RIP Rob Reiner (1947-2025)

[TVShowAddict]

Originally Posted by TMC

Rob Reiner’s All in the Family Costar Danielle Brisebois Lash Remembers Late Actor as 'a True Artist Who Was Not Afraid' (Exclusive)

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Sally sure does not like Robert's clean shaven look, haha and Danielle looks good right now, she looks 40!

[Bonniegirl]

Originally Posted by opus

Anthony Geary (most famous for General Hospital) also died yesterday. Here they are together on All In The Family.


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Yes. Also Tony Geary passing away. Also at 78! Rest in peace !

[Bonniegirl]

Originally Posted by HuntingtonM15

That sounds quite ignorant of your dad. It seems he's saying it's their own fault, when no one has any clue what his son's life was like and how involved they were in the lives of their children.

When you think of how many celebrities over the years have had children with these same lifestyles, and this type of tragedy has not happened. Again...pure ignorance.

I also see zero reputable sources mentioning female hormones, so that just seems like a ridiculous rumor that has nothing to do with anything.

I agree. Not sure why someone would post this ? Almost like they are victim shaming. Certainly making speculations. I really wish people would have more respect and post in good taste in a time of a horrible death like Rob and his wife's !

[opus]

ABC News special tonight

https://blog.sitcomsonline.com/2025/...d-tragedy.html

[biffbronson]

When I first heard Reiner had died, I had no idea what had happened and assumed it was from natural causes. This is a busy time with Christmas fast approaching.

I'm reminded of the Phil Hartman tragedy. Anyway I've been watching some Cold Case Files episodes lately, and what has struck me is just how brutally violent most of the murders were -- as opposed to the perpetrator using drugs to murder or otherwise taking an action fatally poisoning the victim.

[Dream Canteen]

Originally Posted by CJMD03

My dad said it best: “They got murdered by a person of their own creation. This kid never had a job always had lots of money , his first car cost 80 thousand dollars and he had absentee parents who were busy with their elite Hollywood lifestyle.”

Oh, and the son was taking female hormones, too. Reporters are leaving that little bit out of the report.

Gross, dude. It sounds like you and your dad swim in the worst, most fringe and toxic circles of the internet if that’s your takeaway from this unimaginable tragedy. Shame on you both.

The rumor that Nick Reiner had been transitioning is a despicable lie made up out of thin air by despicable people who like to scapegoat transgender people any time they can. The truth about Nick Reiner is that he is a schizophrenic with other mental illnesses and an addiction problem, and his parents did everything they could to get him help.

Again, shame on your dad and shame on you. It’s not too late for either of you to do better and be better.

Originally Posted by biffbronson

I'm reminded of the Phil Hartman tragedy.

Honestly, I was afraid when the news broke that if it wasn’t carbon monoxide poisoning, it was a murder/suicide. The truth ended up being way worse than what I was fearing.

[opus]

8 AITF episodes on ME Sunday

https://www.sitcomsonline.com/boards...d.php?t=503462

[opus]

On the news side of things

Rob Reiner's son Nick charged with 2 counts of 1st degree murder in the deaths of the director and his wife

[TMC]

Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Fallon and Seth Meyers each had a different way of reacting to Rob Reiner’s death

“In the current era, when virtually everything, including a savage killing that ripped a family apart, is subject to partisan confrontation, late night has been functioning not so much as the town square but rather the underground press room, editorializing to hold the regime to account,” says Bill Carter. “Monday night, four shows made four different choices in how they would deal with topical news this disturbing.” Jimmy Kimmel chose to go after President Trump relentlessly for using Reiner’s killing to attack the director, while Seth Meyers “made a decision to consciously pull back, offering a sobering, muted assessment of Trump’s comments on Reiner, whom Meyers eulogized for his achievements and his personal appeal, based on his own interactions with the actor-director,” says Carter. Jimmy Fallon opted to directly address Rob Reiner’s death without mentioning Trump’s comments, while Stephen Colbert opted to avoid tackling the weekend of bad news because “other people’s tragedies” were “sacred ground.” ALSO: Jimmy Fallon under fire for “disappointing” Rob Reiner tribute.

