Unsettling revelations have surfaced regarding the tragic deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife, whose bodies were discovered in their Los Angeles home.

Reiner, a revered figure in Hollywood, directed iconic films of the 1980s and 1990s, such as “Stand By Me,” “The Princess Bride,” “A Few Good Men,” and “When Harry Met Sally.”

Responding to an emergency call, the Los Angeles Fire Department arrived at the couple’s residence around 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, where they found the lifeless bodies of a 78-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman.

Authorities identified the deceased as Rob and Michele Reiner, both of whom had sustained stab wounds. A family member is currently under police interrogation regarding the incident.

Reports from TMZ indicate the couple suffered fatal throat slashes following a domestic dispute inside their home.

Detectives are treating the incident as a double homicide and investigators are quizzing an unnamed family member. No arrests have been made. 

The couple’s daughter Romy, who lives across the street, is said to have made the grim discovery when she visited their sprawling six-bedroom estate yesterday afternoon.

The Reiners also had a son, Nick, 32, a screenwriter who has been known to have struggled with drug addiction and bouts of homelessness. 

 A Reiner family spokesman confirmed the deaths, saying: ‘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.’

Earlier this month Romy revealed she was thankful for ‘family and health’ and recently shared pictures of her swimming in the sea with her father. She and Nick have another sibling, Jake Reiner, who is a news reporter in Houston, Texas.

Reiner also adopted another daughter, Tracy Reiner, with his first wife Penny Marshall. 

Los Angeles Police Department detectives say the deaths are being investigated as homicides, and a heavy police presence was at the home on Sunday evening. 

A neighbor told ABC7 that Larry David and Billy Crystal, who starred in Reiner’s 1989 rom-com classic When Harry Met Sally, visited the crime scene separately, and Crystal allegedly ‘looked like he was about to cry’ before he left.

Reiner and his wife are believed to have lived in the home, and property records obtained by the Daily Mail indicate that they are the owners.

The Daily Mail has reached out to representatives for Reiner and the LAPD for comment.   

In a press conference, LAPD Deputy Chief Alan Hamilton said: ‘We’re going to try to speak to every family member that we can to get to the facts of this investigation.’

He noted that the bodies were still in the home, as police were waiting on a warrant to reenter the property and begin their investigation after determining that there was no further threat.

Hamilton added that the house was in the exact same state that it had been after police first arrived. The LAPD did not immediately identify the bodies.

Los Angeles Fire Department paramedics were dispatched to the mansion on Chadbourne Avenue at 3.38pm.

Just minutes after arriving, fire crew members on the scene reportedly called police to the scene in an ‘ambulance death investigation.’ 

Los Angeles mayor Karen Bass said she was ‘heartbroken’ by the Reiners’ deaths, calling them ‘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,’ Bass said in a statement.

In September, Reiner released Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, the sequel to his iconic 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, which he co-wrote, directed and appeared in. 

Reiner followed his father, the comic actor and filmmaker Carl Reiner, who died in 2020 at 98, into Hollywood, where he became known as an actor, director and a tireless champion of liberal politics.

Reiner first emerged as an actor and is best known for his role as Michael ‘Meathead’ Stivic on All In The Family.

He won two Emmy Awards and was nominated for five Golden Globes during his stint on the series from 1971 to 1978. 

Reiner helped reinvent his career in the 1980s with his forward-looking comedy This Is Spinal Tap, which would go on to inspire countless mockumentaries. 

He became one of Hollywood’s most in-demand directors for the next two decades due to classics and box office hits, including Stand By Me (1986), The Princess Bride (1987), Misery (1990), A Few Good Men (1992), The American President (1995) and The Bucket List (2007). 

Despite focusing his efforts on directing, Reiner continued to act in his later years, including a role as the father of Leonardo DiCaprio’s lead character in Martin Scorsese’s acclaimed The Wolf Of Wall Street (2013), as well as later roles in his own film And So It Goes (2014), the Adam Sandler–starring comedy Sandy Wexler (2017) and, most recently, his Spinal Tap sequel. 

When Harry Met Sally is widely considered one of the greatest romantic comedies ever made.

It was on the set of that film that Reiner met his future wife, the photographer Michele Singer. The two were married in 1989 and had three children.

Reiner was previously married to the late actress and filmmaker Penny Marshall, and he adopted her daughter, Tracy Reiner. Marshall died in 2018 at 75. 

