Tributes and reactions are pouring in after director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer were found dead Sunday of their Los Angeles house.
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 typically referred to Rob as a son, and their shut relationship was extraordinary, to us and the world,” the household’s assertion stated. “Norman would have needed to remind us that Rob and Michele spent each breath attempting to make this nation a greater place, and so they pursued that via 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 at 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 series of Chinese language firecrackers, are firing always,” 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 instructing my daughter Ellen to play jacks. What was nice about Rob was that the individual, 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 ultimate 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 could be for his or her youngsters and speedy households and we are going to supply all assist potential to assist them,” Visitor and Curtis stated.
“There shall be loads of time later to debate the inventive 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 world take care of a world in disaster. We have now 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 throughout 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 photo post.
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 have now been pals since our youngsters have been toddlers attending the identical preschool. It is unattainable to reconcile the tragedy of their deaths with the sweetness they provided the world,” Wilson wrote partly. “Michele was an enormously proficient photographer whose eye utilized not solely to what she captured on movie but in addition to her personal private esthetic. … Rob was a beneficiant director who beloved actors, as a result of he was one himself. He gave actors freedom and trusted our decisions.”
“Our hearts exit to their households with the deepest of sorrow and love. Rob and Michelle, could their recollections be everlasting,” she added.
Journalist Maria Shriver remembered Reiner and Singer in a heartfelt Instagram post, 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 beloved their children a lot, and so they by no means stopped attempting to be actually good dad and mom,” 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 beloved them and who they beloved. I hope individuals keep in mind them as two deeply proficient, type, enjoyable, loving, good, patriotic individuals who beloved one another deeply.”
Former President Barack Obama and former first girl Michelle Obama mourned Reiner and Singer’s demise in a statement shared on X.
“Michelle and I are heartbroken by the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved spouse, Michele,” the Obamas stated. “Rob’s achievements in movie and tv gave us a few of our most cherished tales on display.”
“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 beloved them.”
Administrators Ron Howard and Rob Reiner speak throughout 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 post.
“Our careers and lives intersected typically over the a long time from Rob writing the pilot script for Blissful 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 shall be missed on so many ranges. My coronary heart goes out to his household and his many shut pals.”
Director Paul Feig additionally known as Reiner his “true hero” in a post on X.
“Considered one of my most cherished photos,” 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 pretty individual. One by no means is aware of if it is correct to submit 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 Certain Factor,” reacted to Reiner and Singer’s demise in an X post, saying he was “shocked by the demise of Rob Reiner – an excellent man.”
Actor Josh Gad known 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 wonderful individual,” Gad wrote alongside a photograph of Reiner.
“Rob Reiner and his spouse Michelle have been two of essentially the most type and caring souls you would ever think about. He cared a lot for individuals who had no voices,” Gad continued. “This loss is devastating. I can not 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 youngsters: Jake, Nick and Romy. Nick Reiner, 32, has been arrested for homicide and is being held with out bail, based on authorities.
