Dec 14, 2025
LOS ANGELES — Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were the two people found dead Sunday at a Los Angeles home owned by Reiner, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.The official could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to The Ass ociated Press on condition of anonymity. Rob Reiner and his wife, Michelle, in 2003. LOUIS LANZANO/AP Investigators believe they suffered stab wounds and a family member is being questioned by investigators.The Los Angeles Fire Department said 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.Detectives with the LAPD's Robbery-Homicide Division were investigating an “apparent homicide” at Reiner’s home, said Capt. Mike Bland with the Los Angeles Police Department.Reiner is long one of the most prolific directors in Hollywood, and his work includes 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 Carroll O’Connor’s Archie Bunker catapulted him to fame. Carroll O’Connor, Jean Stapleton, Sally Struthers and Rob Reiner starred on “All in the Family,” which aired on CBS from 1971 to 1979.CBS Reiner turned 78 in March.Messages to his representatives were not immediately returned Sunday night.The son of comedy legend Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner has been married to photographer Michele Singer Reiner since 1989. The two met while he was directing “When Harry Met Sally” and have three children together.Reiner was previously married to actor-director Penny Marshall from 1971 to 1981. He adopted her daughter, Tracy Reiner. Carl Reiner died in 2020 at age 98 and Marshall died in 2018.In September, Reiner joined WBEZ in Chicago to celebrate the release of “A Fine Line Between Stupid and Clever,” the story of the making of the cult classic “This Is Spinal Tap.” ...read more read less
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