Carl Reiner was born on March 20, 1922 in the Bronx, New
York.
In the 1959 television pilot HEAD OF THE FAMILY, which eventually
became the basis for THE DICK VAN DYKE SHOW, Carl Reiner portrayed
Rob Petrie. Then in 1961 Carl created (and often wrote) THE
DICK VAN DYKE SHOW. Carl Reiner won five Emmys for the THE
DICK VAN DYKE SHOW, three for writing and two for producing.
Reiner was inducted into the Television Academy Hall of Fame,
and in 2000 was awarded the Mark Twain Prize for Comedy.
Carl Reiner made a best-selling album with Mel Brooks called
2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks which earned a
Grammy nomination and ignited Carl's writing career.
In the mid 1960s Carl Reiner broke into screenwriting with
two popular Norman Jewison comedies, THE THRILL OF IT ALL
and THE ART OF LOVE.
Carl Reiner's other notable credits include...
