Film director Rob Reiner and wife found dead at LA home

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LOS ANGELES - American director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead at their southern California mansion, CNN and NBC reported on Sunday.

Los Angeles police said in a media conference on Sunday evening they would not yet publicly confirm the identities of the two people found dead at the residence of the "When Harry Met Sally" director, and were not interviewing any suspects.

The Los Angeles Fire Department told NBC a man and a woman, approximately 78 and 68 years old, were found deceased inside.

LAPD officers keep watch at the home of film director Rob Reiner home on December 14, 2025 in Brentwood, California

Robbery-homicide division detectives have been assigned to the case.

Neighbours confirmed property records that indicate Reiner and his wife live in the home in the upscale Brentwood neighbourhood, NBC reported.

Reiner rose to acting fame as the oafish son-in-law Michael "Meathead" Stivic on groundbreaking 1970s sitcom "All in the Family," before transitioning to directing with rock mockumentary "This is Spinal Tap" in 1984.

Reiner directed the 1989 romantic comedy "When Harry Met Sally," starring Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan.