Carl Reiner

Known for ActingBorn 1922-03-20Died 2020-06-29The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and author. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to 1957, he acted on and contributed sketch material for Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour, starring Sid Caesar, writing alongside Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and Woody Allen. Reiner teamed up with Brooks and together they released several iconic comedy albums beginning with 2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks (1960). Reiner was best known as the creator and producer of, and a writer and actor on, The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1965). Reiner formed a comedy duo with Brooks in "The 2000 Year Old Man" and acted in such films 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 co-wrote and directed some of Steve Martin's first and most successful films, including The Jerk (1979), and also directed such comedies as Where's Poppa? (1970), Oh, God! (1977), and All of Me (1984). 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 animated films and television series, including the TV series Father of the Pride (2004–2005), in which he voiced Sarmoti, and was a reader for books on tape. He wrote more than two dozen books, mostly in his later years. He was the recipient of many awards and honors, including 11 Emmy Awards, one Grammy Award, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1999. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carl Reiner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.Read more

Movies & web series

Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration

Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life

The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited

Anatole

Caesar's Writers

People's Choice Awards

50 Years of Television: A Golden Celebration

Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin

House

Mel Brooks: Make a Noise

I Ain't Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac

The Grammys

John Candy: I Like Me

Norm Macdonald Live

Parks and Recreation

America 2-Night

Family Law

Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again

The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room

Bob's Burgers

Boston Legal

Faerie Tale Theatre

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to 'It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World'

The Judy Garland Show

Dreamworks: Holiday Classics

'Ocean's Eleven': The Look of the Con

Wait for Your Laugh

Ten from Your Show of Shows

The Julie Andrews Hour

Home Movie: The Princess Bride

Toy Story 4

Star Spangled Salesman

Salute to Stan Laurel

The Jerry Lewis Show

The Larry Sanders Show

Frasier

Betty White: First Lady of Television

The Penguins of Madagascar

Night Gallery

Two and a Half Men

This Is the Tom Green Documentary

Ocean's Eleven

The Wonderful World of Disney

Family Guy

The Carol Burnett Show

The Great Buster: A Celebration

King of the Hill

Justice League Action