RIP Rob Reiner

[Deskgrunt50]

I can’t, and wouldn’t want to pick a favorite. But I’ll always, always watch Stand By Me, When Harry Met Sally, A Few Good Men and The Princess Bride.

Great roles in Sleepless in Seattle and The Wolf of Wall Street. Among many others.

He had a recurring role in The Bear, which is supposed to go back into production soon for the new season.

I didn’t know until today that he produced The American President, which of course makes sense with the Sorkin tie.

 

[MarkWatney]

"The American President," of course, was the indirect ancestor of "The West Wing," often mentioned in rankings of the greatest dramatic TV series ever on a broadcast network.

 

[MarkWatney]

Reiner made a hilarious guest appearance on The Rockford Files, playing a washed-up "semi-pro" (?!?) quarterback who gets involved in a crazy extortion scheme with gangsters (and Rockford has to get him out).

**** Butkus makes a great 10- second cameo in the episode where he absolutely deadpans Reiner: "never heard of you."

 

[DanielSimpsonDay]

I spent a summer in college taking extra courses and my roommates and I did not have cable. We were in upstate New York, so over-the-air options were minimal. All we watched (or had on for background noise) were The Price is Right, The Simpsons, Married...With Children, Star Trek: TNG, and the one VHS tape we had - This is Spinal Tap.

The person who walked into the apartment first would turn on the TV and press play. When it was done, we'd rewind it and start it over again. No regrets.

 

[Inky_Wretch]

From Wil Wheaton ... this is such a painful loss. my heart is broken.

 

[HanSenSE]

Not to forget "All in the Family."

 

[wicked]

I read online that he helped fund Obergefell’s trip through the courts. I didn’t know that.

 

[DanOregon]

I'm glad to say that many people proved me wrong today. Maybe there is hope.

Here Are the Fox News Stars Horrified by Trump’s Gloating Post About Rob Reiner’s Murder

 

[UNCGrad]

Dems should stay on this for several days. "Trump believes that if you don't agree with him that you should be murdered."

 

[ChrisLong]

I need to watch Spinal Tap again. I know I've seen it, but the ONLY thing I can remember is when the band was in a dressing room in the catacombs of a theater, they get a knock on the door and are told they're on in 5 minutes. They leave the dressing room, but they can't find the stage. They wander around the hallways for a long time, and never find the stage.

 

[I Should Coco]

I need to watch Spinal Tap again. I know I've seen it, but the ONLY thing I can remember is when the band was in a dressing room in the catacombs of a theater, they get a knock on the door and are told they're on in 5 minutes. They leave the dressing room, but they can't find the stage. They wander around the hallways for a long time, and never find the stage.

You’ll never look at a cucumber wrapped in tin foil the same way again — and without laughing as you recall that scene in “Spinal Tap.”

RIP to a talented actor and director.

 

[nietsroob17]

Seth Meyers with the first reaction out among the late night hosts, including the response from Trump.

 

[BitterYoungMatador2]

He was a great director that directed some fantastic films but his role on All in the Family was sooooooo impactful that it kinda overshadows it for me.

 

[Webster]

My HS Senior said that he couldn’t believe that the guy from The Bear died.

 

[cyclingwriter2]

Fascinating thing about Reiner’s movies…they are all so wildly different. In tone, textures, scripts, genres, styles.

It’s genius work.

 

[PCLoadLetter]

Fascinating thing about Reiner’s movies…they are all so wildly different. In tone, textures, scripts, genres, styles.

It’s genius work.

And to build on that, his first seven films included arguably the best comedy of the era, arguably the best rom-com of the era, arguably the best fantasy film of the era, and arguably the best coming of age film of the era. (And one of the other three was a Best Picture nominee.)

 

[Inky_Wretch]

Geez.

“The night before Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele, were found dead, their son, Nick Reiner, attended a holiday party with his father at the home of Conan O’Brien and alarmed the guests with his behavior, according to two attendees who asked not to be named to maintain relationships.“

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/....9E8.BzvV.r32No-pHY23H&smid=nytcore-ios-share

 

[WriteThinking]

A good, political explanation of what Trump did with regard to the Reiners, and why it was so abhorrent, although Trump apparently didn't know enough to think so. From The Atlantic:

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/12/trump-reiner-death-post/685272/?gift=JzxE_NiOwQ2L1OsMfpoXdIFZGj_pVJJpmcM-gl2qeY8&utm_source=copy-link&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=share

 

[BYH 2: Electric Boogaloo]

My HS Senior said that he couldn’t believe that the guy from The Bear died.

I felt like that when we told our daughter about the death of Bob Newhart, known to her as the actor who played Professor Proton on Big Bang Theory.

 

[HanSenSE]

He was a great director that directed some fantastic films but his role on All in the Family was sooooooo impactful that it kinda overshadows it for me.

I don't think, unless you were alive during those times, you understand how much "All in the Family" changed sitcoms. It tackled issues of the day beyond "Will Little Jimmy get thrown off the baseball team after mom burns the cupcakes."