Who was Rob Reiner’s wife Michele Singer Reiner? Everything to know about about her career and family life after their shocking deaths in December 2025<\/b>
\nMichele Singer Reiner may have been best known by the public due to her marriage to filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner, though she made a name for herself as an accomplished photographer.
Us Weekly breaks down everything to know about Michele in light of her and Reiner\u2019s tragic deaths this weekend.
Michele\u2019s most notable work as a photographer was when she shot the cover photo for Donald Trump\u2019s 1987 book The Art of the Deal, according to her IMDb page.
She went on to work as the photographer for the MysteryDisc video games, as well as on Rob\u2019s 1990 thriller Misery.
Outside of her photography career, Michele also worked as an actress and producer. She starred as Vanessa in the 1994 Steve Martin-led comedy Mixed Nuts, while she collaborated with Rob by working as a producer on 2017\u2019s Shock and Awe, 2023\u2019s Albert Brooks: Defending My Life and 2025\u2019s Spinal Tap II: The End Continues.
Michele even earned an Emmy nomination alongside Rob for Albert Brooks: Defending My Life in the Outstanding Documentary\/Nonfiction Special category during the 2024 awards show. However, they lost the award to Jim Henson Idea Man.
She will have one posthumous producing credit for the upcoming film Wind River: Rising, which does not yet have a release date. The film stars Jason Clarke, Scott Eastwood, Joshua Odjick, Gil Birmingham and Alan Ruck.
Michele and Rob first met in 1989 when he was directing When Harry Met Sally. They hit it off and wasted no time, getting married that same year.
The couple went on to welcome kids Jake Reiner, Nick Reiner and Romy Reiner. Meanwhile, Michele was a stepmother to Tracy Reiner, whom the Princess Bride director adopted during his first marriage to Penny Marshall.
Michele and Rob died inside their home in Los Angeles on December 14, 2025. He was 78 and she was 68.
\u201cIt is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner,\u201d a spokesperson for the family confirmed to Variety. \u201cWe are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time.\u201d
Hours after their deaths, Deputy Chief Alan S. Hamilton confirmed in a press conference that the LAPD was \u201cconducting an ongoing homicide investigation into the two deaths at Rob Reiner\u2019s Brentwood home.\u201d Additionally, Hamilton said that Michele and Rob died \u201cfrom apparent stab wounds.\u201d
Us Weekly confirmed on December 15 that Nick was arrested on a murder charge following his parents\u2019 deaths. He is currently being held on a $4 million bail, according to Los Angeles Sheriff\u2019s Department records viewed by Us.
Shortly after Rob and Michele\u2019s deaths, Tracy broke her silence on their family\u2019s tragedy.
\u201cI came from the greatest family ever,\u201d she told NBC News on December 14. \u201cI don\u2019t know what to say. I\u2019m in shock.\u201d<\/p>\n