Carl Reiner American Actor (1922–2020)

Carl Reiner was an American actor born on 20 March 1922 in The Bronx. He died on 29 June 2020, aged 98. Among the titles he was known for are Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) and Fatal Instinct (1993).

Early life

Carl Reiner was educated at Walsh School of Foreign Service, Evander Childs Educational Campus and Georgetown University.

Career

The earliest credit on record for Carl Reiner is Your Show of Shows (1950). During the 1960s, he worked on It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) and The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966). Work from the 1970s includes Oh, God! (1977) and The Jerk (1979). Ocean's Eleven (2001) and House M.D. (2004) are among his 2000s credits. In the 2010s, he appeared in Hot in Cleveland (2010) and Ocean's 8 (2018, as Saul Bloom).

His filmography here covers 39 films and 5 TV series from 1950 to 2018. Comedy is the most frequent genre among his listed titles (7), followed by heist (5) and action (4). Of his two titles with worldwide box-office figures on record, Ocean's Eleven (2001) has the highest, at $451 million. His off-screen credits include director on 16 titles, including The Man with Two Brains, and writer on 7 titles, including The Art of Love.

Matt Damon appears in four of his listed titles, including Ocean's Twelve (2004) and Ocean's Thirteen (2007). Other co-stars who recur in his credits are Andy Garcia (three titles) and Brad Pitt (three titles). Steven Soderbergh directed three of his titles on record. His discography lists one album, Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks at the Cannes Film Festival.

Recognition

Among his honours are six Primetime Emmy Awards (between 1957 and 1995). He also won the star on Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2000). The records list 8 awards won by him.

Personal life

Marriages on record are to Estelle Reiner (1943 to 2008, widowed). He was the father of Rob Reiner, Sylivia Ann Reiner and Lucas Reiner.