International editorial team, December 15 (EFE). – American film director Rob Reiner and his wife, producer and photographer Michele Reiner, were found dead on Sunday in their home in Los Angeles, where, according to initial evidence leaked to the press, one of their children was said to have had her throat slit.
People magazine names the couple’s middle son, Nick, as the perpetrator of the incidents, while TMZ points out that they “may” have been slashed by a relative after an argument.
Their bodies were found by one of the filmmaker’s daughters, who, according to Digital, was the one who told police that a family member had killed them and told agents that person should be considered a suspect because they were “dangerous.”
The Los Angeles Fire Department received a 911 call for a medical emergency at 3:30 p.m. local time (23:30 GMT) and when troops arrived they found 78-year-old Reiner and his 68-year-old wife already deceased.
The couple married in 1989, the same year the director’s “Meet When Harry Met Sally” was released, and had three children: Romy, Nick and Jake. In addition, Reiner adopted Tracy, the daughter of his first wife Penny Marshall.
Nick, who is in the spotlight, has had addiction problems in the past and once lived on the streets. He contributed to the screenplay of “Being Charlie,” which was released in 2015 and is based on his addiction issues. It’s about an 18-year-old addict who returns home after escaping from a rehabilitation center.
Police are investigating the incident as a suspected homicide. In his first press appearance, Deputy Chief Constable Alan Hamilton noted that no one had been arrested and that they would attempt to speak to as many relatives as possible as part of their investigation.
The author of classics such as Stand By Me (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), Misery (1990) and A Few Good Men (1992), he was not a well-known director to the general public, but his films transcended his own name.
His debut on the big screen was “This is Spinal Tap” (1984), a “mockumentary” with which the filmmaker brought into vogue the genre that tells a fictional story in a documentary style. In his case, that of a British music band whose members included the filmmaker himself.
Reiner also had a career as an actor and appeared in films such as “The Wolf of Wall Street” (2013) by Martin Scorsese and the series “All in the Family” (1971-1979). For his work in the latter, he won two Emmys for Best Supporting Actor in a Comedy, in 1974 and 1978.
He was born on March 6, 1947 in the Bronx, New York, the son of writer, director and comedian Carl Reiner and actress Estelle Reiner.
His death shocked both the arts and politics worlds. The family have said in a statement that they are heartbroken over this sudden loss, and actors who have worked with him, such as Kathy Bates – star of Misery – and John Cusack – The Sue Thing – have also said they are devastated or in shock.
Cary Elwes, who starred alongside Robin Wright in “The Princess Bride,” posted a black-and-white photo on his Instagram account of the two chairs he and the director used during filming, along with the message “Speechless.” And his co-star Christopher Guest said he was devastated.
His colleague Joe Russo, responsible for the last two Avengers features, made a pun on the title of one of Reiner’s films, lamenting the loss of “one of the few good men” and pointing out that “one of the best filmmakers of all time” had left.
While former US President Barack Obama (2009-2017) and his wife Michelle said they were “heartbroken” and pointed out in X that his performances in film and television provided some of the most valuable stories on screen. And the career of former Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris (2021-2025) has reached generations of Americans.
According to fellow filmmaker Paul Feig (“Bridesmaids”), Reiner was “a true visionary titan”: “You never know if it’s appropriate to release something in the midst of a tragedy like this, but I just want the world to know what so many of us in the industry know: Rob was the best,” he summed up the opinion of many in X. EFE
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