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packman

(16,296 posts)
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 09:34 AM Jun 2020

Carl Reiner Dead at 98

Source: TMZ





Carl Reiner, one of the most prolific entertainers in the history of show business has died ... TMZ has learned.

We're told Reiner died Monday night at his Beverly Hills home. We're told his family was with him when he passed.

Reiner was a producer. He was also a director. He was also an actor. He was also a Grammy winner. He won 9 Emmys in over 7 decades. He has more than 400 credit

Read more: https://www.tmz.com/2020/06/30/carl-reiner-dead-dies-98-dick-van-dyke-show/

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Carl Reiner Dead at 98 (Original Post) packman Jun 2020 OP
Oh, no. He so wanted to outlive Trump's presidency. JenniferJuniper Jun 2020 #1
My thoughts exactly MaryMagdaline Jun 2020 #3
Yes.. this makes it all the more sad. hlthe2b Jun 2020 #25
I remember he expressed that wish pandr32 Jun 2020 #46
Hey if you're going to vote, do it for Carl! Initech Jun 2020 #59
That was my first thought.. here's Carl's Tweet from 2018 Cha Jul 2020 #67
... Aristus Jun 2020 #2
No! FM123 Jun 2020 #4
when a comedian passes, the whole world loses. Hotler Jun 2020 #5
Ohhhh no!!! BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2020 #6
What a talent! Botany Jun 2020 #7
Gut-punch for breakfast Leghorn21 Jun 2020 #8
I just saw that pictiure on Judd Apatow's twitter BigmanPigman Jun 2020 #11
Carl, his daughter Annie, & Mel Brooks for Mel's birthday. Duppers Jun 2020 #23
R.I.P. Mr. Reiner gademocrat7 Jun 2020 #9
Oh no, what a shame. Loved the guy. sinkingfeeling Jun 2020 #10
His last tweet: Dennis Donovan Jun 2020 #12
On Mel Brooks' birthday. RIP, Carl, and thank you. ancianita Jun 2020 #13
So sad. I was just recently watching part of an John Fugelsang interview with him and Mel Brooks. Gidney N Cloyd Jun 2020 #14
A great man mcar Jun 2020 #15
Aloha, mcar.. Carl Reiner's Tweet from 2018 on trump & GOTV!!! Cha Jul 2020 #64
Carl brought joy to millions dlk Jun 2020 #16
oh, damn a true giant in the TV industry NewJeffCT Jun 2020 #17
... N_E_1 for Tennis Jun 2020 #18
One of the funniest people who ever lived Clash City Rocker Jun 2020 #19
Sad to hear this. Scarsdale Jun 2020 #20
Very sad news. He will be missed. SaveOurDemocracy Jun 2020 #21
From the official trade publication: blogslut Jun 2020 #22
Nooooo StarryNite Jun 2020 #24
This PFAW member will miss him! Crowman2009 Jun 2020 #26
Rest In Peace, Carl. An original Bronx Boy. bronxiteforever Jun 2020 #27
Remember him on DickvanDyke Show, of course. But 1st saw him with SidCaesar and ImogeneCoca bobbieinok Jun 2020 #28
An amazing man... SergeStorms Jun 2020 #29
One of his funniest sit com guest appearances MLAA Jun 2020 #30
What an amazing man. crickets Jun 2020 #31
Awww, man n/m RhodeIslandOne Jun 2020 #32
Damn. BumRushDaShow Jun 2020 #33
Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks yuiyoshida Jun 2020 #34
He was just asking about Olivia de Havilland last week cagefreesoylentgreen Jun 2020 #35
He pitched a sitcom with himself as the star, then suppressed his ego to make it work. Marcuse Jun 2020 #36
Rest in Power Carl Reiner - you are already missed. Know your spirit will be celebrating with iluvtennis Jun 2020 #37
A true Renaissance man of comedy. Dave Starsky Jun 2020 #38
A giant in the history of American comedy. maxsolomon Jun 2020 #39
So sad ... Martin Eden Jun 2020 #40
A long and humorously prolific career Bayard Jun 2020 #41
The last cast member in... El Supremo Jun 2020 #42
Thank you for not only making us laugh MissMillie Jun 2020 #43
a giant among giants.... dhill926 Jun 2020 #44
Great actor, director, father & human being, R.I.P. nt yaesu Jun 2020 #45
........................... Upthevibe Jun 2020 #47
I once shared spit with Carl Reiner. calimary Jun 2020 #48
Great reminiscing story! Duppers Jun 2020 #54
He WAS! The grandpa or uncle you might always be looking forward to seeing calimary Jun 2020 #56
... Duppers Jun 2020 #57
This from Romy Reiner, his granddaughter... Duppers Jun 2020 #58
.. roamer65 Jun 2020 #49
Very funny man who lived a long life Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2020 #50
Damn. area51 Jun 2020 #51
BDE Behind the Aegis Jun 2020 #52
Right on the heels of Jerry Stiller. I was hoping they'd be here to celebrate Trump's downfall NBachers Jun 2020 #53
I think you mean Jerry Stiller. nt Progressive Jones Jun 2020 #61
This message was self-deleted by its author ReformedGOPer Jun 2020 #55
A huge loss, and a very good and decent man. n/t cigsandcoffee Jun 2020 #60
What a great life he lived. Loved by so many. Rest in peace. oasis Jun 2020 #62
Aloha, oasis.. Carl Reiner's Tweet in 2018 on trump & GOTV!!! Cha Jul 2020 #66
1000 mahalos. Wonderful appeal to vote by Mr. Reiner. oasis Jul 2020 #68
You're Welcome, oasis.. Cha Jul 2020 #69
when I cast my vote against Trump Skittles Jul 2020 #63
Time to binge the Oceans trilogy vercetti2021 Jul 2020 #65

