Rob Reiner was honored throughout a dwell telecast of the 2026 Critics Selection Awards.
As Hollywood’s greatest stars attended the annual occasion on the Barker Hangar in Los Angeles on Sunday, January 4, host Chelsea Handler took time throughout her opening monologue to honor Rob and his late spouse, Michele Singer Reiner. Handler, 50, started her tribute to the Reiners after calling Adam Sandler “the nicest man in Hollywood.”
“Truly, you’re the second nicest man in Hollywood,” Handler stated. “As a result of everybody on this room is aware of that the nicest man in Hollywood was Rob Reiner. Anybody who ever frolicked with Rob Reiner is aware of the minute that you just met him, he felt like an previous pal. If you have been in a dialog with him, he was current, he was targeted and he was humorous, and he would ask you tons of questions. Whether or not you have been discussing politics or movie or the newest magnificence developments, he was all in.”
The comic went on to share a private reminiscence of Rob and Michele, noting that she’d seen them final yr earlier than their deaths.
“After I despatched him a textual content thanking him for dinner just a few months in the past, he despatched me a textual content again that stated, ‘We had a lot enjoyable with you final night time. Thanks for explaining a lot about cosmetic surgery, it was very edifying,’” Handler recalled. “Rob and Michele have been tireless of their efforts to [support] so many vital causes, all stemming from one fundamental concept: decency. That we must always all look out for one another. And I feel we are able to all agree that we undoubtedly want extra of that. So, let’s use tonight as a reminder of that decency and as a reminder of every part Rob and Michele represented and fought so laborious for.”
Chelsea Handler speaks onstage in the course of the thirty first Annual Critics Selection Awards on January 04, 2026 in Santa Monica, California. Kevin Winter/Getty Photos for Critics Selection Affiliation
The tribute comes simply three weeks after Rob and Michele have been discovered stabbed to demise of their Brentwood, California, dwelling on December 14, 2025.
Someday later, Us confirmed that Rob and Michele’s son Nick Reiner was arrested in connection along with his mother and father’ deaths. He has since been charged with two counts of first-degree homicide.
Nick has not entered a plea, however has employed powerhouse lawyer Alan Jackson (who beforehand defended Karen Learn) to characterize him. His arraignment is scheduled for Wednesday, January 7.
The household of Rob Reiner and his spouse, Michele Reiner, broke their silence following the couple’s deaths. The pair’s household shared a press release hours after Rob and Michele have been killed inside their Los Angeles dwelling on Sunday, December 14. “It’s with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner,” […]
“This can be a devastating tragedy that has befallen the Reiner household,” Jackson instructed reporters in December. “All of us acknowledged that our hearts exit to your entire Reiner household. There are very, very complicated and severe points which can be related to this case. These should be completely, however very fastidiously handled and examined and checked out and analyzed.”
As Nick’s authorized case continues, many in and round Hollywood proceed to have a good time Rob and Michele’s lives.
Rob Reiner and Michele Reiner KENT NISHIMURA/AFP through Getty Photos
After touchdown the function of Michael “Meathead” Stivic within the Seventies sitcom All within the Household, Rob went on to turn out to be one of the vital notable administrators in Hollywood. His tasks included The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally and A Few Good Males.
As for Michele, she was a longtime photographer who additionally labored as an actress and producer.
Michele and Rob married in 1989 and went on to welcome youngsters Jake, Nick and Romy Reiner. Rob was additionally a father to Tracy Reiner, whom he adopted throughout his first marriage to Penny Marshall.
“They have been in one of the best place of their lives: loving each other, loving their pals, their household, their nation,” shut pal Maria Shriver wrote through Instagram on December 15. “They liked their youngsters a lot, and so they by no means stopped attempting to be actually good mother and father. My love is with their household. I’m so unhappy for them. I’m devastated, gutted, shocked, surprised, and so deeply saddened, as are all the individuals who liked them and who they liked.”
Rob Reiner and his spouse, Michele Singer Reiner, have been discovered useless of their dwelling on December 14, 2025. TMZ reported on the time that the Los Angeles Fireplace Division had been known as to the scene within the afternoon to manage “medical support.” It was later reported {that a} 78-year-old man and 70-year-old girl had been […]
Billy Crystal joined different shut Hollywood pals in honoring Rob and Michele with a private assertion of their very own.
Whereas the tribute acknowledged Rob’s accomplishments on the large display, the assertion additionally praised the director and Michele’s accomplishments as a duo.
“Rob was additionally a passionate, courageous citizen, who not solely cared for this nation he liked, he did every part he might to make it higher and along with his loving spouse, Michele, he had the right accomplice,” the assertion through the Related Press said. “Robust and decided, Michele and Rob Reiner devoted quite a lot of their lives for the betterment of our fellow residents. … They have been a particular drive collectively — dynamic, unselfish and galvanizing. We have been their pals, and we’ll miss them ceaselessly.”
