On Hanukkah 2025, Hollywood mourns legendary film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and political activist Rob Reiner and his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner who were murdered by their son Nick. Rob, like his father Carl Reiner, was a Hollywood legend. Rob, like his father Carl Reiner, was a Hollywood legend.

Nick Reiner, 32, is the middle child of Rob and Michele Reiner. He has a history of mental illness and substance abuse. He has been named in the stabbing death of his parents and is currently being held without bail. Nick has openly discussed his struggles with drugs and early rehab and his life on the streets, revealing a challenging path from adolescence into adulthood.

Take a look in his eyes. They are vacant - a common theme with the severely mentally ill and always with mass killers.

Robert Norman Reiner (March 6, 1947 - December 14, 2025) was an American film director, producer, screenwriter, actor, and political activist. He came to prominence as Mike "Meathead" Stivic on the CBS sitcom "All in the Family" (1971-1979), a performance that earned him two Primetime Emmy Awards. Reiner was born into a Jewish family in the Bronx, New York City. Read more ...

Rob Reiner was in my age group, also from NYC - his mannerisms often a reminder of my Jewish heritage - combined with friends and relatives who were part of my early childhood and neighborhood. It's a kinship we can only share with people shaped by the same era, culture, and society.

Trump, 79, from Queens, NY was also born into NYC culture in that timeline - many of current his mannerisms and perceptions taking me back to the way things were growing up. Rob Reiner had been outspoken about Trump - who due to his own mental illness and lack of impulse control - made harsh comments about Reiner's murder which sparked rare Republican pushback.

Trump wrote in a social media post on Monday morning that Reiner's death was "reportedly due to the anger he caused by others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction ... known as Trump Derangement Syndrome" - a perfect description of Trump's narcissistic and sociopathic behavior.

The last time I saw Rob Reiner he appeared on Bill Maher's Club Random podcast and "Real Time with Bill Maher" in September 2025.