Reiner’s son Nick, 32, has previously spoken about his struggles with drug addiction and bouts of homelessness. 

In 2016, Rob directed the film Being Charlie, a semi-autobiographical drama written by Nick that was inspired by his numerous rehab visits, the first of which was around age 15. 

‘I was homeless in Maine. I was homeless in New Jersey. I was homeless in Texas,’ Nick recalled while speaking about the film in a 2016 interview with People. ‘I spent nights on the street. I spent weeks on the street. It was not fun.’

Nick, who said he had gone to rehab 17 more times as of 2016, also claimed to have lived on the streets after he refused to go back to a rehab program. 

In 2016, when he was 22, he said that his last rehab stint had been three years earlier.

He said at the time of Being Charlie’s release that he hoped to stay off drugs so that he would never be homeless again.

‘When I was out there, I could’ve died. It’s all luck. You roll the dice and you hope you make it,’ he told People.

In an interview with the BUILD series while promoting Being Charlie in 2016, Nick said that he ‘didn’t bond’ well with his father, who sat by his side during the interview, when he was younger.

‘It really clicked for me because we didn’t bond a lot as a kid,’ Nick said. ‘He really liked baseball, I liked basketball, and he could watch that with my brother — baseball — but I just, when I saw [Rob Reiner direct Being Charlie], it was something that I’m interested in. 

‘I was like, “Wow, he really knows a lot,” and it made me feel closer to him,’ Nick said at the time.

Earlier this month, Romy shared an update on her life, along with sweet snaps with her father.

‘Thankful for family, health, and followers of any age. Not thankful for the president and the state of our country,’ she wrote on Instagram.

Her apparent swipe at Trump reflected Reiner’s own political beliefs. The staunch Democrat had railed against a Trump presidency and repeatedly endorsed liberal candidates. 

California Governor Gavin Newsom, Kamala Harris and Barack Obama were among the Democrats to pay tribute to Reiner on Sunday night. 

‘Jen and I are heartbroken by the tragic loss of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner,’ Newsom wrote.

He went on to describe the world-renowned director as ‘the big-hearted genius behind so many of the classic stories we love.’

He added: ‘His boundless empathy made his stories timeless, teaching generations how to see goodness and righteousness in others – and encouraging us to dream bigger.’

Newsom praised his ongoing advocacy for ‘children and civil rights’, highlighting some of the causes he was most passionate about.  

‘From taking on Big Tobacco, fighting for marriage equality to serving as a powerful voice in early education, he made California a better place through his good works.’

He said Reiner ‘will be remembered for his remarkable filmography and for his extraordinary contribution to humanity.’

Obama said his ‘achievements in film and television gave us some of our most cherished stories on screen.

‘But beneath all of the stories he produced was a deep belief in the goodness of people – and a lifelong commitment to putting that belief into action.

‘Together, he and his wife lived lives defined by purpose. They will be remembered for their values they championed and the countless people they inspired. We send our deepest condolences to all who loved them.’

Actor-filmmaker Ben Stiller, who has been on record calling Reiner a major influence in his career, called the deaths ‘a huge loss. 

He added, ‘Rob Reiner was one of my favorite directors. He made some of the most formative movies for my generation. He came out from behind a huge comedic shadow of the great Carl Reiner and being a TV actor to being a great director who made an incredible run of movies.’

Stiller said he felt that ‘Spinal Tap is one of the best comedies ever made – and the list goes on.’

He concluded by saying of Reiner, ‘He was a kind caring person who was really really funny. I didn’t know him well but was always a fan and I feel a real sadness for those who did, and his family. 

Corey Feldman, who starred in the director’s 1986 Stand By Me, expressed his sadness at the death of the filmmaker. 

His co-star John Cusack said, ‘Shocked by the death of Rob Reiner – a great man.’ 

The actor and Monty Python member Eric Idle revealed that he had spoken to Reiner the night before his body was discovered. 

‘Rob Reiner was a lovely man. I spoke to him last night for over an hour,’ Idle shared on X. ‘I always enjoyed his company.

He recalled having met Reiner at his father Carl Reiner’s home in 1975.

‘He was telling me about filming at Stonehenge and his thoughts for the future,’ he wrote. ‘This is so awful. I shall miss him. A clever, talented and very thoughtful man. So awful.’