Princess Bride Director Rob Reiner Dead at 78

A Few Good Men, This Is Spinal Tap, and The Princess Bride manager Rob Reiner has been recovered dormant successful his Brentwood, Los Angeles home, alongside his wife, Michele. Reiner was 78. CNN has reported that the LAPD has explained it is investigating an evident homicide.

A spokesperson for the Reiner household has confirmed the deaths and has asked for privateness connected behalf of the household successful the aftermath of the tragedy.

Rob Reiner’s agelong vocation successful amusement began gaining steam erstwhile helium was formed arsenic Michael Stivic connected the 1970s US sitcom All successful the Family, the son-in-law of pb quality Archie Bunker. However, portion Reiner won 2 Emmy Awards for his enactment connected the amusement and would proceed to find himself successful beforehand of the camera successful assorted roles implicit the years, it was down the camera that helium established his estimation arsenic an highly versatile and susceptible director.

Reiner’s directorial debut was the euphony mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap successful 1984. Reiner followed this much-loved cult drama with the 1986 coming-of-age play Stand By Me, the 1987 phantasy escapade The Princess Bride, the seminal romanticist drama When Harry Met Sally… successful 1989, an adaptation of the Stephen King thriller Misery successful 1990, and the Academy Award-nominated subject courtroom play A Few Good Men successful 1992. Reiner’s astir caller movie was this year’s Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, making his last movie the long-awaited sequel to his first.

Born successful The Bronx, New York successful 1947, Reiner was the lad of legendary actor, comedian, director, and writer Carl Reiner (whose ain seven-decade vocation began backmost during the aureate property of tv alongside chap drama icon Mel Brooks).

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