FOX 11 LA: Rob Reiner, wife Michele, found dead in Los Angeles home, TMZ reports
LOS ANGELES – Filmmaker and actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle Singer Reiner were both reportedly found dead inside their Brentwood mansion on Sunday.
LAPD is on scene investigating. The couple died of apparent knife wounds, according to reports from TMZ, ExtraTV and PEOPLE.
Los Angeles Police Department responded to a call near the intersection of South Chadbourne Avenue and Hanover Street a little after 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 14.
Upon arrival, two people were found dead at the location.
As of 5 p.m., Sunday, no arrests had been announced in connection to the two people’s deaths.
Officials also did not specify if the deaths were suspicious in nature or if foul play were involved.
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 Carol O’Connor’s Archie Bunker catapulted him to fame.
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.
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Balsamo reported from Washington. Associated Press writer Andrew Dalton in Los Angeles contributed.
