As many of you have probably heard by now, Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home yesterday. Rob was 78 and Michele was 68. I first got wind of the news mere moments after I woke up this morning and was absolutely stunned and gutted upon hearing it. The subsequent arrest of their son Nick this morning in connection with their murders has added another layer of tragedy to this horrific event.
What made Reiner such a special artist was his versatility. His run from 1984 through 1992 where he directed This is Spinal Tap, Stand by Me, When Harry Met Sally, The Princess Bride, Misery and A Few Good Men is the stuff of legend and the gold standard of a filmmaker showing off the depth of their range by succeeding in several different genres. That signature Reiner trait carried over to his other showbiz career as an actor which started back with his breakout role as Michael "Meathead" Stivic on All in the Family and more recently, included a memorable supporting part in The Wolf of Wall Street as Jordan Belfort's (Leonardo DiCaprio) father, a recurring role on Season 4 of The Bear as a consultant Ebraheim (Edwin Lee Gibson) hires to help him expand his sandwich window operations and a return to his iconic role of documentarian Marty Di Bergi in Spinal Tap II: The End Continues-which he also directed. There will never be another Rob Reiner and his presence in front of and behind the camera will be greatly missed.
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