pandr32

(11,447 posts)
46. I remember he expressed that wish
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:22 PM
Jun 2020

So sad. We'll have to make it happen for him.
He was the real deal.

Leghorn21

(13,520 posts)
8. Gut-punch for breakfast
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 09:41 AM
Jun 2020

He was good-to-go right up to the last minute, sounds like

We’ll take care of bunkerboi and his buddies for you, no worries

Thank you, good sir, we owe you a lifetime of both debt and gratitude


BigmanPigman

(51,430 posts)
11. I just saw that pictiure on Judd Apatow's twitter
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 09:51 AM
Jun 2020

a few days ago. How sad!!!! I loved him on Johnny Carson...always funny!

Duppers

(28,094 posts)
23. Carl, his daughter Annie, & Mel Brooks for Mel's birthday.
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 10:25 AM
Jun 2020

Great pic!





Edited to correct her name.

ancianita

(35,812 posts)
13. On Mel Brooks' birthday. RIP, Carl, and thank you.
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 09:58 AM
Jun 2020

You gave us a sympathy for cleverness, and taught me a lot about humorous perspective.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
64. Aloha, mcar.. Carl Reiner's Tweet from 2018 on trump & GOTV!!!
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 03:09 AM
Jul 2020




We All have to carry on for Carl Reiner

NewJeffCT

(56,827 posts)
17. oh, damn a true giant in the TV industry
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 10:03 AM
Jun 2020

he had said on Twitter that his one remaining wish was to live long enough to see Trump beaten in 2020. I'm so sad that he missed out on that one.

RIP

Scarsdale

(9,426 posts)
20. Sad to hear this.
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 10:07 AM
Jun 2020

Such a talent. I wanted him to be here to celebrate President Biden's win. Deepest sympathy to Rob and his siblings.

bobbieinok

(12,858 posts)
28. Remember him on DickvanDyke Show, of course. But 1st saw him with SidCaesar and ImogeneCoca
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 10:42 AM
Jun 2020

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Their show, Show of Shows, was a blast. I loved it, and was so sad when it went off the air.



Eta---And how could I ever forget The Russians are Coming, The Russians are Coming!

MLAA

(17,163 posts)
30. One of his funniest sit com guest appearances
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 10:43 AM
Jun 2020

The bachelor party with Carl, Tim Conway, Steve Lawrence and Gary Marshall on Two and 1/2 men.

crickets

(25,896 posts)
31. What an amazing man.
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 10:50 AM
Jun 2020

He left an indelible imprint in comedy and gave us so much joy and laughter over so many years. Carl, we will miss you so much. It's not quite the same, but thanks for leaving us so many ways to visit you when we need a smile.

BumRushDaShow

(127,297 posts)
33. Damn.
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 10:53 AM
Jun 2020

Just seeing this.

What a loss. And he was still commenting right to the end.

R.I.P. and what a legacy.

Marcuse

(7,392 posts)
36. He pitched a sitcom with himself as the star, then suppressed his ego to make it work.
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 10:56 AM
Jun 2020


Reiner said, "Somebody gave the scripts to Sheldon Leonard and Danny Thomas. Sheldon said, 'These are wonderful.' I said, 'Sheldon, I don't want to fail twice with the same material.'" That's when Leonard changed the course of TV history by breaking the news to Reiner that his show would work, if he made one major change: "He said – and this is my favorite line: 'You won't fail. We'll get a better actor to play YOU.' It was Dick Van Dyke, maybe the most talented man that's ever been on television."[link:https://www.metv.com/stories/carl-reiner-recently-explained-why-he-didnt-play-rob-petrie-on-the-dick-van-dyke-show|

iluvtennis

(19,757 posts)
37. Rest in Power Carl Reiner - you are already missed. Know your spirit will be celebrating with
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 10:56 AM
Jun 2020

all of us when trump is voted out in Nov 2020.

