Rob Reiner may have died (edit: TMZ reporting it is him now)

[Just Jack]

Man, 78, and woman, 68, are found dead in mansion owned by legendary filmmaker Rob Reiner as police launch homicide investigation | Daily Mail Online

 

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Multiple law enforcement sources told NBCLA that the bodies of a 78-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman had allegedly been discovered inside the home, which is located in Los Angeles' Brentwood neighborhood, a haven for celebrities.

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While the identities of the two deceased people have not yet been identified, Reiner is 78, while his wife Michele Singer is 68, matching the ages of the deceased people.

 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Just Jack

[Walking Tall]

Hearing it may have been his kid who killed him.

[Just Jack]

TMZ is reporting that it was him and his wife.

 

Rob Reiner, “All in the Family” Star and“ When Harry Met Sally...” Director Dies at 78, Along with Wife in Apparent Homicide

 

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Rob Reiner has died at the age of 78. Reiner became famous with his role as Mike — aka Meathead — on the Norman Lear TV sitcom All in the Family. After leaving the series, he became a successful director, with movies including This Is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally... and A Few Good Men. He and his wife Michele were found dead by homicide inside their Brentwood, Calif. home on Dec. 14, TMZ reports.

 

[Mike in Horseheads]

RIP Meathead

[Draconator]

CNN just reported it as the family has released a statement confirming it. Such a tragedy. 

[US Egg]

Sad. Kind of lost in the legend of Archie Bunker was Reiner’s portrayal of the excellent Mike Stivic character. The real life Reiner shown through in it and the very real issues he brought awareness to playing that role were spot on. He was a legend in his own right.

 

Though many would argue Spinal Tap is his tour-de-force. I know I’d rate it an 11 out of 10.

[coloradobillsfan]

I'd actually put Stand By Me as my favorite of his films.  As a youth coming of age around this same time it became a landmark movie for me.   And now that I think about the ending of the film,  when he was at the computer thinking about how his best friend had died breaking up a fight, even though it's fiction it adds to the poignancy of the moment.   RIP 

 

Also I rank All in the Family as the most important sitcom of all time.  They fearlessly attacked touchy subjects like racism with the satire and ridicule they deserve.