeley (MFA) Massachusetts Institute of Technology (PhD)
Occupations	Director producer writer actor activist comedian
Years active	1966–2025
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Penny Marshall ​ ​ (m. 1971; div. 1981)​ Michele Singer ​ ​ (m. 1989; died 2025)​
Children	4, including Tracy
Parent(s)	Carl Reiner Estelle Reiner
Relatives	Lucas Reiner (brother) Annie Reiner (sister)

Robert Reiner (March 6, 1947 – December 14, 2025) was an American actor, director, producer, and activist. He acted in the All in the Family television series. He directed movies, such as This Is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally and The Bucket List. Reiner was a liberal activist. He was a co-founder of the American Foundation for Equal Rights, a non-profit organization that started the court challenge against California Proposition 8 that banned same-sex marriage in California.

Personal life

Reiner was born to a Jewish family. He is the elder son of Carl Reiner (1922-2020) and Estelle Reiner (née Lebost, 1914-2008). He was born in the Bronx, New York City. He lived in New Rochelle, New York during his childhood. When he was 13, he moved to Los Angeles, California, where he attended high school and university.

Reiner was a Democrat and attended the 2012 Democratic National Convention in support of President Barack Obama's re-election.

Reiner said his childhood home was not very religiously Jewish, although he did have a bar mitzvah ceremony. His father, Carl, had become an atheist in response to Hitler and the Holocaust. Reiner identified as an atheist on the January 13, 2012, episode of Real Time with Bill Maher. He later said that, while he rejected organized religion, he was sympathetic to the ideas of Buddhism. In a September 2025 interview with Piers Morgan, Reiner said "I'm Jewish, but I believe in the teachings of Jesus and I believe in 'do unto others' and I believe in forgiveness".

Death

Nick Reiner and Rob Reiner in 2016

In the early hours of December 14, 2025, Reiner and his wife were stabbed to death at their home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, California. Their bodies were reportedly found by their daughter Romy. Reiner was 78 years old. Their deaths are being investigated as a homicide. The next day, Reiner’s son Nick, was arrested and charged for the murder of both. The day before the murders on December 13, Rob and Nick Reiner had an argument at a Christmas party hosted by Conan O'Brien. On December 17, a coroner said that Reiner and his wife died from apparent sharp force injuries.

Filmography

Movies

• Enter Laughing – Actor (1967)
• Halls of Anger – Actor (1969)
• Where's Poppa? – Actor (1970)
• Summertree – Actor (1971)
• Fire Sale – Actor (1977)
• The Jerk – Actor (1979)
• This Is Spinal Tap – Actor/Director/Writer (1984)
• The Sure Thing – Director (1985)
• Stand by Me – Director (1986)
• The Princess Bride – Director/Producer (1987)
• Throw Momma from the Train – Actor (1987)
• When Harry Met Sally – Director/Producer (1989)
• Postcards from the Edge – Actor (1990)
• Misery – Actor/Director/Producer (1990)
• A Few Good Men – Director/Producer (1992)
• Sleepless in Seattle – Actor (1993)
• North – Director/Producer (1994)
• Bullets Over Broadway – Actor (1994)
• For Better or Worse – Actor (1995)
• The American President – Director/Producer (1995)
• Bye Bye Love – Actor (1995)
• Ghosts of Mississippi – Director/Producer (1996)
• The First Wives Club – Actor (1996)
• Primary Colors – Actor (1998)
• EDtv – Actor (1999)
• The Story of Us – Actor/Director/Producer (1999)
• Alex & Emma – Actor/Director/Producer (2003)
• Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star – Actor (2003)
• Rumor Has It... – Director (2005)
• Everyone's Hero – Voice Actor (2006)
• The Bucket List – Director/Producer (2007)
• Flipped – Director/Producer/Writer (2010)
• The Magic of Belle Isle – Director/Producer (2012)
• The Wolf of Wall Street – Actor (2013)
• And So It Goes – Director/Producer (2014)

Television

• The Mothers-In-Law – The Director (1967)
• Batman – Delivery Boy (1967)
• The Smothers Brothers – Writer (1967)
• The Andy Griffith Show – Copyboy (1967)
• Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. – hippie considering the Marine Corps (1969)
• The Beverly Hillbillies – Jethro's College protester friend (1969)
• The Partridge Family – Snake (1971)
• All in the Family – Michael Stivic (1971–1978)
• The Super – Co-creator and writer (1972)
• The Rockford Files – Larry 'King' Sturtevant (1974)
• The Odd Couple – Sheldn, Myrna's boyfriend (no 'o' as stated many times in the show) (1974)
• Free Country – Joseph Bresner (1978)
• Archie Bunker's Place – Michael Stivic (1979)
• Saturday Night Live – Himself (1975)
• The $10,000 Pyramid – Guest as himself on debut week (1973)
• Happy Days – Cowrote the first episode (1974)
• Likely Stories: Vol. 1 – Director (1981)
• Million Dollar Infield (1982)
• It's Garry Shandling's Show – Appeared several times as himself, helping Garry to 'advance the plot' (1986–1990)
• Morton & Hayes – Narrator (1991)
• The Larry Sanders Show – Cameo playing himself in the episode "Doubt of the Benefit" (September 1994)
• Curb Your Enthusiasm – Season 2, episode 5 (as himself) (2001)
• The Simpsons – Guest-starred as himself in "Million Dollar Abie" (2006)
• Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip – Guest-starred as himself (2006)
• Hannah Montana – Guest-starred as himself (2009)
• Wizards of Waverly Place – Guest-starred as himself (2009)
• 30 Rock – Guest-starred as himself (2010)
• Real Time with Bill Maher – Guest (2010, 2012 and 2013)
• New Girl – Bob Day (2012)
• New Girl – Winston's Birthday (2013)

Other websites

• Rob Reiner on IMDb
• Rob Reiner's biography, awards, and milestones at Hollywood.com
• Rob Reiner Archive of American Television Interview
• American Foundation for Civil Rights at Wehoconfidential.com