Rob Reiner's daughter Tracy Reiner reacts to death of her parents
Dec 15, 2025
Rob Reiner’s daughter, Tracy Reiner, has shared her reaction to the stunning death of the famed director and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner.
Both were found dead Dec. 14 in their Los Angeles home, a source close to the family told NBC News.
“I came from the greatest family ever,” Tracy
Reiner told NBC News. “I don’t know what to say, I’m in shock.”
Tracy Reiner added that she had just seen her father a day earlier at a family gathering.
Rob Reiner and wife Michele Singer Reiner at the Human Rights Campaign dinner in 2019. (Jean-Baptiste Lacroix / AFP via Getty Images)
The Los Angeles Police Department has launched an investigation after it said Dec. 14 that officials found two deceased at Reiner’s Brentwood home. They did not identify them, but a source close to the Reiner family told NBC News that the couple was found dead from what appeared to be stab wounds.
Paramedics were called to Reiner’s Los Angeles home around 3:30 p.m. on Dec. 14, and then police officers were dispatched.
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Deputy Police Chief Alan Hamilton told reporters that officials have not identified a suspect and that no one has been detained. He said family members will be interviewed.
Tracy Reiner, eldest daughter of Rob Reiner. (Bobby Bank/WireImage via Getty Images)
A host of Hollywood stars and politicians paid tribute to Rob Reiner, 78, and Michele Singer Reiner, 65, in the wake of their stunning deaths.
“An acclaimed actor, director, producer, writer, and engaged political activist, (Rob) always used his gifts in service of others,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass said in a statement.
Rob Reiner was the director of classic films like “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally,” “A Few Good Men,” “Stand by Me,” “This is Spinal Tap,” “Misery” and more.
“Misery” star Kathy Bates expressed her condolences in a statement to NBC News after hearing the “terrible news.”
“Absolutely devastated,” she said. “I loved Rob. He was brilliant and kind, a man who made films of every genre to challenge himself as an artist. He also fought courageously for his political beliefs. He changed the course of my life. Michelle was a gifted photographer. She shot my beautiful photos for the Misery campaign. My heart breaks for them both.”
Rob Reiner also was a comedic actor known for his role on the iconic sitcom “All in the Family” and appearances in dozens of movies, including “The Wolf of Wall Street” and most recently the sequel to “Spinal Tap.” He also was in four episodes of the Hulu hit “The Bear” this year.
Tracy Reiner, 61, is one of Rob Reiner’s four children. She was adopted by him during his marriage to late director Penny Marshall, whom he divorced in 1981.
Rob Reiner with wife Michele, daughter Romy, son Nick, daughter-in-law Maria Gilfillan and son Jake at “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” in September.
He and Michele Singer Reiner, whom he married in 1989, were the parents of three children, sons Nick and Jake and daughter Romy. All three of them joined their parents on the red carpet for the premiere of “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” on Sept. 9 in Los Angeles.
In 2016, Rob Reiner directed the film called “Being Charlie” that was co-written by his son Nick. The movie follows a young man’s descent and recovery from drug addiction and was based on Nick’s own experiences with addiction. Nick went to rehab 17 times before he got clean at 19.
“It was very personal,” Rob Reiner told TODAY in 2016. “What I didn’t understand is the depth of what (Nick) was going through.”
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