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03-06-2017, 05:31 PM
https://lebeauleblog.com/2017/03/06/march-6-happy-birthday-rob-reiner-and-stephen-schwartz/
Rob Reiner is celebrating his 70th today. The son of nine-time Emmy winner Carl Reiner, he first became known in the 1970s for the role of Mike “Meathead” Stivic on All in the Family, winning a pair of Emmys of his own as Archie Bunker’s liberal son-in-law and foil. In the 1980s he began directing. His first feature was the cult classic This is Spinal Tap. He followed with the coming-of-age story Stand by Me, the fantasy/romance The Princess Bride, and a pair of romantic comedies, the second of them one of his biggest hits:
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Reiner began the nineties strongly. Misery was a critical success and brought Kathy Bates an Oscar, while A Few Good Men, which he also produced, was Reiner’s biggest financial success and a Best Picture nominee. But North was a giant flop and although a few of his films since then have been moderately successful, Reiner never really seems to have gotten his touch back. He’s still making movies—mixed in with political activism—but his latest film LBJ currently lacks a distribution deal.
Rob Reiner is celebrating his 70th today. The son of nine-time Emmy winner Carl Reiner, he first became known in the 1970s for the role of Mike “Meathead” Stivic on All in the Family, winning a pair of Emmys of his own as Archie Bunker’s liberal son-in-law and foil. In the 1980s he began directing. His first feature was the cult classic This is Spinal Tap. He followed with the coming-of-age story Stand by Me, the fantasy/romance The Princess Bride, and a pair of romantic comedies, the second of them one of his biggest hits:
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Reiner began the nineties strongly. Misery was a critical success and brought Kathy Bates an Oscar, while A Few Good Men, which he also produced, was Reiner’s biggest financial success and a Best Picture nominee. But North was a giant flop and although a few of his films since then have been moderately successful, Reiner never really seems to have gotten his touch back. He’s still making movies—mixed in with political activism—but his latest film LBJ currently lacks a distribution deal.