15. Dezember 2025
ZUM TOD DES US-AMERIKANISCHEN SCHAUSPIELERS UND FILMEMACHERS ROB REINER UND SEINER FRAU, DER FOTOGRAFIN MICHELE SINGER REINER
Der US-amerikanische Schauspieler, Filmregisseur und -produzent Rob Reiner und seine Frau, die Schauspielerin, Produzentin und Fotografin Michele Singer Reiner, wurden am 14. Dezember 2025 in ihrem Haus in Brentwood (Los Angeles) erstochen aufgefunden. Als Darsteller wurde Rob Reiner in den 1970er-Jahren durch die Fernsehserie «All in the Family» bekannt. Seit Mitte der 1980er-Jahre inszenierte er als Regisseur erfolgreiche Filme wie «This Is Spinal Tap», «Stand by Me», «Die Braut des Prinzen», «Harry und Sally», «Misery» und «Eine Frage der Ehre». In den USA ist Reiner auch für seine Tätigkeit als Politaktivist bekannt.
Bild: Rob Reiner, 2025 – Foto: Gage Skidmore, https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore – Lizenz: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.en – Datei: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rob_Reiner_by_Gage_Skidmore.jpg
Hollywood Reacts In Shock Over Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Deaths: “Legend Isn’t a Big Enough Word”
Hollywood and the world of politics were in complete shock at the devastating news that filmmaker and activist Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer had been found dead in their Brentwood home Sunday.
In an entertainment industry career that spanned seven decades, Reiner made his name as an actor in the hugely successful sitcom All In the Family before finding even greater success as a filmmaker, directing classics such as This Is Spinal Tap, When Harry Met Sally, The Princess Bride, Misery, A Few Good Men and Stand by Me, among many others.
His success and influence touched many in Hollywood, and the reaction on social media Sunday night saw an outpouring of affection for Reiner and his vast body of work, as well as shock over his and Michelle Singer’s brutal death.
Abid Rahman
Rob Reiner, ‘When Harry Met Sally’ director, ‘All in the Family’ actor and political activist, dead at 78
In the world that Rob Reiner built, amplifiers went “up to 11.” People readily ordered “what she’s having.” Courtrooms couldn’t “handle the truth,” comedy and drama traded places seamlessly and liberal ideals born in the 1960s and ‘70s formed the gold standard of politics.
A writer, director, producer, actor and political activist whose career in Hollywood spanned more than six decades and included some of the most iconic titles in movie history, Reiner was found dead Sunday afternoon with his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, at the home they shared in Brentwood.
Christie D’Zurilla and Seema Mehta
Rob Reiner mourned by Barack Obama, Jerry O’Connell, James Woods and many others
Reactions to the death of actor-director Rob Reiner, who was found dead with his wife Michele Reiner at their home in Los Angeles on Sunday. The acclaimed director and Emmy winner was also a major Democratic booster, leading many prominent politicians to share tributes.
The Associated Press
Rob Reiner’s greatest projects, from ‘The Princess Bride’ to ‘When Harry Met Sally…’
The world lost Rob Reiner on Sunday, along with his wife, Michele. An actor, writer, producer and director, Reiner leaves behind an incredible body of work. Consider Reiner’s run as a director from the mid-1980s through the early 1990s: During that span, Reiner made an extraordinary mockumentary, an iconic coming-of-age movie, an Oscar-winning Stephen King adaptation, a pitch-perfect legal drama and, for good measure, the single greatest romantic comedy of all time.
Washington Post staff
https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/movies/2025/12/15/rob-reiner-movies-films
Rob Reiner, Actor Who Went on to Direct Classic Films, Dies at 78
Throughout his career as a director and a producer, Mr. Reiner continued to work as an actor on television and in the films of others, making himself into a rare Hollywood fixture who was known for his work both behind the camera and in front of it. He also led a vibrant political life, lending his celebrity to a variety of liberal causes, including gay marriage.
Mr. Reiner’s family was rooted in show business. His father, Carl Reiner, created “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” moving the family to Los Angeles from New York in the 1950s and at times drawing inspiration from his own family life into his scripts. His mother, Estelle Reiner, was an actress and a singer.
Julia Jacobs
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/15/movies/rob-reiner-dead.html
How Rob Reiner changed movies forever by challenging himself as an artist
Reiner came to stardom playing the son-in-law of Archie and Edith Bunker on the 1970s hit show “All in the Family” before going on to create a truly diverse body of incredibly successful work, including classics like “This is Spinal Tap,” “Stand By Me,” and “The Princess Bride.” He cemented his status as a leading director with “When Harry Met Sally…”, “Misery,” and “A Few Good Men,” which earned four Oscar nominations.
