Tributes and reactions are pouring in after director and actor Rob Reiner and his spouse Michele Singer have been discovered lifeless Sunday of their Los Angeles dwelling.
The household of the late TV nice Norman Lear shared their response. Rob Reiner rose to prominence in Lear’s hit sitcom “All within the Household.”
“The Lear Household is devastated by the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner,” the assertion shared with ABC Information started.
“Norman usually referred to Rob as a son, and their shut relationship was extraordinary, to us and the world,” the household’s assertion mentioned. “Norman would have needed to remind us that Rob and Michele spent each breath making an attempt to make this nation a greater place, and so they pursued that by means of their artwork, their activism, their philanthropy, and their love for household and pals.”
Watch the ABC Information Particular, “The Rob Reiner Story: A Hollywood Tragedy,” on ABC at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT, Tuesday, and streaming on Disney+ and Hulu.
Jean Stapleton as Edith Bunker, Carroll O’Connor as Archie Bunker, present creator: Norman Lear, Rob Reiner as Michael Stivic, Sally Struthers as Gloria Bunker Stivic and Mike Evans as Lionel Jefferson.
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Reiner starred as Michael “Meathead” Stivic in “All within the Household,” which ran for 9 seasons between 1971 and 1979.
Lyn Lear, Norman Lear’s widow, added, “The world is unmistakably darker tonight, and we’re left bereft.”
Lear, who died on the age of 101 in 2023, additionally opened up about Reiner in his 2014 memoir, “Even This I Get to Expertise.”
“To be alone with Rob Reiner is to be in a crowd. His mind and his mouth, like a sequence of Chinese language firecrackers, are firing continually,” Lear wrote. “If that appears like I am describing a ache within the a–, nothing might be farther from the reality. Rob was like that once I fell in love with him as a nine-year-old educating my daughter Ellen to play jacks. What was nice about Rob was that the particular person, the actor, the director, the pal, the participant, the activist, the star, the husband, and the daddy all got here from the middle of his being.”
Actor and comic Christopher Visitor and his spouse, actress and producer Jamie Lee Curtis, additionally launched an announcement reacting to Reiner and Singer’s deaths. Visitor starred in Reiner’s directorial debut, the 1984 rock documentary spoof “This Is Spinal Faucet,” in addition to its sequel, “Spinal Faucet II: The Finish Continues,” launched in September, which is Reiner’s last movie.
Jamie Lee Curtis, Christopher Visitor and Rob Reiner
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“Christopher and I are numb and unhappy and shocked concerning the violent, tragic deaths of our pricey pals Rob and Michelle Singer Reiner and our ONLY focus and care proper now’s for his or her kids and fast households and we’ll provide all assist potential to assist them,” Visitor and Curtis mentioned.
“There will probably be loads of time later to debate the artistic lives we shared [and] the nice political and social impression they each had on the leisure business, early childhood improvement, the struggle for homosexual marriage and their international take care of a world in disaster. We’ve got misplaced nice pals. Please give us time to grieve,” the assertion continued.
Rob Reiner and Cary Elwes attend the Carl and Rob Reiner Hand and Footprint Ceremony through the 2017 TCM Basic Movie Pageant on April 7, 2017 in Los Angeles, California.
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Actor Cary Elwes, who starred as Westley in 1987’s “The Princess Bride,” which Reiner additionally directed, shared a photograph of his and Reiner’s director’s chairs on set.
“No phrases … ” Elwes captioned the photograph put up.
Actress and singer Rita Wilson, who appeared in Reiner’s 1999 film “The Story of Us,” remembered Reiner and Singer as “two individuals who actually did make the world a greater place” in a prolonged Instagram tribute.
“We’ve got been pals since our youngsters have been toddlers attending the identical preschool. It is unimaginable to reconcile the tragedy of their deaths with the sweetness they provided the world,” Wilson wrote partly. “Michele was an enormously gifted photographer whose eye utilized not solely to what she captured on movie but additionally to her personal private esthetic. … Rob was a beneficiant director who cherished actors, as a result of he was one himself. He gave actors freedom and trusted our selections.”
