{"id":346356,"date":"2025-12-15T08:25:09","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T08:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/346356\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T08:25:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T08:25:09","slug":"director-wife-michele-singer-found-dead-in-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/346356\/","title":{"rendered":"Director, wife Michele Singer found dead in home"},"content":{"rendered":"

Actor Rob Reiner and his wife have been found dead in his L.A. home, according to reports. <\/p>\n

Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were the two people found dead Sunday at a Los Angeles home owned by Reiner, according to a law enforcement official briefed on the investigation.<\/p>\n

The official could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.<\/p>\n

Investigators believe they suffered stab wounds and a family member is being questioned by investigators, the official said.<\/p>\n

The Los Angeles Fire Department said it responded to a medical aid request shortly after 3:30 p.m. and found a 78-year-old man and 68-year-old woman dead inside. Reiner turned 78 in March. <\/p>\n

\"\"Rob Reiner found dead in Los Angeles home FILE – Rob Reiner arrives at the Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network’s Respect Awards, in Beverly Hills, Calif., Friday, Oct. 8, 2010. (AP Photo\/Matt Sayles, File) <\/p>\n

Detectives with the Robbery Homicide Division were investigating an \u201capparent homicide\u201d at Reiner\u2019s home, said Capt. Mike Bland with the Los Angeles Police Department.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles authorities have not confirmed the identities of the people found dead at the residence in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood on the city\u2019s west side that\u2019s home to many celebrities.<\/p>\n

Reiner was long one of the most prolific directors in Hollywood, and his work included some of the most memorable movies of the 1980s and \u201990s, including \u201cThis is Spinal Tap,\u201d \u201cA Few Good Men,\u201d \u201cWhen Harry Met Sally\u201d and \u201cThe Princess Bride.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Writer-director Rob Reiner poses for a portrait, May 2, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Brian Ach\/Invision\/AP, File) Writer-director Rob Reiner poses for a portrait, May 2, 2016, in New York. (Photo by Brian Ach\/Invision\/AP, File) (Brian Ach) <\/p>\n

His role as Meathead in Norman Lear\u2019s 1970s TV classic \u201cAll in the Family,\u201d alongside Carol O\u2019Connor\u2019s Archie Bunker, catapulted him to fame and won him two Emmy Awards.<\/p>\n

Relatives of Lear, the legendary producer who died in 2023, said they were bereft by the news. <\/p>\n

\u201cNorman often referred to Rob as a son, and their close relationship was extraordinary, to us and the world,\u201d said a Lear family statement. \u201cNorman would have wanted to remind us that Rob and Michele spent every breath trying to make this country a better place, and they pursued that through their art, their activism, their philanthropy, and their love for family and friends.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"Director Rob Reiner attends the premiere for “LBJ” on day 8 of the Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, in Toronto. (Photo by Arthur Mola\/Invision\/AP, File) Director Rob Reiner attends the premiere for “LBJ” on day 8 of the Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall, Thursday, Sept. 15, 2016, in Toronto. (Photo by Arthur Mola\/Invision\/AP, File) (Arthur Mola) <\/p>\n

Messages to Reiner\u2019s representatives were not immediately returned Sunday night.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called Reiner\u2019s death a devastating loss for the city. <\/p>\n

\u201cRob Reiner\u2019s contributions reverberate throughout American culture and society, and he has improved countless lives through his creative work and advocacy fighting for social and economic justice,\u201d Bass said in a statement. \u201cAn acclaimed actor, director, producer, writer, and engaged political activist, he always used his gifts in service of others.\u201d<\/p>\n

The son of comedy legend Carl Reiner, Rob Reiner was married to photographer Michele Singer Reiner since 1989. The two met while he was directing \u201cWhen Harry Met Sally\u201d and have three children together.<\/p>\n

\"\"Rob and Michele Reiner FILE – Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner arrive on the red carpet at the State Department for the Kennedy Center Honors gala dinner, Dec. 2, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo\/Kevin Wolf, File) <\/p>\n

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.<\/p>\n

Killings are rare in the Brentwood neighborhood. The scene is about a mile from the home where O.J. Simpson\u2019s wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were killed in 1994.<\/p>\n

Balsamo reported from Washington. Associated Press Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton in Los Angeles contributed<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Actor Rob Reiner and his wife have been found dead in his L.A. home, according to reports. Director-actor…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":346357,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[712,49,48,75],"class_list":{"0":"post-346356","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-entertainment","8":"tag-apple-news","9":"tag-ca","10":"tag-canada","11":"tag-entertainment"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346356","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=346356"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/346356\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/346357"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=346356"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=346356"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=346356"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}