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Monday, December 15, 2025
Legendary Jewish director and actor Rob Reiner found dead with wife, homicide suspected
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Jewish director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele have been found dead at a Los Angeles home owned by Reiner, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.
Investigators believe they suffered stab wounds, and a family member is being questioned by investigators, the official say.
The Los Angeles Fire Department says it responded to a medical aid request shortly after 3:30 p.m. and found a 78-year-old man and 68-year-old woman dead inside. Reiner turned 78 in March.
Detectives with the Robbery Homicide Division are investigating an “apparent homicide” at Reiner’s home, says Capt. Mike Bland with the Los Angeles Police Department.
Reiner was long one of the most prolific directors in Hollywood, and his work included some of the most memorable movies of the 1980s and ’90s, including “This is Spinal Tap,” “A Few Good Men,” “When Harry Met Sally” and “The Princess Bride.”
His role as Meathead in the 1970s TV classic “All in the Family” alongside Carol O’Connor’s Archie Bunker catapulted him to fame and won him two Emmy Awards.
Messages to his representatives were not immediately returned Sunday night.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass calls Reiner’s death a devastating loss for the city.
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