Tributes paid to director Rob Reiner, who was found dead with his wife at their LA home

TRIBUTES HAVE BEGUN to pour in for acclaimed actor and director Rob Reiner, who was found dead alongside his wife Michele Singer Reiner at their home in LA.

Police are investigating their deaths as apparent homicide.

Seventy-eight-year-old Reiner and Michele have three children together. Reiner has another daughter from his previous marriage. The couple married in 1989.

A directing legend, Reiner was particularly prolific during the 1980s and 1990s and is known for his cult classic films When Harry Met Sally and The Princess Bride, as well as This Is Spinal Tap.

Born in New York in 1947 to actress Estelle Reiner and actor and director Carl Reiner, who created and acted in The Dick Van Dyke Show, Reiner began his film and television career with a recurring role on show All in the Family in 1971.

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He began his career directing in the following years and had numerous critic and box office successes.

The director of Stand by Me (1986), Misery (1990) and A Few Good Men (1992), Reiner also continued to feature in smaller roles in a number of films and television series. He appeared in The Bear and Martin Scorsese’s The Wolf of Wall Street.

Acting and directing legends across Hollywood, as well as US politicians, have paid tribute to the late director.

Actor Josh Gad said Reiner was “one of the greatest directors of our time” and a “beautiful person” as he expressed his shock at the deaths of Reiner and his wife.

John Cusack, who starred in Reiner’s film The Sure Thing, wrote on X: “Shocked by the death of Rob Reiner – a great man.”

The Lord Of The Rings star Elijah Wood, who appeared in Reiner’s 1994 family film North, posted: “Horrified to hear of the passing of Rob Reiner and his wonderful wife Michelle. So much love to their kids and family.”

Former US president Barack Obama, who wrote on X that he and his wife Michelle were “heartbroken by the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved wife, Michele”, while California state governor Gavin Newsom said “Rob will be remembered for his remarkable filmography and for his extraordinary contribution to humanity”.

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