Directing · The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA · Born March 6, 1947
Robert Reiner (/ˈraɪnər/; March 6, 1947 – December 14, 2025) was an American filmmaker and actor. He directed a series of acclaimed studio films in a career that spanned comedy, drama, romance, and documentary. Reiner received numerous accolades, including winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Hugo Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and nine Golden Globe Awards. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999 and received the Chaplin Gala Tribute at the Film at Lincoln Center in 2014. Three of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry. Reiner was born in New York City to Estelle and Carl Reiner, who were themselves actors. Reiner began his career as an actor before transitioning to filmmaking. He rose to prominence with his portrayal of Michael "Meathead" Stivic on the CBS television sitcom All in the Family (1971–1979), a role that earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. He directed a string of critically acclaimed films starting with the heavy metal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984), followed by the romantic road comedy The Sure Thing (1985), the coming-of age drama Stand by Me (1986), the adventure romance The Princess Bride (1987), the romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... (1989), the psychological thriller Misery (1990), the legal drama A Few Good Men (1992), which was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture, and the political romance The American President (1995). He acted in films such as Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), The First Wives Club (1996), Primary Colors (1998), EDtv (1999), and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013). He also co-founded the production company Castle Rock Entertainment in 1987. Reiner was also a liberal political activist who advocated for causes such as LGBTQ rights, early childhood education, and environmental protection, and who campaigned for a variety of Democratic candidates. Reiner chaired the 1998 campaign to pass California's First 5 childhood education initiative, and in 2008 he and his wife, Michele, co-founded the American Foundation for Equal Rights, which initiated the court challenge against California's same-sex marriage ban. On December 14, 2025, Reiner and his wife were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home. Their son, Nick Reiner, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Description above from the Wikipedia article Rob Reiner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
TVLife, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An almost History of America
2026
as George Washington
TVMel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
2026
as Self - Filmmaker & Carl Reiner's Son
MovieRob Reiner – Scenes from a Life
2025
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MovieThe Rob Reiner Story: A Hollywood Tragedy
2025
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MovieSpinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025
as Marty DiBergi
MovieFrom Darkness to Light
2025
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MovieDick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
2023
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MovieAlbert Brooks: Defending My Life
2023
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MovieBeing Mary Tyler Moore
2023
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MovieNorman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
2022
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TVThe Bear
2022
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MovieFamily Squares
2022
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MovieThe Super Bob Einstein Movie
2021
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TVThe Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
2020
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MovieA Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
2020
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TVHome Movie: The Princess Bride
2020
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MovieTime Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
2020
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TVHollywood
2020
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MovieTime Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
2020
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TVTime Warp: The Greatest Cult Films of All Time
2020
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MovieScenes from a Friendship
2019
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TVFiring Line with Margaret Hoover
2018
MovieAndre the Giant
2018
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MovieShock and Awe
2017
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2017
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2017
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2017
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MovieSandy Wexler
2017
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2017
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TVThe History of Comedy
2017
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MovieThe Last Laugh
2016
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MovieNorman Lear: Just Another Version of You
2016
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MovieEverything Is Copy
2015
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TVThe Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
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TVHAPPYish
2015
MovieAnd So It Goes
2014
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MovieThe Case Against 8
2014
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MovieThe Wolf Pack
2014
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TVLate Night with Seth Meyers
2014
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TVAbout a Boy
2014
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TVThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
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MovieThe Wolf of Wall Street
2013
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MovieA Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
2012
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MovieTrue Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
2012
TVNew Girl
2011
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MovieWhen Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
2011
as Rob Reiner
MovieThese Amazing Shadows
2011
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TVThe Fran Drescher Show
2010
On Air
2009
MovieThe Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
2009
as Self
MovieThose Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
2009
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Late Night Stars of Poker
2008
MovieRob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Jack Nicholson
2008
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MovieRob Reiner Interviews the Stars: Morgan Freeman
2008
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MovieThe Making of “Say”
2008
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Tussen De Oren
2007
TVWizards of Waverly Place
2007
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TVKnevel & Van den Brink
2007
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TV30 Rock
2006
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TVPauw & Witteman
2006
MovieEveryone's Hero
2006
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Albert
2006
TVHannah Montana
2006
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TVDe Wereld Draait Door