[TMC]

Rob Reiner's Best 'All in the Family' Scene Wasn't Even Planned

He'll get to it! He'll get to it!

[TMC]

Originally Posted by BestTVever

This is horrific and a thread I never thought would see here. What a sad ending to such a brilliant life. He always told the best stories and was an amazing director.

NYT: New details emerge about how the Reiners were found dead:

Part 1:

It was Sunday afternoon when a massage therapist arrived at the white-gated home in the affluent enclave of Brentwood for a scheduled appointment with Rob and Michele Singer Reiner. The couple was scheduled to have dinner with Barack and Michelle Obama and others in just a few hours.

Getting no answer at the gate, the massage therapist called the couple’s daughter, Romy Reiner, who quickly came by with a roommate. She walked in and found her father’s body and the gruesome scene of his death.

The account of what transpired is based on an interview on Tuesday with a person who is close to the Reiner family. The person, who provided one of the first detailed descriptions of the tragedy from the family’s perspective, spoke to The New York Times on condition of anonymity because the immediate family was not yet ready to speak publicly.

Part 2:

On Tuesday, prosecutors in Los Angeles charged Nick Reiner, the couple’s younger son, with two counts of first-degree murder in connection with the death of his parents, who were luminaries in show business and Democratic Party politics. The second of three grown children the couple had together, he had been living with his parents in a guesthouse on the property.

A spokesman for the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office declined to comment Tuesday on the details of the investigation.

In a news conference, however, the district attorney, Nathan Hochman, said that “prosecuting these cases involving family members are some of the most challenging and heart-wrenching cases that this office faces because of the intimate and often brutal nature of the crimes involved.”

The person close to the family said that nothing in recent weeks suggested that Nick Reiner, 32, would be capable of such violence.

Part 3:

The person disputed accounts that suggested the family had been especially apprehensive in recent weeks about Nick Reiner’s behavior. Nick Reiner had struggled for more than half of his life with drug addiction, but the person close to the family said they were accustomed to working through his problems together.

In 2016, the father and son had made and released a film together that was loosely based on their experience with the son’s battles with cocaine and heroin.

In fact, the person pointed out, just the night before, the family had attended a Christmas party together. The gathering, at the home of the comedian Conan O’Brien, had been crowded with people in show business and neighborhood friends.

The New York Times reported on Monday that Nick Reiner had behaved erratically that evening and had alarmed guests with his behavior, according to two people who attended the party. One of those two guests, who spoke on condition of anonymity to preserve relationships, said Rob Reiner had rebuked his son, telling him that his behavior was inappropriate for a guest in someone else’s home.

Part 4:

The person close to the family was not in a position to dispute that account, but said that Rob and Nick Reiner did not have a heated argument and that the episode was being overblown. The intensity of any conversation that might have taken place between father and son may have been misinterpreted, the person said.

He took issue with news accounts that suggested the family might have left the party early because of the son’s behavior. Nick Reiner’s behavior at the party, the person said, was not unusual to the Reiners, who had grown used to it over the years.

The day after the party on Sunday afternoon, Romy Reiner, 28, fled the house in anguish upon encountering her father’s body inside the house. Her roommate, waiting outside, called 911, the person said.

When the paramedics arrived, the person said, Romy Reiner told them that her brother lived on the property also, but she did not suggest to the authorities that her brother might be a suspect, as some news outlets have reported.

Part 5:

Romy Reiner did not see her mother’s body in the house and learned from the paramedics outside that she was dead, too, the person said.

Investigators did not find the son in the guest house. He was arrested without incident later that evening around 9:30 p.m. by officers from the Los Angeles Police Department Gang and Narcotics Unit who had located him about 15 miles away near the neighborhood of Exposition Park southwest of downtown. It was not clear how the police found him.

On Tuesday, the Los Angeles police chief, Jim McDonnell, said the coroner had not yet determined whether the Reiners had died on Saturday night or Sunday.

