Carl Reiner

**Carl Reiner** (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, author, comedian, director and screenwriter. He won nine Emmy Awards and one Grammy Award during his career. Reiner's most significant voice role is Sarmoti from _Father of the Pride_.

## Early life

Reiner was born in the Bronx, New York on March 20, 1922, the son of Irving, who was a watchmaker, and Bessie (née Mathias) Reiner. His parents were Jewish immigrants, his father from Romania and his mother from Austria.

## Personal life

Reiner self-identified as a Jewish atheist.

## Marriage and family

He was married to Estelle Reiner (née Lebost, 1914-2008). They had three children together: actor-director Rob Reiner (born 1947), writer Annie Reiner (born 1957) and actor-director Lucas Reiner (born 1960).

## Death

Reiner died on April 12, 2020 of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills, California at the age of 98.

## Bibliography

- _Enter Laughing_ (1958)
- _2000 Years With: Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks_ (with Mel Brooks, 1960)
- _All Kinds of Love_ (1993)
- _Continue Laughing_ (1995)
- _How Paul Robeson Saved My Life (and Other Mostly Happy Stories)_ (1999)
- _The 2000 Year-Old Man in the Year 2000: The Book_ (1999)
- _My Anecdotal Life: A Memoir_ (2003)
- _NNNNN: A Novel_ (2006)
- _Tell Me Another Scary Story... But Not Too Scary!_ (with James Bennett) (2009)
- _Just Desserts: A Novellelah_ (2009)
- _Tell Me a Silly Story_ (with James Bennett) (2010)
- _I Remember Me_ (2012)

## As screenwriter

- _The Thrill of It All_ (1963)
- _The Art of Love_ (1965)
- _Enter Laughing_ (with Joseph Stein, 1967)
- _The Comic_ (with Aaron Ruben, 1968)
- _Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid_ (with Steve Martin and George Gipe, 1982)
- _The Man with Two Brains_ (with Steve Martin and George Gipe, 1983)
- _Bert Rigby, You're a Fool_ (1989)

## As director

- _Enter Laughing_ (1967)
- _The Comic_ (1969)
- _Where's Poppa?_ (1970)
- _Oh, God!_ (1977)
- _The One and Only_ (1978)
- _The Jerk_ (1979)
- _Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid_ (1982)
- _The Man with Two Brains_ (1983)
- _All of Me_ (1984)
- _Summer Rental_ (1985)
- _Summer School_ (1987)
- _Bert Rigby, You're a Fool_ (1989)
- _Sibling Rivalry_ (1990)
- _Fatal Instinct_ (1993)
- _That Old Feeling_ (1997)

### Plays

- _Something Different_ (1967)

## Television

- _Your Show of Shows_ (1950–54)
- _Caesar's Hour_ (1954–1957)
- _Sid Caesar Invites You_ (1958)
- _The Dinah Shore Chevy Show_ (1959–1960)
- _The Comedy Spot_ (1960)
- _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ (1961–66, also Creator)
- _The Judy Garland Show_ (1963)
- _The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special_ (1967)
- _The New Dick Van Dyke Show_ (1971–1974)
- _Lotsa Luck_ (1973) (also Creator)
- _The Alan Brady Show_ (2003)
- _The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited_ (2004)
- _The Bernie Mac Show_ (2001–2006)
- _Hot in Cleveland_ (2010–present)
- _Parks and Recreation_ (2012)

### Primetime Emmy Awards

- 1954: Best Series Supporting Actor for  "Your Show of Shows" NBC – Nominee
- 1956: Best Actor in a Supporting Role for "Caesar's Hour" NBC – Nominee
- 1957: Best Supporting Performance by an Actor for _Caesar's Hour_ NBC – Winner
- 1958: Best Continuing Supporting Performance by an Actor in a Dramatic or Comedy Series for _Caesar's Hour_ NBC – Winner
- 1962: Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy for _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ CBS – Winner
- 1963: Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy for _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ CBS – Winner
- 1964: Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy or Variety for _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ (Shared with Sam Denoff and Bill Persky)CBS – Winner
- 1965: Outstanding Program Achievements in Entertainment for _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ CBS – Winner
- 1966: Special Classifications of Individual Achievements for voices in "Linus The Lionhearted" CBS – Nominee
- 1966: Outstanding Comedy Series for _The Dick Van Dyke Show_ CBS – Winner
- 1967: Outstanding Writing Achievement in Variety for _The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner and Howard Morris Special_ (Shared with Mel Brooks, Sam Denoff, Bill Persky and Mel Tolkin) CBS – Winner
- 1995: Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series for _Mad About You_: "The Alan Brady Show"  NBC – Winner

### Others

- Grammy Award nomination, 1960, (_2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks_)
- Grammy Award (_The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000_)
- Elected to Emmy Award Hall of Fame
- Grammy nomination for best spoken word album, 2001 (_Letters from the Earth: Uncensored Writings from Mark Twain_)

## Other websites

- Grammy Winners Grammy Winners Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks
- See Carl Reiner's interview for the Archive of American Television
- "Remembering the Dick Van Dyke Show" (Carl Reiner)
- Profile of Carl Reiner at Jewish Times
- Carl Reiner on His New Memoir "I Remember Me"

## Infobox (military person)

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- **embed title**: Military service
- **branch**: United States Army Air Forces
- **branch label**: Service
- **serviceyears**: 1942–1946
- **rank**: Staff sergeant, Staff Sergeant
- **unit**: American Forces Network, Armed Forces Radio Service
- **battles**: * World War II
** American Theater (World War II), American Theater
- **battles label**: Wars
- **awards**: Good Conduct Medal (United States), Good Conduct Medal


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## Infobox (person)

- **name**: Carl Reiner
- **image**: Carl Reiner 1960 still.jpg
- **caption**: Reiner in 1960
- **birth place**: New York City, U.S.
- **death place**: Beverly Hills, California, U.S.
- **education**: Walsh School of Foreign Service, School of Foreign Service
- **alma mater**: Georgetown University
- **years active**: 1945–2020
- **party**: Democratic Party (United States), Democratic