Los Angeles, CA – Director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead inside their Brentwood home on Sunday, according to details attributed to police and a family spokesperson in a New York Times live report shared Monday.
Los Angeles police homicide detectives were at the home and opened an investigation into what officers described as an apparent homicide, the report said.
The actor had spent a lot of time on social media in recent years bashing President Donald J. Trump.
The report also cited a law-enforcement source saying a family member was interviewed Sunday evening and there were no signs of forced entry.
A family spokesperson confirmed the deaths in a statement carried in the live coverage, saying the family was “heartbroken by this sudden loss” and requesting privacy, while police continued processing the scene.
The live report described the case as an “apparent homicide,” with detectives assigned to determine how the couple died and whether anyone else was involved.
The coverage cited a source familiar with the investigation who said the Reiners had injuries consistent with stabbing, but no official public cause of death was provided in the details shared. Police did not announce any arrest in the initial reporting, and the live update did not identify any suspect publicly linked to the case.
The deaths were reported from the couple’s home in the Brentwood area of Los Angeles, a neighborhood known for housing high-profile entertainment and business figures.
Officials did not immediately provide additional information in the account provided, including details about when the couple was last seen or when the deaths were discovered.
Reiner, 78, rose to national fame as Archie Bunker’s son-in-law, Michael “Meathead” Stivic, on the long-running sitcom All in the Family.
He later became one of Hollywood’s best-known directors, with credits that include This Is Spinal Tap, Stand by Me, The
Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, Misery, and A Few Good Men. His films earned major awards attention over multiple decades, and his work regularly crossed genres, moving between comedy, drama, and courtroom stories.
Michele Singer Reiner was a producer and photographer, and the live coverage identified her as a longtime creative partner and spouse.
The report framed the couple as fixtures of Los Angeles’s entertainment community, with Reiner’s public profile extending beyond film and television into civic and political advocacy in recent years.
Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead at their Los Angeles home on Sunday as LAPD homicide detectives investigate an apparent homicide.
