Episode 3149
Rob Reiner
Tue, 2025-Dec-16 07:41 UTC
Length - 2:54
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With 7,791,897 views on Monday, 15 December 2025 our article of the day is Rob Reiner.
Robert Norman Reiner (; March 6, 1947 – December 14, 2025) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and political activist. Reiner began his career as an actor before transitioning to filmmaking, directing a series of acclaimed American studio films across multiple genres. He received numerous accolades, including two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Hugo Award, and earned nominations for an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and nine Golden Globe Awards. Reiner was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999 and received the Chaplin Award at the Film at Lincoln Center in 2014. Three of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry.
Reiner rose to prominence as an actor portraying Mike "Meathead" Stivic on the CBS sitcom All in the Family (1971–1979), a role that earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards. His other acting credits include Throw Momma from the Train (1987), 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 made his directorial film debut with the heavy metal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984). He earned acclaim by directing The Sure Thing (1985), Stand by Me (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Misery (1990), and A Few Good Men (1992), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and The American President (1995).
On December 14, 2025, Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found dead at their home in Los Angeles, California. The Los Angeles Police Department is treating their deaths as a double homicide.
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