Rob Reiner and his wife found dead in Los Angeles home, AP source says
By CHRISTOPHER WEBER and MIKE BALSAMO Associated Press LOS ANGELES AP Director-actor Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were the two people exposed dead Sunday at a Los Angeles home owned by Reiner according to a law enforcement official briefed on the scrutiny Related Articles people unveiled dead at Rob Reiner s home and homicide detectives are inspecting earthquake aftershock strike near Glen Ellen She unknowingly became addicted to fentanyl as a teenager A first-in-the-nation operation for Santa Clara County youth helped her get sober California brand insulin is hitting the territory Northern California ticket wins nearly million as Powerball jackpot rolls on The official could not publicly discuss details of the examination 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 explained The Los Angeles Fire Department declared it responded to a clinical aid request shortly after p m and identified 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 commented Capt Mike Bland with the Los Angeles Police Department Los Angeles agents have not authenticated the identities of the people uncovered dead at the residence in the upscale Brentwood neighborhood on the city s west side that s home to various celebrities Reiner was long one of the the bulk prolific directors in Hollywood and his work included several of the the majority memorable movies of the s and s including This is Spinal Tap A Scant 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 noted 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 reported a Lear family declaration Norman would have longed 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 at once 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 lifestyle and society and he has improved countless lives through his creative work and advocacy fighting for social and economic justice Bass declared in a report An acclaimed actor director producer writer and engaged political activist he dependably used his gifts in utility 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 Balsamo shared from Washington Associated Press Entertainment Writer Andrew Dalton in Los Angeles contributed
