Legendary Director Rob Reiner & Wife Found Dead in Apparent Gruesome Murder

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All political differences aside, this is so horrific and sad.

Legendary film director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead in their own home on Sunday.

They appear to have been stabbed to death, with their bodies full of knife wounds.

Here’s what we know about the apparent murder so far:

Police are currently conducting a homicide investigation related to the Reiners’ deaths.

The LAPD announced on X:

TMZ has more details on the investigation:

Our sources say the two suffered lacerations consistent with a knife. The LAPD’s Robbery Homicide Division is still investigating.

Dispatch audio captures a firefighter calling for backup to the Brentwood mansion around 3:30 PM … though it doesn’t provide any further information about the circumstances in the abode.

Rob — the son of famed comedian Carl Reiner, who passed away in 2020 — started his career in show business as a comedy writer in the 1960s … working as Steve Martin’s writing partner on the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour in 1968 and ’69.

Rob Reiner became famous for his role in ‘All in the Family’ back in the 70s.

After the series ended, Reiner became well-known for directing several modern classics — like ‘The Princess Bride,’ ‘Stand By Me,’ ‘When Harry Met Sally,’ ‘A Few Good Men,’ and ‘Misery.’

People has more on his legacy:

Reiner made his directorial debut with 1984’s This Is Spinal Tap, the mockumentary about a fictional rock band. The film was critically acclaimed, though it was not a box-office success. Once it was released on VHS, it became immensely popular. It was chosen for the National Film Registry in 2002.

Reiner’s next films were 1985’s The Sure Thing and 1986’s Stand By Me. The latter became one of the most iconic of the ’80s and featured future stars like Wil Wheaton, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman and Kiefer Sutherland. Richard Dreyfuss also appeared in a small role.

“That’s the one that means the most to me, that has the most emotional connection for me of all the films I’ve made,” Reiner told Slash Film in 2023. “I don’t know if it’s my best, but it’s the one that means the most to me.”

In 1987, Reiner directed The Princess Bride, another modern classic. It included Reiner’s good friend Billy Crystal in a supporting role. Reflecting on the tongue-in-cheek fairytale and its legacy, Reiner told PEOPLE in 2007, “At the end of the day, The Princess Bride is about true love conquering all, and that’s timeless.” The movie joined the National Film Registry in 2016.

Then, in 1989, came When Harry Met Sally…. “I wanted to make a movie about what men and women go through,” he told PEOPLE in 2019. “I had been single for 10 years and was making an utter mess of my personal life. I always figured I would have to have a female voice for it, and what better than the most brilliant, incisive, observant female voice in America?”…

His next films included 1990’s Misery, 1992’s A Few Good Men, 1995’s The American President, 1999’s The Story of Us, 2005’s Rumor Has It… and 2007’s The Bucket List. In 2024, he began filming Spinal Tap II. Reiner also appeared in films as an actor, including 1990’s Postcards From the Edge, 1996’s The First Wives Club and 2013’s The Wolf of Wall Street. On TV, he cameoed as himself on It’s Garry Shandling’s Show, The Larry Sanders Show, Curb Your Enthusiasm, Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, The Simpsons, Hannah Montana and 30 Rock. On New Girl, he played the father of Zooey Deschanel’s character.

Reiner and Singer welcomed three children together, Jake, Nick and Romy.

RIP.

Please pray for the Reiner’s children and other loved ones, as well as for justice in this terrible case.

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