Dave Starsky

(5,914 posts)
38. A true Renaissance man of comedy.
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 10:59 AM
Jun 2020

The guy did absolutely everything (from TV and movie writing, directing and acting to writing for MAD magazine), and he was good at ALL of it. He was an absolute comedy giant.

I'm sorry he couldn't stick around to see Traitor Trump evicted from the White House. Our greatest tribute to Carl Reiner would be to make sure that we do that for him.

Martin Eden

(12,802 posts)
40. So sad ...
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 11:04 AM
Jun 2020

I know he was looking forward to Trump going down in flames just over four months from now.

calimary

(80,693 posts)
48. I once shared spit with Carl Reiner.
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 12:29 PM
Jun 2020

I went to interview him at his home in Beverly Hills. I was led to a large, sunny indoor terrace that had the usual large sofas and chairs and lovely decor, and a small bar in one corner - as every home had, years ago. There was always a bar area with a counter and sink, cabinets for all kinds of cocktail glasses and bottles of fine liquor for entertaining, drawers for knives and stirring and mixing utensils.

And at one point in the interview he got up from where he was seated and asked if I'd like an egg cream.

Okay, an egg cream with Carl Reiner. I had a moment there - what a perfect existential moment with someone like Carl Reiner - to toast with an egg cream. Which he was about to produce - homemade. By him. So I rolled tape on it, leaning in over the bar with my microphone. And he described the how-to steps as he worked. So I got the sound of the spoon stirring the mix inside the glass. And he then he took the spoon and tasted it. Pronounced it fit. And then he stuck the same spoon back down into the mix and stirred it a final time. Just like your dad might have done. And then the pouring. And we toasted. And yep, it tasted like an official regulation egg cream. Handmade by "ol' Uncle Carl." With an ever so slight dash of spit.

I thought - I have just gone to Borscht Belt/Show of Shows Heaven.

God bless you, Carl Reiner! He's probably designed a special house in heaven with an in-home entertainment area for doing shows and comedy bits, screening room for the films He'll want you to make, AND the corner bar for the blending of heavenly egg creams - that He will want you personally to stir up for Him. And don't forget to share the spoon!

Duppers

(28,094 posts)
54. Great reminiscing story!
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 07:27 PM
Jun 2020

Thanks for sharing, calimary.
He was, in person, as I imagined he would've been - warm, welcoming, kind.

calimary

(80,693 posts)
56. He WAS! The grandpa or uncle you might always be looking forward to seeing
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 07:48 PM
Jun 2020

at family get-togethers. The affable old gent with the twinkle in his eye, and he'd always be ready to make you egg creams!

DAMN I hate it that he's gone.




DAMN.





Behind the Aegis

(53,829 posts)
52. BDE
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 04:12 PM
Jun 2020


He will be remembered fondly in our home.

Carl Reiner, comedy legend and consummate old Jew telling jokes, dies at 98

Until the last day of his life, Carl Reiner was tweeting about some of his favorite topics: politics, comedy and the twists and turns he experienced over decades as one of the world’s greatest living funnymen.

Reiner died Monday at 98, hours after reiterating his dismay that Donald Trump had become president, days after posing with his daughter Annie and longtime friend Mel Brooks in Black Lives Matter shirts and 70 years after his first television appearance.

The Bronx native, the son of Jewish immigrant parents, called himself a “Jewish atheist” and said his faith in God had ended with the Holocaust. After serving in the U.S. Army during World War II, he began a long and varied show business career. He created “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” formed a comedy duo with Brooks that was highlighted in their album the “2000 Year Old Man,” wrote screenplays for Steve Martin films including “The Jerk” and, in his later years, voiced characters in animated films.

In a 2015 documentary about longevity that Reiner hosted, he offered his own secrets for long life.

“The key to longevity,” he said, “is to interact with other people.”

more...

NBachers

(17,001 posts)
53. Right on the heels of Jerry Stiller. I was hoping they'd be here to celebrate Trump's downfall
Tue Jun 30, 2020, 06:03 PM
Jun 2020

Last edited Wed Jul 1, 2020, 03:34 AM - Edit history (1)

with us.

Response to packman (Original post)

oasis

(49,151 posts)
68. 1000 mahalos. Wonderful appeal to vote by Mr. Reiner.
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 09:52 AM
Jul 2020
He was truly a treasure to our nation.

again, mahalo.

Cha

(295,899 posts)
69. You're Welcome, oasis..
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 10:04 AM
Jul 2020

I thought you would like that.


Such a talented sweet caring man.. I thought of that tweet of his often and was hoping he would make it.

vercetti2021

(10,150 posts)
65. Time to binge the Oceans trilogy
Wed Jul 1, 2020, 03:11 AM
Jul 2020

Carl had the best characters in those movies. RIP Carl. Thanks for being awesome

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