Rob Reiner and wife found dead in LA home with 'knife wounds'

by · Mail Online

Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer have been found dead in their home in what police are investigating as a double homicide.

Police confirmed that the bodies of a 78-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman belonged to Reiner and his wife on Sunday night.

According to law enforcement sources, the couple's bodies were discovered with what appeared to be knife wounds.

Los Angeles Police Department detectives reportedly told ABC7 the deaths were being investigated as homicides, and a large number of officers were at the home on Sunday evening. 

A spokesperson for Reiner's family subsequently confirmed their deaths.

'It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner,' they said. 'We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time.'

A neighbor told ABC7 that Larry David and Billy Crystal — who starred in Reiner's rom-com classic When Harry Met Sally — visited the crime scene separately, and Crystal allegedly 'looked like he was about to cry' before he left.

Reiner and his wife reportedly lived in the home, and property records obtained by the Daily Mail indicate that they are the owners.

Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer have been found dead in their home in what police are investigating as a homicide. Police confirmed that the bodies of a 78-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman belonged to Reiner and his wife; pictured in 2023 in Washington, DC
According to law enforcement sources, the couple's bodies were discovered with what appeared to be 'knife wounds'; The home is pictured Sunday night with a large number of police present
A neighbor told ABC7 that Larry David and Billy Crystal — who starred in Reiner's rom-com classic When Harry Met Sally — visited the crime scene separately, and Crystal 'looked like he was about to cry' as he left; Reiner and Crystal are pictured in 2019 in Hollywood

The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Reiner and the LAPD for comment. 

In a press conference, LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton said a suspect in the murders had not yet been identified. He added that no one had yet been interviewed as a suspect and that no one was in custody.

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'We’re going to try to speak to every family member that we can to get to the facts of this investigation,' Hamilton continued.

He noted that the bodies were still in the home, as police were waiting on a warrant to reenter the home and begin their investigation after determining that there was no further threat.

Hamilton added that the home was in the exact same state that he had been after police first arrived to find the bodies. 

The LAPD declined to identify the bodies, as that information will be officially announced by the LA County Coroner. 

LAFD paramedics were dispatched to the mansion on Chadbourne Avenue at 3:38 p.m. 

Just minutes after arriving, LAFD members on the scene reportedly called LAPD officers to the scene in an 'ambulance death investigation.' 

Firefighters reportedly called police to the scene just minutes after they arrived; police are seen outside the home on Sunday night
'Senior leadership' of the LAPD is now said to be on the scene of the apparent murders; police are pictured outside the home on Sunday night
LAFD responded to a call just after 3:30 p.m., and first responders then called the LAPD to the scene, which is now investigating the deaths as homicides; Reiner and Singer pictured in March in LA
In September, Reiner (R) released Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, the sequel to his iconic 1984 Mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, which he co-wrote, directed and appeared in; pictured with star and co-writer Christopher Guest (L)

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Reiner's daughter Romy reportedly lives in a home across the street from him with her children. 

In a statement, LA Mayor Karen Bass said she was 'heartbroken' by the Reiners' deaths, calling them 'a devastating loss for our city and our country.' 

'Rob Reiner’s contributions reverberate throughout American culture and society, and he has improved countless lives through his creative work and advocacy fighting for social and economic justice,' Bass said

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In September, Reiner released Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, the sequel to his iconic 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, which he co-wrote, directed and appeared in. 

Reiner followed his father, the comic actor and filmmaker Carl Reiner — who died in 2020 at 98 — into Hollywood, where he became known as an actor, director and a tireless champion of liberal politics.

Rob Reiner first emerged as an actor and is best known for his role as Michael 'Meathead' Stivic on All In The Family.

He won two Emmy Awards and was nominated for five Golden Globes during his stint on the series from 1971 to 1978. 

Reiner helped reinvent his career in the 1980s with his forward-looking comedy This Is Spinal Tap, which would go on to inspire countless mockumentaries. 

Reiner followed his father, the comic actor and filmmaker Carl Reiner, into Hollywood. Reiner died in 2020 at 98; pictured together in 1999
Reiner first emerged as an actor and is best known for his role as Michael 'Meathead' Stivic on All In The Family. He won two Emmy Awards and was nominated for five Golden Globes during his stint on the series from 1971 to 1978; Sally Struerhs, Carroll O'Connor, Jean Stapleton and Reiner pictured on the series
Renier and his wife met on the set of 1989's When Harry Met Sally and wed that year. They shared three children: (L–R) Jake, Romy and Nick; the family is pictured in 2014 in NYC
Romy (second to left) reportedly lives with her children in a house across the street from her parents; Jake, Romy, Rob and Michele are together in January 2024 in LA

He became one of Hollywood's most in-demand directors for the next two decades due to classics and box office hits, including Stand By Me (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), Misery (1990), A Few Good Men (1992), The American President (1995) and The Bucket List (2007). 

Despite focusing his efforts on directing, Reiner continued to act in his later years, including a role as the father of Leonardo DiCaprio's lead character in Martin Scorsese's acclaimed The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013), as well as later roles in his own film And So It Goes (2014), the Adam Sandler–starring comedy Sandy Wexler (2017) and, most recently, his Spinal Tap sequel. 

Reiner's 1989 film When Harry Met Sally is widely considered one of the greatest romantic comedies ever made.

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It was on the set of that film that Reiner met his future wife, the photographer Michele Singer. The two were married in 1989 and went on to welcome three children: Jake, Nick and Romy.

Reiner was previously married to the late actress and filmmaker Penny Marshall, and he adopted her daughter, Tracy Reiner. Marshall died in 2018 at 75. 

Reiner's son Nick Reiner, 32, has previously spoken about his struggles with drug addiction and bouts of homelessness. 

In 2016, Rob directed the film Being Charlie, a semi-autobiographical drama written by Nick that he said was inspired by his numerous rehab visits, the first of which was around when he turned 15. 

'I was homeless in Maine. I was homeless in New Jersey. I was homeless in Texas,' Nick recalled while speaking about the film in a 2016 interview with People. 'I spent nights on the street. I spent weeks on the street. It was not fun.'

Reiner's son Nick has previously spoken about his struggles with drug addiction and bouts of homelessness. He first went to rehab around his 15th birthday; pictured together in 2016 in NYC
Nick co-wrote the semi-autobiographical film Being Charlie (2016), which his dad directed. He told People that he had been to rehab 18 times as of 2016, and he lived on the streets after refusing to go back and allegedly having nowhere else to go; Nick (R) is pictured with Michel and Rob in 2013 in LA

Nick, who said he had gone to rehab 17 more times as of 2016, also claimed to have lived on the streets after he refused to go back to a rehab program. 

In 2016, when he was 22, he said that his last rehab stint had been three years earlier.

He said at the time of Being Charlie's release that he hoped to stay off drugs so that he would never be homeless again.

'When I was out there, I could’ve died. It’s all luck. You roll the dice and you hope you make it,' he told People.

In an interview with the BUILD series while promoting Being Charlie in 2016, Nick said that he 'didn't bond' well with his father, who sat by his side during the interview, when he was younger.

'It really clicked for me because we didn’t bond a lot as a kid,' Nick said. 'He really liked baseball, I liked basketball, and he could watch that with my brother — baseball — but I just, when I saw [Rob Reiner direct Being Charlie], it was something that I’m interested in. 

'I was like, "Wow, he really knows a lot," and it made me feel closer to him,' Nick said at the time.

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