Sandra Gonzalez, TuAnh Dam, Danya Gainor
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/12/15/entertainment/rob-reiner-obituary-films
Remembering Rob Reiner, who made movies for people who love them
Maybe an appreciation of Rob Reiner as a director should start with When Harry Met Sally…, which helped lay the foundation for a romantic comedy boom that lasted for at least 15 years. Wait — no, it should start with Stand By Me, a coming-of-age story that captured a painfully brief moment in the lives of kids. It could start with This Is Spinal Tap, one of the first popular mockumentaries, which has influenced film and television ever since. Or, since awards are important, maybe it should start with Misery, which made Kathy Bates famous and won her an Oscar. How about The American President, which was the proto-West Wing, very much the source material for a TV show that later won 26 Emmys?
Linda Holmes
Rob Reiner Mourned by Hollywood’s Stunned A-List: ‘Life and Talent Always Turned Up to 11’
Reiner was a beloved figure in comedy circles, given his proud lineage and his indelible contributions to the form via such influential smashes as 1984’s “This Is Spinal Tap” and 1989’s “When Harry Met Sally.” Reiner was the son of Carl Reiner, who worked alongside Sid Caesar and Mel Brooks in the 1950s and ’60s and went on to create “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and many other comedy projects. Rob Reiner proved his chops as an actor with the success of “All in the Family,” which captured America’s generation gap as the turbulent late 1960s gave way to the Me decade.
Pat Saperstein
https://variety.com/2025/film/news/rob-reiner-remembered-tributes-celebrities-stunned-1236608590
Rob Reiner obituary
Reiner’s career in many ways echoed that of his father, Carl Reiner – and, like Carl, he often drew on his own life in his work. Carl was a successful comedian and writer, a product of Sid Caesar’s Your Show of Shows; Rob’s mother, Estelle (nee Lebost), was an actor and jazz singer. Rob was born in the Bronx, New York, and grew up around such people as Mel Brooks, with whom Carl made the hit comedy record The 2,000 Year Old Man.
Michael Carlson
https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/dec/15/rob-reiner-obituary
El actor y director Rob Reiner y su esposa Michele, hallados acuchillados en su mansión de Los Ángeles
Tristeza, sorpresa e inquietud en Hollywood. Rob Reiner, actor y director de célebres títulos como La princesa prometida, Cuando Harry encontró a Sally y Spinal Tap, ha sido hallado muerto en su casa de Los Ángeles junto a su esposa, la fotógrafa Michele Reiner. Sus cuerpos han sido encontrados acuchillados. “Anunciamos con profunda pena el trágico fallecimiento de Michele y Rob Reiner”, ha afirmado un portavoz de la familia en un comunicado. “Tenemos el corazón roto por esta repentina pérdida, y pedimos privacidad durante este momento increíblemente difícil”.
Maria Porcel
Chi è Rob Reiner, il regista di “Harry ti presento Sally” e “Stand by me” ucciso
Ha diretto la commedia romantica perfetta, quel Harry ti presento Sally che ha fatto il giro del mondo grazie all’orgasmo simulato da Meg Ryan e al carattere ruvido di Billy Crystal, ma è stato anche il maestro di un tipo di cinema psicologico e di tensione come il generazionale Stand by me – Ricordo di un’estate e Misery non deve morire entrambi da Stephen King. Rob Reiner, morto a 78 anni nella sua casa di Los Angeles ucciso insieme alla moglie, è stato un attore e regista molto amato.
Chiara Ugolini
La mort tragique de Rob Reiner, réalisateur de «Spinal Tap» et de «Quand Harry rencontre Sally»
L’ampli qui monte jusqu’à 11 de Spinal Tap, les adolescents cheminant le long d’une voie ferrée dans Stand by Me, la cliente qui veut ce qu’a pris sa voisine de table, Sally, laquelle a rencontré Harry: la filmographie de Rob Reiner est parsemée de moments de cinéma qui se sont gravés dans les mémoires, quand bien même il n’a jamais été considéré comme un cinéaste majeur. Pour devenir réalisateur, il avait laissé derrière lui le statut de «fils de» (son père était l’humoriste et cinéaste Carl Reiner) et mis de côté sa carrière d’acteur. Entre 1984 et 1995, il a enchaîné une série de succès publics et critiques, tout en devenant un poids lourd d’Hollywood grâce à sa société de production Castle Rock ainsi qu’un membre influent de l’establishment démocrate.
Thomas Sotinel
Der Regisseur Rob Reiner war ein Fachmann für intelligente Mainstreamfilme
„Es gibt vier Kategorien von Filmen: Schundfilme, die Unmengen an Geld einbringen; Schundfilme, die kein Geld einbringen; wirklich gute, anspruchsvolle Filme, die Unmengen an Geld einbringen; und wirklich gute, anspruchsvolle Filme, die an den Kinokassen floppen“, hat Rob Reiner in einem Interview erzählt.
Christian Schröder
Ein engagierter Komödiant
Rob Reiners Leben in Bildern
Zuständig für Harry und Sally
Der US-Regisseur Rob Reiner stand für ein liberales Mainstreamkino. Zusammen mit seiner Ehefrau ist er unter schlimmen Umständen gestorben.
