Carl Reiner

Biography

Born 03/20/1922

An exuberant and prolific personality both onscreen and off, actor-writer-director Carl Reiner’s illustrious career straddled the line between the earnest, the intelligent and even the outrageous. Reiner took up dramatic acting as a teen, but a detour performing during World War II pulled a deft...
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Filmography

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Awards

In 2007, received Directors Guild of America Award for Honorary Life Member
In 1999, received Grammy Award for Best Spoken Comedy Album
In 1995, received Writers Guild of America Laurel Award for Television Writing Achievement

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Highlights

In 2007, Re-teamed with the original cast for "Ocean's 13"
In 2005, Guest-starred on ABC's "Boston Legal" as Milton Bombay, an old friend of Denny Crane (William Shatner)
In 2004, Executive produced and starred in the television special "The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited" (CBS)

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Family & Companions

Charles Reiner: brother (Reiner always credited his brother for his career because his brother told him about an acting class sponsored by the Works Public Administration; died Feb. 28, 2001 at age 82)
Rob Reiner: son (Born March 6, 1945; mother, Estelle Reiner; known for playing Archie Bunker's son-in-law, 'Meathead' on "All in the Family" (CBS, 1971-78) and for directing "Stand by Me" (1986) and "When Harry Met Sally..." (1989))
Sylvia Anne Reiner: daughter (Born c. 1947; mother, Estelle Reiner )

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