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American legendary actor and film director Rob Reiner has died at the age of 78.

Born in Bronx, New York in 1947, Robert Reiner attended the UCLA Film School in early 1950s. He began his career in 1966 with his bit of TV roles in Batman, The Andy Griffith Show and Gomer Pyle. He would later being widely known for playing Mike Stivic in 1970s sitcom All In The Family by the late Norman Lear. He career has took off in just one series that winning him 2 Emmys and 5 Golden Globe nominations. He had established himself as a director, where he will direct, produce and write several successful Hollywood films spanning multiple genres. His early works include multiple cult classics like a rock-band mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap in 1984, a teen drama Stand by Me in 1986, which is a takeoff for the late River Phoenix and the comedic fantasy The Princess Bride in 1987.

His work still glowing when he both directed and produced a major romantic-drama hit When Harry Met Sally in 1989, a psychological thriller Misery in 1990 and the military legal drama A Few Good Men in 1992. He also made a cameo appearance in 2013's The Wolf of Wall Street alongside Leonardo DiCaprio. He had collaborations with editor Robert Leighton and his fellow director-actor Christopher Guest.

A staunch liberal Democrat supporter, Reiner co-founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights to initiate a court challenge against the ban of same-sex marriage in California. He was once a possible candidate to run for governor against Arnold Schwarzenegger but declined, he endorsed Hillary Clinton in the 2008 and 2016 elections but after 2016, he continued to campaign against Donald Trump, calling him "racist, sexist, anti-gay and antisemitic". He also remarked that the disgraced film producer and convicted sex offender Harvey Weinstein as a "bad guy" but that Trump was "also an abuser".

On December 14, 2025, Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead inside their home in LA's Brentwood neighborhood. The LAFD confirmed that both of them had sustained multiple fatal stab wounds, with multiple sources stated that their second son Nick Reiner was the suspect. The LAPD initially ruled it as a homicide, with the investigators awaiting a search warrant to conduct on a full crime scene and the official manner of death are pending determination by medical examiner's office. He was 78 years old.

Multiple tributes and reactions came out from all corners: California governor Gavin Newsom said he was "heartbroken" but praising his boundless empathy for his advocacy for children and civil rights. While his fellow director Ben Stiller called his death "a huge loss in the film industry" and former Vice President Kamala Harris described him as "a lovely man" and "dear friend".

May he rest in peace 🥀

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