Rob Reiner
Biography
Robert Norman Reiner (born March 6, 1947) is an American actor and filmmaker. As an actor, Reiner first came to national prominence with the role of Michael "Meathead" Stivic on the CBS sitcom All in the Family (1971–1979), a performance that earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards. As a director, Reiner was recognized by the Directors Guild of America Awards with nominations for the coming of age drama Stand by Me (1986), the romantic comedy When Harry Met Sally... (1989), and the military courtroom drama A Few Good Men (1992), the last of which also earned him a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Picture. He has also received four nominations for the Golden Globe Award for Best Director. Reiner's other major directorial film credits include the heavy metal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap (1984), the romantic comedy fantasy adventure The Princess Bride (1987), the psychological horror-thriller Misery (1990), the romantic comedy-drama The American President (1995), the buddy comedy-drama The Bucket List (2007), and the biographical political drama LBJ (2016). Reiner also appeared in a number of his films and various others, including Throw Momma from the Train (1987), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), Bullets Over Broadway (1994), The First Wives Club (1996), Primary Colors (1998), EDtv (1999), and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013).
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Also Known As
Movies (33)
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
as Marty DiBergi
2025
From Darkness to Light
as Self (archive footage)
2025
God & Country: The Rise of Christian Nationalism
Producer (Production)
2024
Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic
as Self
2023
Albert Brooks: Defending My Life
as Self
2023
Being Mary Tyler Moore
as Self (voice)
2023
Norman Lear: 100 Years of Music and Laughter
as Self
2022
Family Squares
as Narrator (voice)
2022
The Super Bob Einstein Movie
as Self
2021
A Virtual Princess Bride Reunion
as The Grandfather
2020
Time Warp Vol. 3: Comedy and Camp
as Self
2020
Time Warp Vol. 1: Midnight Madness
as Self
2020
Andre the Giant
as Self
2018
Shock and Awe
as John Walcott
2017
LBJ
Director (Directing)
2017
Sandy Wexler
as Marty Markowitz
2017
The Last Laugh
as Self
2016
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
as Self
2016
Everything Is Copy
as Self
2015
Being Charlie
Producer (Production)
2015
And So It Goes
as Artie
2014
The Case Against 8
as Self
2014
The Wolf Pack
as Self
2014
The Wolf of Wall Street
as Max Belfort
2013
A Night at the Movies: Hollywood Goes to Washington
as Self - Interviewee
2012
True Love: The Princess Bride Phenomenon
2012
The Magic of Belle Isle
Director (Directing)
2012
8
Director (Directing)
2012
When Harry Met Sally 2 with Billy Crystal & Helen Mirren
as Rob Reiner
2011
These Amazing Shadows
as Self
2011
Flipped
Director (Directing)
2010
The Television Revolution Begins: "All in the Family" Is On the Air
as Self
2009
Those Were the Days: The Birth of "All in the Family"
as Self
2009
TV Shows (17)
The Bear
as Albert Schnur
2022
The Sunday Show with Jonathan Capehart
as Self
2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
as The Grandfather
2020
Hollywood
as Ace Amberg
2020
Firing Line with Margaret Hoover
2018
The Beat with Ari Melber
as Self
2017
The Jim Jefferies Show
as Self
2017
The Good Fight
as Judge Josh Brickner
2017
The History of Comedy
as Self
2017
HAPPYish
2015
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self - Guest
2014
About a Boy
as Bagel Shop Owner
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
New Girl
as Bob Day
2011
The Fran Drescher Show
2010
On Air
2009
Late Night Stars of Poker
2008