Rob Reiner
Directing
- Born:
- 1947-03-06
- Died:
- 2025-12-14
- Place of birth:
- The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Robert Reiner (/ˈraɪnər/; March 6, 1947 – December 14, 2025) was an American filmmaker and actor. He directed a series of acclaimed studio films in a career that spanned comedy, drama, romance, and documentary. Reiner received numerous accolades, including winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Hugo Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and nine Golden Globe Awards. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999 and received the Chaplin Gala Tribute at the Film at Lincoln Center in 2014. Three of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry. Reiner was born in New York City to Estelle and Carl Reiner, who were themselves actors. Reiner began his career as an actor before transitioning to filmmaking. He rose to prominence with his portrayal of Michael "Meathead" Stivic on the CBS television sitcom All in the Family (1971–1979), a role that earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He directed a string of critically acclaimed films starting with the heavy metal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984), followed by the romantic road comedy The Sure Thing (1985), the coming-of age drama Stand by Me (1986), the adventure romance The Princess Bride (1987), the romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... (1989), the psychological thriller Misery (1990), the legal drama A Few Good Men (1992), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and the political romance The American President (1995). He acted in films such as Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), The First Wives Club (1996), Primary Colors (1998), EDtv (1999), and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). He also co-founded the production company Castle Rock Entertainment in 1987. Reiner was also a liberal political activist who advocated for causes such as LGBTQ rights, early childhood education, and environmental protection, and who campaigned for a variety of Democratic candidates. Reiner chaired the 1998 campaign to pass California's First 5 childhood education initiative, and in 2008 he and his wife, Michele, co-founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which initiated the court challenge against California's same-sex marriage ban. On December 14, 2025, Reiner and his wife were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home. Their son, Nick Reiner, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Reiner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Filmography
Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
The Rob Reiner Story: A Hollywood Tragedy
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
From Darkness to Light
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
Being Mary Tyler Moore
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
The Bear
Family Squares
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
Hollywood
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
Scenes from a Friendship
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
Andre the Giant
Shock and Awe
Steve
The Beat with Ari Melber
The Jim Jefferies Show
Sandy Wexler
The Good Fight
The History of Comedy
The Last Laugh
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Everything Is Copy
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
HAPPYish
And So It Goes
The Case Against 8
The Wolf Pack
Late Night with Seth Meyers
About a Boy
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Wolf of Wall Street
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
New Girl
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
These Amazing Shadows
The Fran Drescher Show
On Air
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
Late Night Stars of Poker
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson
Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman
The Making of “Say”
Tussen De Oren
Wizards of Waverly Place
Knevel & Van den Brink
30 Rock
Pauw & Witteman
Everyone's Hero
Albert
Hannah Montana
De Wereld Draait Door
Hopeless Pictures
Seinfeld: How It Began
Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
TV Revolution
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
The Road to The Sure Thing
Alex & Emma
Real Time with Bill Maher
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Misery Loves Company
Smothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
The Majestic
As You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
Primetime Glick
How Harry Met Sally…
Joseph Had a Little Overcoat
Curb Your Enthusiasm
Catching Up with Marty DiBergi
Walking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
The Story of Us
Stephen King: Shining in the Dark
The Muse
EDtv
Forever Hollywood
Primary Colors
Bravo Profiles
The View
Mad Dog Time
The First Wives Club
E! True Hollywood Story
Blacklist: Hollywood on Trial
For Better or Worse
Bye Bye Love
Mixed Nuts
Bullets Over Broadway
Frasier
Sleepless in Seattle
A Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
Bureau Kruislaan
The Larry Sanders Show
The Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
Morton & Hayes
All in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
Misery
The Spirit of '76
Postcards from the Edge
Partners in Life
Wie ben ik?
The Simpsons
Sidewalks Entertainment
The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour: The 20th Reunion
Throw Momma from the Train
Johnny Appleseed
It's Garry Shandling's Show
Billy Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
Richard Lewis: I'm In Pain
Tall Tales & Legends
The Best of John Belushi
This Is Spinal Tap
The Million Dollar Infield
Late Night with David Letterman
Spinal Tap: The Final Tour
The Jerk
The T.V. Show
J.J. de Bom voorheen 'De Kindervriend'
CBS News Sunday Morning
More Than Friends
Free Country
America 2-Night
US Against the World
Fire Sale
Battle of the Network Stars
Good Heavens
Saturday Night Live
People's Choice Awards
How Come Nobody's on Our Side?
Dinah!
The Rockford Files
Thursday's Game
The Picture
Film '72
Getting Together
Summertree
All in the Family
Where’s Poppa?
The Partridge Family
The Odd Couple
Halls of Anger
Room 222
60 Minutes
The Mothers-in-Law
The Big Mouth
Enter Laughing
Hey Landlord!
That Girl
Batman
Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
The Hollywood Palace
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
The Mike Douglas Show
CBS Evening News
The Andy Griffith Show
This Is Your Life
De Nationale IQ test