Rob Reiner, wife Michelle Singer Reiner dead: Elijah Wood, Kathy Bates and others react
Rob ReinerThe immediate environment is in mourning.
Two days after When Harry Met Sally director and his wife Michelle Singer Rainer were found murdered in his Los Angeles home December 14, Billy Crystal and several other close friends of the couple came together to release a joint tribute.
Together with the actor, the message dated December 16 was signed by more than a dozen figures from the film community, including Martin Short, Larry David, Albert Brooks, Mark Shaiman, Barry Levinson and wife Billy Janice Crystal.
“Going to the movies in a dark theater filled with strangers sharing a shared experience, laughing, crying, screaming in fear, or watching an intense drama unfold continues to be an unforgettable experience,” their statement begins. “Tell us the story that the audience demands from us.”
“Absorbing everything he learned from his father Charles [Reiner] and his mentor Norman Lear“Rob Reiner was not only a great comic actor, he became a master storyteller,” the letter continued. “There is no other director who has such range. From comedy to drama, mockumentary to documentary, he has always been at the top of his game. He captivated the public. They trusted him. They lined up to watch his films.”
