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As you’ve actually heard by now, legendary actor-director Rob Reiner and his spouse, Michele Singer, had been murdered at their house in Brentwood on Sunday.

The couple’s 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, has been arrested in connection together with his mother and father’ deaths.

There’s nonetheless an incredible deal that we don’t find out about this horrific scenario, however because the investigation continues, Reiner’s many well-known associates and collaborators are selecting to concentrate on his creative and humanitarian legacy, relatively than the grisly circumstances of his dying.

Hollywood A-listers pay tribute to a fallen legend

Over the course of his many years within the business, Reiner labored alongside a lot of Hollywood’s greatest and brightest in movies as beloved and diverse as Stand By Me and A Few Good Males.

At this time, most of the stars with whom he collaborated took to social media to share reminiscences of a person who was as beloved for his kindness as for his expertise.

“I’m horrified listening to this horrible information. Completely devastated. I liked Rob,” wrote Kathy Bates, who starred in Reiner’s movie Distress and acted alongside him in 1998’s Main Colours (by way of Individuals).

“He was good and sort, a person who made movies of each style to problem himself as an artist. He additionally fought courageously for his political views. He modified the course of my life.”

“Love you, Rob. Sincerely,” wrote Jerry O’Connell, who starred as Vern Tessio in Reiner’s 1986 movie Stand By Me.

“OMG THIS IS HORRIBLE NEWS! IM SO SORRY 4 ROB & HIS WIFE, & THEIR CHILDREN & THE WHOLE REINER FAMILY! ALL I CAN SAY IS IM SHOCKED & SADDENED, BUT I #LOVE U ROB! U WILL B 4EVER MISSED! #RIPROBREINER,” tweeted Corey Feldman, who performed Teddy Duchamp in the identical movie.

“Rob was a buddy and collaborator by way of a lot of my life. He was humorous, he was good, he was a mensch. When he got here to see the comedy act I used to be in, and, later, the musical comedy I had co-written, his chuckle was uproarious and audible across the block,” wrote Harry Shearer who collaborated with Reiner on the comedy traditional This Is Spinal Faucet.

“He was an incredible collaborator, and when the 4 of us proposed concepts for the movies, he was the one who wrote them on 3×5 playing cards, and arranged them right into a film. And Michele was an excellent buddy to my spouse Judith. That is unspeakable, the stuff of Greek tragedy,” Shearer continued.

In his later years, Reiner put in visitor activates a few of TV’s hottest reveals, together with The Bear and New Lady, on which he performed the daddy of star Zooey Deschanel.

“My coronary heart is damaged. Rob Reiner was absolutely the warmest, funniest, most beneficiant of spirits,” Deschanel wrote on Instagram Monday morning.

“A really good human being. An unbelievable artist and such a playful and enjoyable collaborator. I cherish the time we spent working collectively and the various movies he made which have formed who I’m,” she continued, including:

“Rob and his pretty spouse Michele had been at all times so sort and it introduced me a lot pleasure any time I used to be fortunate sufficient to see them.”

“Christopher and I are numb and unhappy and shocked concerning the violent, tragic deaths of our pricey associates Rob and Michele Singer Reiner and our ONLY focus and care proper now could be for his or her youngsters and instant households and we are going to supply all assist potential to assist them,” wrote Jamie Lee Curtis, who performed Deschanel’s mom on the present.

“There will probably be loads of time later to debate the artistic lives we shared and the good political and social affect they each had on the leisure business, early childhood improvement, the struggle for homosexual marriage and their world take care of a world in disaster. We’ve misplaced nice associates. Please give us time to grieve.”

Numerous stars have praised Reiner’s life and work at the moment, however one of the vital transferring tributes was additionally one of many shortest:

The Princess Bride star Cary Elwes wrote merely, “No phrases…” alongside a photograph of his director’s chair standing alongside Reiner’s on the set of the traditional movie.

Our ideas exit to Rob Reiner and Michele Singer’s family members throughout this extremely tough time.