Rob Reiner was born on March 6, 1947 in the Bronx, New York.
Best friend Billy Crystal and Reiner met when Crystal played
Rob's friend in an episode of ALL IN THE FAMILY (1971).
The 1st episode of HAPPY DAYS in 1974 was co-wrote by Rob
Reiner. Rob Reiner produced, co-wrote and co-starred with
ex-wife Penny Marshall in the TV movie MORE THEN FRIENDS in
1978, a romantic comedy based on the couple's own courtship.
Rob Reiner co-starred in one of television's landmark shows,
the sharp-tongued sitcom ALL IN THE FAMILY (1971-78). He was
cast as the liberal son-in-law of bigoted Archie Bunker who
referred to him as "Meathead", he found his niche in TV history,
and won two Emmy Awards.
Behind the camera Reiner's first hit as the director was
the mock rock documentary, THIS IS SPINAL TAP in 1984.
In 1999 Rob Reiner received a star on the Hollywood Walk
of Fame; it is next to his father Carl Reiner star.
The American Film Institute's list of top 100 U.S. love stories
in 2002. Reiner directed three of the movies ranked : WHEN
HARRY MET SALLY (1989) ranked #25, THE AMERICAN PRESIDENT
(1995) - #75 and THE PRINCESS BRIDE (1987) ranked #88.
Rob named his production company Castle Rock after a fictional
town created by Stephen King.
While filming the scene in STAND BY ME (1986) in which Gordie
and Vern are being chased by a train, he couldn't get Wil
Wheaton and Jerry O'Connell to look frightened enough, so
after a take, Reiner proceeded to yell at them until they
began to cry. He then filmed the scene over again.
Rob Reiner's other notable credits include...
