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Rob Reiner

(1947–2025) Film Director United States

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Rob Reiner was a film director from the United States, best known for The Princess Bride.

Quick Facts About Rob Reiner

Born: March 6, 1947
Died: December 14, 2025
Nationality: United States
Profession: Film Director
Notable works: The Princess Bride
Known for: When Harry Met Sally, The Princess Bride, Stand by Me, All in the Family, This Is Spinal Tap
Spouse: Michele Singer Reiner

About Rob Reiner

Robert Reiner was an American filmmaker, actor, and political activist. He directed a series of acclaimed studio films in a career that spanned comedy, drama, romance, and documentary. Reiner received numerous accolades, including winning two Primetime Emmy Awards and a Hugo Award, as well as nominations for an Academy Award, a BAFTA Award, and nine Golden Globe Awards. He was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1999 and received the Chaplin Gala Tribute at the Film at Lincoln Center in 2014. Three of his films have been inducted into the National Film Registry.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Jane Fonda Humanitarian Award

Quotes by Rob Reiner

They always say girls mature faster than boys, but I don't think that's true because I think girls just are more mature…

Always

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When you do improv, you're everything. You're a performer, writer, and director, because you're moving the scene in the direction you want…

Acting

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My fear is that the Tea Party gets a charismatic leader. Because all they're selling is fear and anger. And that's all…

Angry

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If I know a guy who's a really good improvisational actor, I'd be foolish not to let him because he'll come up…

Actor

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The marketing costs are insane now. So even if you've got a picture like 'Flipped' which cost under $14 million, or $13.5…

Basis

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Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that's…

Change things

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Women are more in touch with their feelings, they're more emotionally developed, they know what's important in life, and the men run…

Feelings

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For the last five, 10 years, you're seeing the best things happen on television.

Best things

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They make three types of movies, and if you don't make one of those three, you have to find independent financing: It's…

About

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I love it when people come up to me and they say a line. Like, you know, 'My name is Indigo Montoya.…

Come

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The first time I ever met Stephen King, he came up to me, and we went to shake hands, and he had,…

Came

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Something is wrong here, and it's more than easy access to guns or violence on TV. It's about lack of love and…

Access

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For me, the only type of guilty pleasure fun that I have in terms of my career is I act once in…

Careers

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With someone like Barack Obama, I think the whole America, the whole world will coalesce. Every election is about change, and change…

Around the world

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I love the idea of making movies that kids and adults can go to together and both get something out of it,…

Adult

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I guess as I get older, I'm kind of getting drawn to the things that I really love the most, which is…

Figures

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You never know if anything is going to stand the test of time or going to be successful.

Being successful

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“Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately all you can do is fix yourself. And that's…

Change things

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When I show up to act in a movie for somebody else, I just want to be nice and helpful and do…

Act

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Whether it's films or painting or music or writing a book, the greatest experience is being able to express yourself and what…

Able

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It gives you more freedom, the digital camera.

Cameras

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I've made movies that nobody saw initially, and then, all the sudden, people over the years pick up on it. Like 'Spinal…

Bride

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I was also a congressman. I had decided to run for office and had become a congressman with Queen Latifah.

Congressman

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I know how sobering and exhausting parenthood is. But the reality is that our children's future depends on us as parents. Because…

Children

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I saw 'The Grand Budapest Hotel.' I liked it. I saw 'The Fault in Our Stars,' and I could see why young…

Budapest

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