Rob Reiner
- Directing
- March 6, 1947 · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
- December 14, 2025
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 · George Washington
- Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! · Self
- Rob Reiner – Scenes from a Life · Self
- The Rob Reiner Story: A Hollywood Tragedy · Self
- Spinal Tap II: The End Continues · Marty DiBergi, Director
- From Darkness to Light · Self
- SNL50: The Homecoming Concert · Self
- God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism · Producer
- Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic · Self
- Albert Brooks: Defending My Life · Self, Director
- Being Mary Tyler Moore · Self
- Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter · Self
- The Bear · Albert Schnur
- Family Squares · Narrator (Voice)
- The Super Bob Einstein Movie · Self
- The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart · Self
- A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion · The Grandfather
- Home Movie: The Princess Bride · The Grandfather, The Grandfather (Voice)
- Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp · Self
- Hollywood · Ace Amberg
- Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness · Self
- Time Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time · Self
- Scenes from a Friendship · Self
- Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
- Andre the Giant · Self
- Shock and Awe · John Walcott, Director
- LBJ · Director, Producer
- Steve · Self
- The Beat with Ari Melber · Self
- The Jim Jefferies Show · Self
- Sandy Wexler · Marty Markowitz
- The Good Fight · Judge Josh Brickner
- The History of Comedy · Self
- Being Charlie · Producer, Director
- The Last Laugh · Self
- Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You · Self
- Everything Is Copy · Self
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert · Self
- HAPPYish
- And So It Goes · Artie, Director
- The Case Against 8 · Self
- The Wolf Pack · Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers · Self
- About a Boy · Bagel Shop Owner
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon · Self
- The Wolf of Wall Street · Max Belfort
- A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington · Self
- True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
- The Magic of Belle Isle · Screenplay, Director
- 8 · Director
- New Girl · Bob Day
- When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren · Rob Reiner
- These Amazing Shadows · Self
- The Fran Drescher Show
- Flipped · Screenplay, Director
- On Air
- The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air · Self
- Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family" · Self
- Late Night Stars of Poker
- Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson · Self
- Rob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman · Self
- The Making of “Say” · Self
- The Bucket List · Producer, Director
- Tussen De Oren
- Wizards of Waverly Place · Self
- Knevel & Van den Brink · Self
- 30 Rock · Rob Reiner
- Pauw & Witteman
- Everyone's Hero · Screwie (Voice)
- Albert
- Hannah Montana · Rob Reiner
- Rumor Has It... · Director
- De Wereld Draait Door · Self
- Hopeless Pictures · Futterman
- To Be a Father · Director
- Seinfeld: How It Began
- Kramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo · Self
- Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile · Self
- TV Revolution
- Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star · Self