Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found stabbed to death in their home, family friends told the Los Angeles Times, and the paper published a joint tribute after an earlier eulogy had celebrated Reiner’s unprecedented streak of seven consecutive hit films.The statement, signed by
Billy Crystal,
Albert Brooks,
Martin Short and others, called Reiner a "passionate, brave citizen," praised his gifts with actors and writers and his range from comedy to documentary, and honored both Reiner and Michele for their political activism and public service.