Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in Los Angeles home, AP source says
LOS ANGELES AP Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were the two people identified dead Sunday at a Los Angeles home owned by Reiner according to a law enforcement official briefed on the scrutiny The official could not publicly discuss details of the analysis 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 official stated The Los Angeles Fire Department noted it responded to a diagnostic aid request shortly after p m and revealed a -year-old man and -year-old woman dead inside Reiner turned in March Detectives with the Robbery Homicide Division were inspecting an apparent homicide at Reiner s home reported Capt Mike Bland with the Los Angeles Police Department Los Angeles bureaucrats have not certified the identities of the people unveiled dead at the residence in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood on the city s west side that s home to multiple celebrities Reiner was long one of the the bulk prolific directors in Hollywood and his work included particular of the majority memorable movies of the s and s including This is Spinal Tap A Limited Good Men When Harry Met Sally and The Princess Bride His role as Meathead in Norman Lear s s TV classic All in the Family alongside Carol O Connor s Archie Bunker catapulted him to fame and won him two Emmy Awards Relatives of Lear the legendary producer who died in explained they were bereft by the news Norman often referred to Rob as a son and their close relationship was extraordinary to us and the world noted a Lear family report Norman would have sought 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 Messages to Reiner s representatives were not instantly returned Sunday night Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass called Reiner s death a devastating loss for the city Rob Reiner s contributions reverberate throughout American beliefs and society and he has improved countless lives through his creative work and advocacy fighting for social and economic justice Bass announced in a report An acclaimed actor director producer writer and engaged political activist he constantly used his gifts in operation of others The son of comedy legend Carl Reiner Rob Reiner was married to photographer Michele Singer Reiner since The two met while he was directing When Harry Met Sally and have three children together Reiner was previously married to actor-director Penny Marshall from to He adopted her daughter Tracy Reiner Carl Reiner died in at age and Marshall died in Killings are rare in the Brentwood neighborhood The scene is about a mile from the home where O J Simpson s wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman were killed in
