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Rob Reiner spoke astir his thoughts for the aboriginal successful 1 of his last conversations, his person Eric Idle has revealed.
The bodies of the manager and his wife, the lensman Michele Singer Reiner, were recovered astatine their Los Angeles location with stab wounds overnight.
Writing connected X, Monty Python prima Idle wrote: "Rob Reiner was a beauteous man. I spoke to him past nighttime for implicit an hour. I ever enjoyed his company. I met him astatine his Dad's successful 1975.
"He was telling maine astir filming astatine Stonehenge and his thoughts for the future. This is truthful awful. I shall miss him. A clever, talented and precise thoughtful man. So awful."
Beyond Hollywood, the mates were known for their politics, with some being vocal supporters of the Democratic Party.
Former US president Barack Obama was among those paying tribute, penning connected X: "Michelle and I are heartbroken by the tragic passing of Rob Reiner and his beloved wife, Michele.
"Rob's achievements successful movie and tv gave america immoderate of our astir cherished stories connected screen.
"But beneath each of the stories helium produced was a heavy content successful the goodness of radical - and a lifelong committedness to putting that content into action.
"Together, helium and his woman lived lives defined by purpose. They volition beryllium remembered for the values they championed and the countless radical they inspired.
"We nonstop our deepest condolences to each who loved them."
Reiner, lad of the comic histrion Carl Reiner, roseate to prominence connected the tiny screen, winning 2 Primetime Emmy Awards for his depiction of Mike "Meathead" Stivic successful the CBS sitcom All In The Family.
But helium was possibly champion known for his enactment arsenic a director, including the iconic 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, and films similar The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally, and A Few Good Men.
Reiner's person Josh Gad, known arsenic the dependable of Olaf successful Disney's Frozen franchise, called him "one of the top directors of our time".
He wrote connected Facebook: "He was a friend. He was simply a beauteous person. Rob Reiner and his woman Michelle were 2 of the astir benignant and caring souls you could ever imagine.
"He cared truthful overmuch for those who had nary voices. This nonaccomplishment is devastating. I cannot explicit however overmuch this hurts. Love you Rob and Michelle. Thank you for each you gave us."
Actor James Woods, a staunch Donald Trump supporter, spoke of his "love and respect" for his contemporary.
He wrote: "Rob and I remained bully friends ever since we made Ghosts Of Mississippi. The workplace didn't deliberation I was aged capable to bash the part, but Rob fought for me.
"Political differences ne'er stood successful the mode of our emotion and respect for each other. I americium devastated by this unspeakable event."
Ben Stiller said Reiner was "one of my favourite directors" and called his decease a "huge loss".
He wrote: "He made immoderate of the astir formative movies for my generation.
"He came retired from down a immense comedic shadiness of the large Carl Reiner and being a tv histrion to being a large manager who made an unthinkable tally of movies.
"Spinal Tap is 1 of the champion comedies ever made - and the database goes on. He was a benignant caring idiosyncratic who was truly really funny."
"I didn't cognize him good but was ever a instrumentality and I consciousness a existent sadness for those who did, and his family."
Actor Paul Walter Hauser wrote: "Grieving the nonaccomplishment of my favourite manager of all-time. A Few Good Men is THE crushed I became an actor, and Rob's filmography down the camera is THE crushed I wanted to nonstop and inactive do."
On X, histrion Elijah Wood posted simply: "Horrified to perceive of the passing of Rob Reiner and his fantastic woman Michelle. So overmuch emotion to their kids and family."
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