Carl Reiner

Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 - June 29, 2020) was an American actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, and author whose career spanned seven decades. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to 1957, he acted on and contributed sketch material for  and , starring . In the 1960s, Reiner was best known as the creator, producer, writer, and actor on .
Reiner formed a comedy duo with Mel Brooks in "" and acted in films such as , , and the Ocean's film series. He co-wrote and directed some of Steve Martin's first and most successful films, including , and also directed comedies such as , Oh, God!, and All of Me.
Reiner appeared in dozens of television specials from 1967 to 2000, and was a guest star on television series from the 1950s until his death. He also voiced characters in film and animated films, and was a reader for books on tape. He wrote more than two dozen books, mostly in his later years.
On Nickelodeon, he portrayed the voice of Santa Claus in The Penguins of Madagascar episode "The All Nighter Before Christmas" (reprising the role from the 2009 special ) and the Shimmer and Shine episode "Santa's Little Genies".
On June 29, 2020, he died of natural causes at the age of 98.
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