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Callaroga Shark Media. Hey, it's Johnny Mack. As you've probably
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heard by now, Rob and Michelle Reiner were found dead
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inside their home in Brentwood, California, on Sunday afternoon around
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three forty pm, and had reportedly been stabbed to death.
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I just want to jump on the mic and talk
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about this. It's a little before two pm on Monday.
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I had to teach this morning, so I couldn't put
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this out any earlier. But I think, like all of
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us except one guy that we'll get to at the
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end of the podcast today, you know, everybody just stunned
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and really sad about the passing of Rob and Michelle Reiner.
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I don't want to get too much into the details,
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as it is an evolving story and none of us
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really know what happened on Sunday. The LAPD said the
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deaths were being investigated as a homicide. A family spokesperson
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at a statement set is with profound sorrow that we
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announced the tragic passing of Michelle and Rob Reiner. We
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are heartbroken by the sudden loss, and we asked for
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privacy during this unbelievably difficult time. At this hour, there
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are reports that Nick Reiner, the thirty two year old
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son of Robin Michelle Reiner, is being held on suspicion
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of murdering his parents. The La County Sheriff's Department online
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records say Nick Reiner was arrested Sunday night at nine
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fifteen pm and booked on a felony charge at Monday
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at five four am. At a press conference on Monday,
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LAPD Chief Jim McDonell confirmed Nick Reiner had been booked
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for murder, bailt at four million dollars. McDonald added a
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very very tragic incident. Charges have yet to be filed
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at this time. Reiner, the son of Carl Reiner, was
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known for his role in All of the Family, which
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is where people my age first knew him as Mike
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Stivick on that classic sitcom. Rob Reiner then went on
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to become one of the great directors of our time.
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His films include Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, Princess Bride,
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When Harry Met Sally, and A Few Good Men. Rob
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Reiner's father, Carl Reiner, created The Dick Van Dyke Show,
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and they moved the family out to Los Angeles in
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the nineteen fifties. Rob Reiner worked in small theater and
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started his own improv group before landing the role on
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All On the Family. He was on that series for
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eight seasons from nineteen seventy one to nineteen seventy eight.
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In nineteen eighty four, he made his directorial debut with
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This Is Spinal Tap. From there, he directed The Sure
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Thing at Romantic Comedy, starring John Cusack. Then he adapted
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a fantasy adventure novel that he had loved, The Princess Bride.
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Reiner told The New York Times in nineteen eighty seven,
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people take a look at Princess Bride and exclaimed, God,
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this is such an odd conglomeration. How could he balance
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all those things? But it didn't seem strange to me
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because those are all parts of my personality. I've definitely
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got the satirical side to me, and there's romantic side
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and this more realistic way of looking at things. In
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nineteen seventy one, Reiner married Penny Marshall, you may know
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her as Laverne from Laverne and Shirley. After the divorce,
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Reiner re entered the dating world and had the idea
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for romantic comedy about whether men and women could Truly
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be Friends without sex getting in the way that eventually
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morphed into When Harry Met Sally, starring Billy Crystal and
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Meg Ryan. While making that movie, Rob Reiner was introduced
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to the movie's director of photography, Michelle Singer. They were
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married seven months later in nineteen eighty nine. Rob Reiner
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said the romance led to him changing the ending of
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When Harry Met Sally. An earlier version ended with Harry
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and Sally walking away from each other. In the nineties,
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Reiner directed Misery, A Few Good Men, and the American President.
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Rob Reiner was also politically active, a longtime activist and
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outspoken supporter of candidates and political causes in California. He
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led a nineteen ninety eight ballot initiative that increased taxes
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on tobacco to pay four early childhood programs and worked
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with unions on labor issues. He backed a legal campaign
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aimed at persuading the Supreme Court to establish a constitutional
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right of same sex marriage. In more recent years, he
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was a vocal critic of the Trump administration. Reiner did
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continue to lightly act. He appeared in the Wolf of
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Wall Street, episodes of New Girl and made a cameo
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in the fourth season of The Bear and even more
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recently in Spinal tamp iiO. During the lead up to
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Spinal Tap two, he spoke to The New York Times
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about some of the things that were most important to him.
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The first things he mentioned were my wife and kids.
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That's the most important to me. There's the joke. Nobody
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on their deathbed ever said I should have spent more
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time on the office. Nobody says that we'll take a
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break here and we'll come back with some celebrity reactions
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in no particular order. This is just how I cut
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and pasted them. Ben Stiller wrote on Twitter, what a
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huge loss. Rob Reiner was one of my favorite directors.