The Los Angeles County district attorney, Mr. Hochman, said that the son would be formally arraigned soon. Nick Reiner had been expected to appear in court for the first time on Tuesday morning, but he was not present and his lawyer, Alan Jackson, said that his client had not been medically cleared to be transferred from jail.

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[TMC]

Originally Posted by TVShowAddict

Poor Romy!

She referred to her parents as her best friends to lose both at once and in such a manner.

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[TMC]

Originally Posted by Dream Canteen

Gross, dude. It sounds like you and your dad swim in the worst, most fringe and toxic circles of the internet if that’s your takeaway from this unimaginable tragedy. Shame on you both.

The rumor that Nick Reiner had been transitioning is a despicable lie made up out of thin air by despicable people who like to scapegoat transgender people any time they can. The truth about Nick Reiner is that he is a schizophrenic with other mental illnesses and an addiction problem, and his parents did everything they could to get him help.

Again, shame on your dad and shame on you. It’s not too late for either of you to do better and be better.


Honestly, I was afraid when the news broke that if it wasn’t carbon monoxide poisoning, it was a murder/suicide. The truth ended up being way worse than what I was fearing.

When I first heard the news, I honestly didn't think of carbon monoxide poisoning (I suppose that after what happened to Gene Hackman and his wife, and Chris Benoit before that, anything could be possible) so much, as I thought that it was a home invasion/robbery. It never occured to me at the time, that it could've been the son who was the perpetrator. Admittedly, I wasn't fully aware of Nick Reiner's history with drug abuse.

When I did hear that he likely killed his parents, I immediately wondered if he was schizophrenic. I've never brought this up until know, but about five years ago, one of my neighbors was stabbed to death by her own son, who himself was schizophrenic. When you stab somebody repeatedly like that, that to me, indicates that this is "personal".

[TMC]

Originally Posted by Bonniegirl

Yes. Also Tony Geary passing away. Also at 78! Rest in peace !

Rob Reiner and Tony Geary were also both on The Partridge Family.

[TMC]

Originally Posted by Foggy

Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, had unconditional love for their son Nick, who has been arrested in connection with their murders,
Rob Shuter reported in his Naughty But Nice Substack on Monday, December 15.

“Would they forgive him for this? One hundred percent. Without question,” a family source told Shuter of the tragedy.

Rob, 78, and Michele, 68, had long been practicing forgiveness “through years of chaos, pain and heartbreak,” Shuter wrote of their son, who struggled with behavioral issues and substance abuse issues.


“They never stopped loving him,” the source added. “And they never believed love should come with conditions.”


The Princess Bride director — who recently expressed admiration for Erika Kirk’s announcement that she had forgiven her husband Charlie’s murderer during an interview with Piers Morgan — believed that everyone deserved empathy and grace, sources told Shuter.

Resurfaced Clip of Rob Reiner on Piers Morgan
Reacting to Charlie Kirk’s Death Goes Viral (3:11 long)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uUTqt8lePtg

“Rob always believed people were more than their mistakes,” another insider told him. “Especially family.”

He and Michele “saw Nick as sick, not evil,” another source told Shuter. “They believed understanding was the first step toward healing.”


Even though Nick had loudly argued with Rob at Conan O’Brien’s party the night before the tragedy and Michele confided in friends that she was “exhausted” from dealing with his issues, Shuter said, his parents never gave up on him.

“If they were alive today,” another family insider added, “they’d be defending their son — and forgiving him — just like they always did.”

Nick is reportedly being held without bail at Parker Center Jail in Downtown Los Angeles.

National Enquirer

Bill Hader Reportedly "Shaken" After Run-In With Nick Reiner At Conan O'Brien's Christmas Party That Reportedly Caused Final Fight With Rob & Nick Reiner

Cliffs: Nick was reportedly acting erratically at the party by literally "running" throughout the rooms screaming at people and asking them if they were famous.

~ He allegedly ran up on Bill Hader, who tried being polite, then ignoring him, which led Nick to reportedly threaten him

~ Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle were deeply embarrassed and assumed he may have been trying to distract everyone from Nick's alleged rifling through the medicine cabinets looking for drugs

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