“Our hearts exit to their households with the deepest of sorrow and love. Rob and Michelle, could their reminiscences be everlasting,” she added.
Journalist Maria Shriver remembered Reiner and Singer in a heartfelt Instagram put up, calling them two of her “closest pals.”
“We raised our youngsters collectively, from mommy and me on up. We laughed collectively, we cried collectively, we performed collectively, we dreamed collectively,” Shriver wrote. “We had dinner this previous week, and so they have been in the perfect place of their lives: loving each other, loving their pals, their household, their nation.”
Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner attend Human Rights Marketing campaign’s 2025 Los Angeles Dinner at Fairmont Century Plaza on March 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
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“They cherished their youngsters a lot, and so they by no means stopped making an attempt to be actually good mother and father,” Shriver added. “My love is with their household. I’m so unhappy for them. I’m devastated, gutted, shocked, surprised, and so deeply saddened, as are the entire individuals who cherished them and who they cherished. I hope individuals keep in mind them as two deeply gifted, variety, enjoyable, loving, good, patriotic individuals who cherished one another deeply.”
Former President Barack Obama and former first woman Michelle Obama mourned Reiner and Singer’s loss of life in a assertion shared on X.
“Michelle and I are heartbroken by the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved spouse, Michele,” the Obamas mentioned. “Rob’s achievements in movie and tv gave us a few of our most cherished tales on display screen.”
“However beneath the entire tales he produced was a deep perception within the goodness of people–and a lifelong dedication to placing that perception into motion,” the Obamas continued. “Collectively, he and his spouse lived lives outlined by function. They are going to be remembered for the values they championed and the numerous individuals they impressed. We ship our deepest condolences to all who cherished them.”
Administrators Ron Howard and Rob Reiner speak through the 58th Annual Administrators Guild Of America Awards held at Hyatt Regency Century Plaza on January 28, 2006 in Los Angeles, California.
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Fellow director and producer Ron Howard remembered Reiner as “a superlative filmmaker, a supporting colleague and always a devoted citizen” in an X put up.
“Our careers and lives intersected usually over the a long time from Rob writing the pilot script for Glad Days after which as we every shifted from performing careers into directing and producing,” Howard wrote. “He proved to be a superlative filmmaker, a supportive colleague and always a devoted citizen. Rob will probably be missed on so many ranges. My coronary heart goes out to his household and his many shut pals.”
Director Paul Feig additionally referred to as Reiner his “true hero” in a put up on X.
“One among my most cherished footage,” Feig wrote subsequent to a photograph of the 2 of them at a San Diego Comedian-Con occasion. “Rob was my true hero. A real visionary titan and a beautiful beautiful particular person. One by no means is aware of if it is correct to put up throughout one thing as tragic as this. However I simply need the world to know what so many people know within the business. Rob was the perfect.”
John Cusack, who starred in Reiner’s 1985 movie “The Positive Factor,” reacted to Reiner and Singer’s loss of life in an X put up, saying he was “shocked by the loss of life of Rob Reiner – an excellent man.”
Actor Josh Gad referred to as Reiner “one of many best administrators of our time” in a tribute shared on Instagram.
“He was one of many best administrators of our time. He was a pal. He was merely a gorgeous particular person,” Gad wrote alongside a photograph of Reiner.
“Rob Reiner and his spouse Michelle have been two of essentially the most variety and caring souls you possibly can ever think about. He cared a lot for individuals who had no voices,” Gad continued. “This loss is devastating. I can’t categorical how a lot this hurts. Love you Rob and Michelle. Thanks for all you gave us.”
The Los Angeles Police Division is investigating the deaths of Reiner and Singer.
Reiner and Singer’s household confirmed their deaths in an announcement, writing, “It’s with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We’re heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privateness throughout this unbelievably troublesome time.”
The couple married in 1989 and had three kids: Jake, Nick and Romy. Nick Reiner, 32, has been arrested for homicide and is being held with out bail, in line with authorities.
