NEED TO KNOW
- Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer were found dead in their Los Angeles home.
- Their youngest daughter found them at home with their throats slit.
- Their son, Nick Reiner, was arrested on suspicion of their murder.
- Nick was charged with two counts of first degree murder
- Reiner was the father of four children, including one adopted daughter from his first marriage to Penny Marshall and three children he shared with Michele.
The world is still reeling after it was announced that the iconic Hollywood director Rob Reiner, 78 and his talented photographer wife Michele Singer, 68, were murdered in their Los Angeles home.
Emergency services were called to the couple’s property by daughter Romy who found them in bed with their throats slit on December 14.
How did Rob Reiner and wife Michele die?
The actor’s youngest daughter allegedly told the police that her “dangerous” brother Nick had been living there and was “possibly behind the murders and should be considered a suspect.”
The 32-year-old has since been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, however, his attorney said he has not yet been medically cleared for transport to the courthouse.
Who are Rob Reiner’s children?
Across two marriages Rob was the father of four children, including one adopted daughter from his first marriage to Penny Marshall and three children he shared with Michele.
Tracy Reiner
Date of birth: 7 July, 1964
Mother: Adopted mother, Penny Marshall
Rob’s eldest child is Tracy Reiner, born in 1964. She is the adopted daughter of Rob Reiner and his first wife, director and actress Penny Marshall, whom the director married in 1971 and divorced in 1981.
Tracy went on to build a career of her own as an actress and producer and has appeared in several films connected to the Reiner-Marshall creative circle, including A League of Their Own.
Though not biologically related, Rob consistently referred to Tracy as his daughter throughout his life and remained a solid part of hers.
Jake Reiner
Date of birth: 1991
Mother: Michele Singer
Jake Reiner is the eldest child of Rob and Michele, he is a former news reporter for KPRC/2, however, he left that behind to join the family business of acting in 2018.
He told the Houston Chronicle at the time: “I’ve always had a passion for acting and performing, when I was growing up in LA, and in high school there, I was in all the plays and the musicals. I took improv classes, took stand-up comedy classes and I was always wanting to perform.”
Nick Reiner
Date of birth: September 14, 1993
Mother: Michele Singer
Nick Reiner is the middle child of Rob and Michele.
In a 2016 interview with People, Nick spoke about his long battle with drug addiction that started in his early teens and eventually left him homeless.
He told the outlet that his stints in and out of rehab began around age 15, however, as his addiction worsened, he moved further away from home and spent large stretches of time homeless in other US states.
Nick told the outlet that the nights and sometimes weeks he spent sleeping outside later became the inspiration for the semi-autobiographical film Being Charlie, which he co-wrote.
“Now, I’ve been home for a really long time, and I’ve sort of gotten acclimated back to being in L.A. and being around my family,” Nick told the outlet at the time.
However, Page Six reported on Monday that Nick, who has battled drug addiction for more than half his life, was “egocentric” with “serious behavioral issues” from a young age.
Yoga instructor Alanna Zabel told the outlet that when she worked with Rob and Michelle in the early 2000s, Nick “interrupted pretty much all of [their] yoga sessions” for “20 minutes or so” with “intense … screaming.”
Romy Reiner
Date of birth: 1997
Mother: Michele Singer
Romy is the youngest of the Reiner clan, and like her siblings, has delved into the world of acting. She began studying improv at The Groundlings and UCB and eventually turned her focus to film and television acting.
Inside Nick Reiner’s strained relationship with his siblings
A source told Us Weekly that the 32-year-old has “always had a volatile relationship with his family members,” including brother Jake and sister Romy.
The outlet reported on Monday that the youngest daughter in particular “has been so traumatized by Nick’s behavior” over the years.
“She has always been so close with her parents, and watching their constant pain over Nick has impacted her and the whole family so much,” the source explained.
“It’s been so much of their life, Rob and Michele were honest about their struggles with Nick, and those who spent time with the family saw it firsthand,” the source added.
Nick’s “anger was directed at his parents for many, many years,” despite the inside saying: “They did everything a parent could possibly do to help him, even in his younger years, they really tried to get him help. And then it became a cycle of seeking treatment for him, kicking him out, or him leaving the house, him moving back in.”
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