When Harry Met Sally director Rob Reiner and wife ‘stabbed to death’ - as family member questioned by police
US director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife have been found dead at their LA home as police investigate the "apparent homicide."
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The comedian and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found with stab wounds, sources close to the couple have told US media.
The Los Angeles Fire Department says it responded to a medical aid request on Sunday afternoon and found a 78-year-old man and 68-year-old woman dead inside.
Reiner's 32-year-old son, Nick, has reportedly been interviewed in connection with the deaths.
Detectives with the Robbery Homicide Division were investigating an "apparent homicide" at Reiner's home, said Captain Mike Bland with the Los Angeles Police Department on Sunday.
"It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner," a family spokesperson said in a statement to US media.
"We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time."
Reiner has long been 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.
Messages to his representatives were not immediately returned on Sunday night.
His role as Meathead in the 1970s TV classic All in the Family catapulted him to fame.
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.
Rob Reiner's top-ranked films, according to IMDB
1. Stand By Me (1986) - 8.1 (out of ten)
2. The Princess Bride (1987) - 8.0
3. This is Spinal Tap (1989) - 7.9
4. Misery (1990) - 7.8
5 = When Harry Met Sally (1989) - 7.7
5 = Flipped (2010) - 7.7