"Carl Reiner moved his family to California in the 1950s, with Rob just a boy. And in addition to naming the main character in "The Dick Van Dyke Show" Rob - Rob Petrie - he used family stories in the plots of the show. The real Rob was about Ritchie's age then. I identified him 'cause I was about that age, too."
"Hollywood is mourning the loss of actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife, photographer Michele Singer Reiner. The two died on Sunday in what police are calling a homicide. As we learn more about this horrible tragedy, we also wanted to look at Reiner's legacy, both as a filmmaker and actor whose career spanned more than six decades."
"Well, Archie Bunker's daughter, Gloria, brought him home and introduced him to her folks as her boyfriend, Michael. He was liberal, and Archie was conservative. That was the dynamic. He showed up not in a tie but in a T-shirt that was tie-dyed... CHANG: (Laughter). MONDELLO: ...And in no time he was arguing with Archie."
Actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife, photographer Michele Singer Reiner, died in an apparent homicide. Rob Reiner was the son of Carl Reiner, who moved the family to California in the 1950s. Carl Reiner named the main character in The Dick Van Dyke Show Rob Petrie and incorporated family stories into show plots. Rob Reiner began acting in high school, formed an improv group, and later landed the role of Michael Stivic on All in the Family. The Michael-Archie dynamic paired a liberal younger character against a conservative Archie and helped define Reiner’s early public persona. Reiner’s career spanned more than six decades as both actor and filmmaker.
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