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He made some of the most formative movies for my generation.
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He came out from behind a comedic shadow of the
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great Carl Reiner and being a TV actor to being
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a great director who made an incredible run of movies.
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Spinal Tap is one of the best comedies ever made,
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and the list goes on. He was a kind, caring
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person who was really really funny. I don't know him well,
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but was always a fan, and I feel real sadness
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for those who did and his family Jamie Lee Curtis
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and Christopher Guest put out a joint statements of variety.
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It's phrased from the perspective of Jamie Lee, Christopher and
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I are numb and sad and shocked about the violent,
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tragic debts of our dear friends Robin Michelle Singer Reiner,
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and our only focus and care right now is for
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their children and immediately families, and we will offer all
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support possible to help them. There'll be plenty of time
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later to discuss the creative lives we shared in the
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great political and social impact they both had on the
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entertainment industry, early childhood development, the fight for gay marriage,
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and their global care for a world in crisis. We
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have lost great friends. Please give us time to grieve.
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Stephen King on social media, I'm horrified and saddened by
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the death of Robert Michell, wonderful friend, political and brilliant filmmaker,
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including two of mine. Rest in peace, Rob. You always
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stood by me. Jerry O'Connell on social media, Love you, Rob, sincerely.
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Jerry shared a photo of himself and Rob on the
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set of Stand By Me. Norman Lear created All in
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the Family. A statement from the Norman Lear family says
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the Lear family is devastated by the deaths of Robin
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Michelle Reiner. Norman often referred to Rob as a son,
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and their close relationship was extraordinary to us in the world.
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Norman would have wanted to remind us that Robin Michell
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spent every breath trying to make this country a better place,
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and they pursued that through their art, their activism, their philanthropy,
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and their love for family and friends. Lynn Lear had
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remained very close with them and said the world is
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unmistakably darker tonight, and we are left. Barack Obama said,
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Michelle and I are heartbroken by the tragic passing of
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Rob Reiner and his beloved wife Michelle. Rob's achievements in
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film and television gave us some of our most cherished
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stories on screen, but beneath all the stories he produced
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was a deep belief in the goodness of people and
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a lifelong commitment to putting that belief into action. Together,
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he and his wife live lives defined by purpose. They
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will be remembered for the values they championed and the
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countless people they inspired. We send our deepest condolences to
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all who love them. Ron Howard said he proved to
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be a superlative filmmaker, a supportive colleague, and at all
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times a dedicated citizen. Rob will be missed on so
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many levels. My heart goes out to his family and
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his many close friends. Eric Idol on social media said
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he had just spoken to Rob the night before. For
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over an hour he was telling me about filming at
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Stone Edge and his thoughts for the future. This is
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so awful. I shall miss him. A clever, talented, and
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very thoughtful man. Rob Schneider said, I am deeply saddened.
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Every life is sacred and given by God, our creator.
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One of the most accomplished American directors who ever lived.
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His movies have been adored by generations. But I will
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remember him most for making me laugh my guts out
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with my dad watching the greatest American TV show of
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all time, All in the family. I'll be praying for
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his friends and family that they may find solace in peace.
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Josh Gad said he was one of the greatest directors
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of our time. He was a friend, He was simply
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a beautiful person. Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle were
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two of the most kind and caring souls you could
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ever imagine he cares so much for those who had
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no voices. This loss is devastating. I cannot express to
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you how much this hurts. Love you, Robin, Michelle, thank
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you for all you gave us. Roseanne Barr tweeted, I'm
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absolutely shocked and horrified to hear about Rob Reiner and
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his wife Michelle. This is a travesty. Praying for swift justice,
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sympathies to their family and children. I'm going to loss
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for words, and President Trump completely unwilling to be sympathetic
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or show any class posted on truth social and I'm
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going to deliberately read this flat and not put any
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emphasis on any of the words. Rob Reiner, a tortured
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and struggling but once very talented movie director and comedy star,
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has passed away together with his wife Michelle, reportedly due
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to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding
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and incurable affliction with a mine crippling disease known as
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Trump Derangement syndrome. Those three words in all caps sometimes
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referred to as TDS. That is, the President of the
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United States responding to two people who had their throats slashed.
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Michelle Reiner was sixty eight. Rob Reiner was seventy eight