After receiving a desperate call from Rob Reiner\u2019s daughter, who had just found her parents dead in their Brentwood home, Billy Crystal went to the house to share some final words\u00a0with the friend he had known for half a century.<\/p>\n
On Dec. 14, about 3:30 p.m., the Los Angeles Fire Department was dispatched to a residence in the Brentwood neighborhood after receiving a 911 call for medical assistance.<\/p>\n
According to several media outlets, including\u00a0People, first responders found the slain\u00a0bodies\u00a0of 78-year-old Rob Reiner, and his 68-year-old wife Michele inside the home.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Daily Mail\u00a0reports that the couple had been\u00a0dead\u00a0for several hours before they were discovered, with authorities noting signs of rigor mortis at the scene. The outlet said both victims died from knife wounds, adding that a source suggested their throats had been slit while they were sleeping.<\/p>\n
Within hours of the crime scene being secured, police arrested the Reiners\u2019 youngest son, Nick Reiner, 32. He has since been charged with two counts of first-degree\u00a0murder.<\/p>\n
Shortly after she made the gruesome discovery,\u00a0TMZ\u00a0reports that Romy, 28, contacted Billy Crystal, who had been a close friend of her father for 50 years.<\/p>\n
Crystal and Reiner\u2019s \u2018bromance\u201d began in 1975 on the set of the sitcom\u00a0All in the Family<\/em>, where they played best friends on screen. Their connection extended far beyond television, continuing through numerous collaborations over the years.<\/p>\n \u201cIt worked really well, and we said, \u2018It feels right onstage, why don\u2019t we just continue this in our lives?\u2019 We became the closest of friends,\u201d Crystal, 77, wrote of his early bond with Reiner in a 2016 personal essay for\u00a0The Hollywood Reporter.<\/p>\n Crystal then recalled that his \u201cfavorite moment\u201d with his pal was at their first screening of\u00a0When Harry Met Sally<\/em>.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cRob and I were sitting in the back next to each other. Then the orgasm scene happens, and the place goes berserk. When Rob\u2019s mother, Estelle, says, \u2018I\u2019ll have what she\u2019s having,\u2019 it was thunderous, a laugh you can only hear with the best of jokes in a concert hall. It\u2019s those moments that make movies so spectacular: You set up the joke in September, and you don\u2019t hear the punch line until May. We just grabbed each other\u2019s hands because we knew something exciting was about to happen with this movie.\u201d<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u201cHe was so smart and so accurate and funny at the same time. And he was a terrific actor as well. It\u2019s a very impressive combination of talents that I first met \u2013 plus, he was just hilarious,\u201d Crystal added.<\/p>\n On Dec. 14, photographers on scene captured images of Crystal wiping his face as he stood with his wife and spoke briefly with law enforcement before leaving.<\/p>\n The\u00a0Analyze That<\/em>\u00a0star was observed outside the home by a neighbor, who told\u00a0ABC7\u00a0that that he appeared deeply affected, and \u201clooked like he was about to cry.\u201d<\/p>\n TMZ writes that before watching first responders tending to his friends, Crystal had a chance to say to say his last \u201cgoodbyes\u201d \u2013 but from a distance.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n A representative for Crystal disputed earlier reports that claimed the star and his wife saw the bodies, stating that the couple was never permitted to get close to the house. According to the spokesperson, Crystal and his wife remained outside the property and did not enter the residence.<\/p>\n Following confirmation of the deaths, several stars including Crystal, Albert Brooks, Martin Short and Larry David, released a joint statement through the\u00a0Associated Press, offering a reflection on Reiner\u2019s impact on both the industry and audiences.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is no other director who has his range. From comedy to drama to \u2018mockumentary\u2019 to documentary he was always at the top of his game. He charmed audiences. They trusted him. They lined up to see his films,\u201d the tribute to the legendary filmmaker started.<\/p>\n \u201cRob was also a passionate, brave citizen, who not only cared for this country he loved, he did everything he could to make it better and with his loving wife Michele, he had the perfect partner. Strong and determined, Michele and Rob Reiner devoted a great deal of their lives for the betterment of our fellow citizens\u2026They were a special force together \u2013 dynamic, unselfish and inspiring.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were their friends, and we will miss them forever,\u201d the statement said before concluding with a quote from Reiner\u2019s favorite Christmas move,\u00a0It\u2019s a Wonderful Life<\/em>.<\/p>\n \u201c\u2018Each man\u2019s life touches so many other lives, and when he isn\u2019t around, he leaves an awful hole, doesn\u2019t he?\u2019 You have no idea.\u201d<\/p>\n What are your favorite Rob Reiner films? Please let us know what you think in the comment section below and then share this story so we can hear from others!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" After receiving a desperate call from Rob Reiner\u2019s daughter, who had just found her parents dead in their Brentwood home,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":2578,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2577","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2577"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2579,"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2577\/revisions\/2579"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2578"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2577"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2577"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tastykitchen.delicedcook.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2577"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\u2018Looked like he was about to cry\u2019<\/h2>\n
\u2018Will miss them forever\u2019<\/h2>\n