Rob Reiner stand als Regisseur für ein menschenzugewandtes, durchaus liberal aufgeklärtes Mainstreamkino. Ein, zwei Jahrzehnte lang war er für die Kassenschlager und für die ganz großen Stars zuständig. Jack Nicholson und Morgan Freeman geben sich in „Das Beste kommt zum Schluss“ als todkranke ältere Männer noch einmal alle Mühe, das Leben zu genießen. Michael Douglas darf als US-Präsident eine romantische Komödie mit Annette Bening durchleben. Kathy Bates gewann in seiner Stephen-King-Verfilmung „Misery“ den Oscar als beste Hauptdarstellerin.
Dirk Knipphals
https://taz.de/Nachruf-auf-Regisseur-Rob-Reiner/!6138314
Um das Wort «Kult» kommt man bei ihm nicht herum
Trotz seines enormen Arbeitseifers war Rob Reiner stets eine entspannte und gemütliche Erscheinung, was ihn zu einem gern gesehenen Interviewgast machte. Er engagierte sich politisch, war ein Unterstützer der Demokraten und lautstarker Kritiker von Donald Trump. Davon abgesehen führte er ein zurückgezogenes und skandalfreies Privatleben, das nun ein überraschendes und tragisches Ende nahm.
Andres Hutter
«Grossherziges Genie»: Hollywood trauert um Regisseur Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner und seine Frau Michelle wurden tot in ihrem Haus in Los Angeles aufgefunden. Die Filmwelt ist erschüttert.
Schauspieler Ben Stiller (60) erklärte, wie Reiner ihn geprägt habe. «Er trat aus dem Schatten des grossen Komikers Carl Reiner heraus und entwickelte sich vom Fernsehschauspieler zu einem grossartigen Regisseur, der eine unglaubliche Reihe von Filmen gedreht hat. ‹Spinal Tap› ist eine der besten Komödien, die je gedreht wurden. Er war ein freundlicher, fürsorglicher Mensch, der wirklich sehr, sehr witzig war. Ich kannte ihn nicht gut, war aber immer ein Fan von ihm und empfinde echte Trauer für diejenigen, die ihn kannten, und für seine Familie.»
David Aeberli
Zu Michele Singer Reiner:
Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner: A Love Story That Changed Movie History
Maya Salam, Alex Marshall
Michele Singer Reiner, photographer and creative partner to Rob Reiner, dead at 70
Michele Singer Reiner, who was killed along with her husband, filmmaker Rob Reiner, on Sunday at their home in Los Angeles, was a photographer who moved from still images into filmmaking and later into producing, with work that blended performance, politics and persuasion.
Josh Rottenberg
Michele Singer Reiner, photographer who influenced 1980s rom-com’s happy end, dies
Michele Singer Reiner, a photographer and producer who inspired the happy conclusion in the 1980s romantic comedy “When Harry Met Sally…,” has died.
The Associated Press
Singer Reiner’s work as a photographer
Beloved filmmaker Rob Reiner’s wife, Michele Singer Reiner, had an accomplished career as a photographer, including capturing the original cover photo for Donald Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal.”
Richard Pollina
Hollywood trauert auch um Michele Singer Reiner, die am Sonntag gemeinsam mit ihrem Ehemann, dem Ausnahme-Regisseur Rob Reiner in Los Angeles ermordet wurde
Die Produzentin, Schauspielerin und Fotografin war über drei Jahrzehnte hinweg nicht nur Partnerin des gefeierten Regisseurs, sondern auch kreative Weggefährtin bei vielen seiner bekanntesten Projekte.
Mit Michele Singer Reiner verliert Hollywood eine vielseitige Künstlerin, eine engagierte Aktivistin und eine Frau, deren Einfluss weit über die Leinwand hinausreichte.
Pamela Fidler-Stolz
https://www.imdb.com/de/name/nm0802007/
https://www.gettyimages.ch/fotos/michele-reiner?page=2
Videos:
This is Spinal Tap (1984) Trailer #1 | Movieclips Classic Trailers
Stand by Me (1986) Trailer #1 | Movieclilps Classic Trailers
The Princess Bride Official Trailer #2 – Wallace Shawn Movie (1987) HD
When Harry Met Sally (1989) [fake orgasm scene]
Misery 1990 – Official Trailer
A Few Good Men – Courtroom Scene
North 1994 – Official Movie Trailer
The American President Official Trailer #1 – Martin Sheen Movie (1995) HD
Rumor Has It | Trailer | Warner Bros. Rewind
Being Charlie Official Trailer 1 (2016) – Nick Robinson, Common Movie HD
Remembering Rob Reiner | FULL INTERVIEW with Dan Rather
From the archives: Three with Rob Reiner
Rob Reiner: The 60 Minutes Interview
Mehr:
https://www.imdb.com/de/name/nm0001661/
https://www.allmovie.com/artist/rob-reiner-an4184
https://web.archive.org/web/20251006183658/https://www.britannica.com/biography/Rob-Reiner
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Reiner
https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rob_Reiner
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