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According to a police official briefed on the investigation, director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were the two people found dead in a Los Angeles home belonging to Reiner on Sunday.
The official could not publicly discuss details of the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity.
Investigators believe they suffered stab wounds and a family member is being questioned by investigators.
The Los Angeles Fire Department said it responded to a request for medical assistance just after 3:30 p.m. and found a 78-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman dead inside.
Robbery-homicide detectives were investigating an “apparent murder” at Reiner’s home, said Capt. Mike Bland of the Los Angeles Police Department.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called Reiner’s death a devastating loss for the city.
“Rob Reiner’s contributions resonate throughout American culture and society, and he has improved countless lives through his creative work and commitment to social and economic justice,” Bass said in a statement. “An acclaimed actor, director, producer, author and committed political activist, he always used his gifts in the service of others.”
Reiner has been there for a long timeHe is one of Hollywood’s most prolific directors and his work includes some of the most memorable films of the 1980s and 1990s, including This is Spinal Tap, When Harry met Sally And The Princess Bride.
His role as Meathead in the 1970s TV classic Everything in the family alongside Carol O’Connor’s Archie Bunker catapulted him to fame.
Messages left for his representatives were not immediately returned Sunday evening.
Rob Reiner, the son of comedy legend Carl Reiner, has been married to photographer Michele Singer Reiner since 1989. The two met during his time as director When Harry met Sally and have three children together.
Reiner was previously married to actress and director Penny Marshall from 1971 to 1981. He adopted her daughter, Tracy Reiner. Carl Reiner died in 2020 at the age of 98 and Marshall died in 2018.
