Actor-filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found stabbed to death at their Los Angeles home on Sunday, according to multiple reports.
Dec. 14 Actor-filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found stabbed to death at their Los Angeles home on Sunday, according to multiple reports.
«It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner», the couple’s family said in a statement Variety. «We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time.»
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass wrote on X: «This is a devastating loss for our city and our country. Rob Reiner’s 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. An acclaimed actor, director, producer, writer, and engaged political activist, he always used his gifts in service of others.»
TMZ reported that the Los Angeles Police Department’s Robbery & Homicide Division is investigating the deaths.
The New York Post confirmed the Los Angeles Fire Department was called to Reiner’s Brentwood mansion at about 3:30 p.m. PT, but the couple, who have been married since 1989, were declared dead at the scene.
CNN said a family member discovered the bodies and contacted authorities.
No arrests have been announced.
The Bronx, N.Y., native — whose credits include All in the Family, This Is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride, Stand by Me, Misery, A Few Good Men, When Harry Met Sally and Sleepless in Seattle — was 78.
Speaking to UPI in 2014 about his legendary body of work, Reiner said: «You never, ever know.
«You just do what you do and then, if you are lucky, it lasts and that is kind of nice because you’re going to be gone and, hopefully, somebody will watch them and maybe they’ll get some pleasure out of it down the road. But you never know. You don’t know. I just try to do what I think I like and, hopefully, somebody else likes them», he added.
Reiner was the son of actor, writer and comedian Carl Reiner, who died in 2020 at the age of 98.
