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The LAPD have launched an investigation after Hollywood director Rob Reiner and his wife were found dead in their home on Sunday afternoon.
Rob Reiner, who went from being the star of All in the Family to directing films including This Is Spinal Tap, A Few Good Men, and When Harry Met Sally, was discovered dead on Sunday afternoon at his Brentwood home with his wife, Michele Singer.
According to the LAPD, their deaths are being investigated as an “apparent homicide”, after knife wounds were reportedly found.
In a statement, a spokesperson for the family said: “It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time.”
The Los Angeles Police Department’s deputy chief, Alan Hamilton, stated at a news conference on Sunday night that the department was conducting a “death investigation” but would not provide any details on the fatalities until the L.A. County coroner did.
According to an official, investigators think they were stabbed, and a family member is being questioned.
Rob Reiner in All My Family
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and California Governor Gavin Newsom each released statements confirming that Mr Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele, 68, had died.
“This is a devastating loss for our city and our country. Rob Reiner’s contributions reverberate throughout American culture and society, and he has improved countless lives through his creative work and advocacy fighting for social and economic justice,” the mayor wrote.
Rob Reiner and Jamie Lee Curtis in New Girl
This is Spinal Tap, A Few Good Men, When Harry Met Sally, and The Princess Bride are just a few of the iconic films from the 1980s and 1990s directed by Mr Reiner, who turned 78 in March.
His most well-known performance was as Mike “Meathead” Stivic, the liberal antithesis and son-in-law of Carroll O’Connor’s main character, Archie Bunker, in the television sitcom All in the Family.