Carl Reiner, best known as the creator, writer, and actor on The Dick Van Dyke Show, died today at age 98.
Starting in 1950 to 1957, Reiner co-wrote and appeared on Caesar’s Hour and Your Show of Shows, starring Sid Caesar. In the 1960s, Reiner created The Dick Van Dyke Show, where he also played a TV star, Alan Brady, and behind the scenes was a writer and producer.
Below is a tribute to Reiner from Turner Classic Movies followed by a 2016 interview from PBS.
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About Carl Reiner (from Wikipedia)
Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American comedian, actor, director, screenwriter, and publisher whose career spanned seven decades. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to 1957, he co-wrote and acted on Caesar’s Hour and Your Show of Shows, starring Sid Caesar. In the 1960s, Reiner was best known as the creator, producer, writer, and actor on The Dick Van Dyke Show.
Reiner famously formed a comedy duo with Mel Brooks in “2000 Year Old Man” and acted in films such as It’s a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World (1963), The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966) and the Ocean’s film series (2001–2007). He also had great success as a film director and writer and in the 1970s and 1980s. He co-wrote and directed some of Steve Martin‘s most successful films, including The Jerk (1979), and also directed notable comedies such as Where’s Poppa? (1970), Oh, God! (1977), and All of Me (1984). Over his long and distinguished career, Reiner won many awards and honors including nine Emmy Awards, one Grammy Award, and The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He was the father of actor and director Rob Reiner, author Annie Reiner, and artist Lucas Reiner, and the grandfather of Tracy Reiner.