2005
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TVHopeless Pictures
2005
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MovieSeinfeld: How It Began
2004
MovieKramer vs. Kramer: Kenny to Cosmo
2004
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MovieBeautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile
2004
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TV Revolution
2004
MovieDickie Roberts: Former Child Star
2003
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MovieThe Road to The Sure Thing
2003
MovieAlex & Emma
2003
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TVReal Time with Bill Maher
2003
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TVJimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
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MovieMisery Loves Company
2003
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MovieSmothered: The Censorship Struggles of the Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour
2002
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MovieAFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
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MovieThe Majestic
2001
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MovieAs You Wish: The Story of 'The Princess Bride'
2001
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TVPrimetime Glick
2001
MovieHow Harry Met Sally…
2001
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MovieJoseph Had a Little Overcoat
2001
TVCurb Your Enthusiasm
2000
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MovieCatching Up with Marty DiBergi
2000
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MovieWalking the Tracks: The Summer of Stand by Me
2000
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MovieThe Story of Us
1999
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MovieStephen King: Shining in the Dark
1999
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MovieThe Muse
1999
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MovieEDtv
1999
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MovieForever Hollywood
1999
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MoviePrimary Colors
1998
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TVBravo Profiles
1998
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TVThe View
1997
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MovieMad Dog Time
1996
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1996
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TVE! True Hollywood Story
1996
MovieBlacklist: Hollywood on Trial
1996
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MovieFor Better or Worse
1995
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MovieBye Bye Love
1995
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MovieMixed Nuts
1994
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MovieBullets Over Broadway
1994
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TVFrasier
1993
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MovieSleepless in Seattle
1993
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MovieA Spinal Tap Reunion: The 25th Anniversary London Sell-Out
1992
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TVBureau Kruislaan
1992
TVThe Larry Sanders Show
1992
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MovieThe Please Watch the Jon Lovitz Special, Live!
1992
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TVMorton & Hayes
1991
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MovieAll in the Family: 20th Anniversary Special
1991
MovieMisery
1990
as Helicopter Pilot (uncredited)
MovieThe Spirit of '76
1990
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MoviePostcards from the Edge
1990
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MoviePartners in Life
1990
as Max King III
TVWie ben ik?
1990
TVThe Simpsons
1989
as Rob Reiner (voice)
Sidewalks Entertainment
1988
MovieThe Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour: The 20th Reunion
1988
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MovieThrow Momma from the Train
1987
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MovieJohnny Appleseed
1986
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TVIt's Garry Shandling's Show
1986
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MovieBilly Crystal: Don't Get Me Started
1986
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MovieRichard Lewis: I'm In Pain
1985
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TVTall Tales & Legends
1985
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MovieThe Best of John Belushi
1985
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MovieThis Is Spinal Tap
1984
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MovieThe Million Dollar Infield
1982
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TVLate Night with David Letterman
1982
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MovieSpinal Tap: The Final Tour
1981
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MovieThe Jerk
1979
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MovieThe T.V. Show
1979
TVJ.J. de Bom voorheen 'De Kindervriend'
1979
TVCBS News Sunday Morning
1979
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MovieMore Than Friends
1978
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Free Country
1978
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TVAmerica 2-Night
1978
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MovieUS Against the World
1977
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MovieFire Sale
1977
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TVBattle of the Network Stars
1976
TVGood Heavens
1976
TVSaturday Night Live
1975
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TVPeople's Choice Awards
1975
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MovieHow Come Nobody's on Our Side?
1974
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TVDinah!
1974
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TVThe Rockford Files
1974
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MovieThursday's Game
1974
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The Picture
1972
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Getting Together
1971
MovieSummertree
1971
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TVAll in the Family
1971
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MovieWhere’s Poppa?
1970
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TVThe Partridge Family
1970
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1970
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MovieHalls of Anger
1970
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TVRoom 222
1969
TV60 Minutes
1968
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TVThe Mothers-in-Law
1967
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MovieThe Big Mouth
1967
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MovieEnter Laughing
1967
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TVHey Landlord!
1966
TVThat Girl
1966
TVBatman
1966
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1964
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1964
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TVThe Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
1962
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TVThe Mike Douglas Show
1961
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TVCBS Evening News
1961
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TVThe Andy Griffith Show
1960
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TVThis Is Your Life
1952
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De Nationale IQ test
