Hollywood
When Harry Met Sally director Rob Reiner and wife found dead at LA home
LOS ANGELES: Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were found dead at their Brentwood, Los Angeles home on Sunday, according to police and multiple US media reports, prompting an investigation into what authorities described as an apparent homicide.
Los Angeles emergency services responded to a medical aid call on Sunday afternoon and discovered the bodies of a 78-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman inside the residence, which is owned by Reiner. The Los Angeles police department later said detectives from its robbery homicide division were investigating the deaths.
U.S. media outlets including TMZ and People reported that the couple had suffered injuries consistent with a knife attack. Police have not publicly confirmed the cause of death.
In a statement issued on Sunday evening, a spokesperson for the Reiner family said, “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We are heartbroken by this sudden loss and ask for privacy during this unimaginably difficult time.”
Reiner became a household name in the 1970s playing Michael “Meathead” Stivic on the sitcom All in the Family and later directed a string of beloved films including This Is Spinal Tap, Stand by Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally and A Few Good Men. His work earned enduring acclaim across genres.
The couple, who were married since 1989, leave behind three children. Rob Reiner also co-founded production company Castle Rock Entertainment, the production company behind The Shawshank Redemption, Seinfeld and In the Line of Fire. He was also a prominent political activist and co-founder of the American Foundation for Equal Rights.
Authorities have not yet released details on a motive or identified any suspect, and the investigation is ongoing.
