Following the shocking death of Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle Singer Reiner, all eyes are on the Hollywood couple’s children, especially their middle child Nick.
Following the death of Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle Singer Reiner, attention has been focused on the Hollywood couple’s children.
The couple had three children, actors Jake Reiner and Romy Reiner, and screenwriter Nick Reiner. Rob Reiner also adopted actress Tracy Reiner, the daughter of his first wife, actress and director Penny Marshall.
According to Variety and TMZ, the deaths of Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife Michelle Singer, 68, are under investigation after the couple were found in their home in Los Angeles’ Brentwood neighborhood on Sunday, December 14th. Nick, 32, was taken into custody and held on $4 million bail after reports he was being questioned in connection with the death investigation, according to Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department records reviewed by USA TODAY.
The couple’s children have extensive work in acting and writing. Their youngest son Romy, 28, stars in the 2023 film You People and is writing a script for an upcoming TV series. Their eldest son Jake stars in the new comedy “Love and Taxe$” and the 2025 comedy “Things Like This.” Meanwhile, youngest son Nick’s IMDb page has one credit for the 2015 drama “Being Charlie,” in which he is credited as co-writer.
Rob Reiner’s son Nick Reiner is speaking out about drug addiction
Nick Reiner is the most forward-thinking of the Reiner brothers. The writer has opened up widely about his struggles with drug addiction and homelessness, telling People magazine in a 2016 interview that his struggles began as a teenager.
He told the magazine that he first visited rehab at the age of 15 and has visited 17 times since then. His film “Being Charlie” is loosely based on that experience. His father directed the film.
Nick Reiner, who was 22 at the time, told the publication that he became homeless after refusing to return to a rehab facility. “If I didn’t want to participate in the programs they suggested and wanted to do it my way, I had no choice but to become homeless,” he says. “I’ve been home for a really long time now. But there were a lot of dark years there.”
Rob Reiner is a prominent actor, director, and producer who has influenced American television and film for decades, becoming famous for playing Michael “Meathead” Staevich on the groundbreaking sitcom “All in the Family,” and winning two Emmy Awards for his role as Archie Bunker’s stepson.
Although he had dozens of acting credits, he turned to directing and created beloved films such as “This Is Spinal Tap,” “Stand by Me,” “The Princess Bride,” “Misery,” “A Few Good Men,” and “When Harry Met Sally…”
Contributor: Wendy Nogle
