{"id":448183,"date":"2025-12-15T07:37:15","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T07:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/448183\/"},"modified":"2025-12-15T07:37:15","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T07:37:15","slug":"rob-reiner-legendary-actor-director-behind-stand-by-me-and-the-princess-bride-dead-at-78","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/448183\/","title":{"rendered":"Rob Reiner, Legendary Actor &#038; Director Behind Stand By Me And The Princess Bride, Dead At 78"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Rob Reiner \u2014 the beloved and acclaimed writer, director, actor, and producer \u2014 has passed away at 78 years old alongside his wife, Michele Singer. The two married in 1989 and, on December 14, were both found in their Brentwood home. Singer was 68 years old. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/12\/14\/rob-reiner-wife-michele-found-dead-los-angeles-home\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:TMZ;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">TMZ<\/a> was the first outlet to officially report the news, and the outlet alleged that the couple suffered knife wounds.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Singer was a prolific photographer, and Reiner was a Hollywood legend. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/225513\/carl-reiners-final-film-performance-may-make-you-cry\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:son of Carl Reiner;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">son of Carl Reiner<\/a> and father of actress Tracy Reiner (the result of his first marriage to actress, producer, and director Penny Marshall) directed several classics, including &#8220;The Princess Bride,&#8221;\u00a0&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/223257\/the-spinal-tap-easter-egg-you-never-noticed-in-the-princess-bride\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:This Is Spinal Tap;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">This Is Spinal Tap<\/a>,&#8221;\u00a0&#8220;Stand By Me,&#8221; &#8220;A Few Good Men,&#8221;\u00a0&#8220;The American President,&#8221;\u00a0&#8220;Misery,&#8221;\u00a0and &#8220;When Harry Met Sally&#8230;&#8221;\u00a0among others.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">As an actor, Reiner appeared in projects like his own films \u2014 like &#8220;This Is Spinal Tap,&#8221;\u00a0&#8220;Misery,&#8221; and &#8220;The Story of Us&#8221; \u2014 and also acted in other favorites, including &#8220;Sleepless in Seattle,&#8221;\u00a0&#8220;The First Wives Club,&#8221;\u00a0&#8220;The Wolf of Wall Street,&#8221;\u00a0and the 2025 sequel\u00a0&#8220;Spinal Tap II: The End Continues,&#8221; which he also directed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Reiner and Singer will be sorely missed by Hollywood and the industry at large.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read more: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.looper.com\/61086\/every-version-joker-ranked-worst-best\/?zsource=yahoo\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Every On-Screen Joker Ranked From Worst To Best;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Every On-Screen Joker Ranked From Worst To Best<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If you enjoyed this article, <a href=\"https:\/\/subscribe.looper.com\/newsletter-syndicated?utm_source=yahoo&amp;utm_medium=looper-NL-feed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:sign up to our free newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">sign up to our free newsletter<\/a> for the biggest movie and TV news delivered straight to your inbox. 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