Carl Reiner
Biography
Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and author. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to 1957, he acted on and contributed sketch material for Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour, starring Sid Caesar, writing alongside Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and Woody Allen. Reiner teamed up with Brooks and together they released several iconic comedy albums beginning with 2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks (1960). Reiner was best known as the creator and producer of, and a writer and actor on, The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1965).
Reiner formed a comedy duo with Brooks in "The 2000 Year Old Man" and acted in such films as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), and the Ocean's film series (2001–2007). He co-wrote and directed some of Steve Martin's first and most successful films, including The Jerk (1979), and also directed such comedies as Where's Poppa? (1970), Oh, God! (1977), and All of Me (1984). Reiner appeared in dozens of television specials from 1967 to 2000, and was a guest star on television series from the 1950s until his death. He also voiced characters in animated films and television series, including the TV series Father of the Pride (2004–2005), in which he voiced Sarmoti, and was a reader for books on tape. He wrote more than two dozen books, mostly in his later years.
He was the recipient of many awards and honors, including 11 Emmy Awards, one Grammy Award, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1999.
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1922-03-20
Place of birth
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Images
Cast
Ocean's Eleven
2001
7.40
Ocean's Twelve
2004
6.56
Ocean's Thirteen
2007
6.72
Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown
1976
0.00
The Gazebo
1960
6.89
A Guide for the Married Man
1967
5.90
The Thrill of It All
1963
7.00
Good Boy!
2003
5.54
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
1963
7.00
Merry Madagascar
2009
6.47
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
1982
6.60
The One and Only
1978
5.80
Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man
2012
0.00
The End
1978
5.50
Gidget Goes Hawaiian
1961
4.63
The Spirit of '76
1990
4.60
All Star Party for Lucille Ball
1984
6.00
Happy Anniversary
1959
5.80
Generation
1969
4.50
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
2011
10.00
The Art of Love
1965
5.30
Fatal Instinct
1993
5.40
Twilight Theatre
1982
0.00
The Last Laugh
2016
6.90
Medical Story
1975
0.00
Alice of Wonderland in Paris
1966
4.80
Dumbbells
2014
4.42
The Violinist
1959
5.20
Skokie
1981
6.00
Ten from Your Show of Shows
1973
7.50
Oh, God!
1977
6.50
Walt Disney: One Man's Dream
1981
0.00
The Right to Remain Silent
1996
6.50
Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin
1987
9.33
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
2013
8.23
The Jerk
1979
6.90
Slums of Beverly Hills
1998
6.30
Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen
2015
6.80
History of the World: Part I
1981
6.79
In the Mood
1987
5.50
Anatole
1962
0.00
Lunch
2012
4.00
Caesar's Writers
1996
0.00
Summer School
1987
6.40
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988
6.80
Pinocchio
1984
4.80
The Majestic
2001
6.80
The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited
2004
10.00
Funny is Funny
1966
6.00
Wait for Your Laugh
2017
7.60
Duck Duck Goose
2018
6.20
Julie and Dick at Covent Garden
1974
7.00
The Great Buster: A Celebration
2018
7.20
The 2000 Year Old Man
1975
6.50
Toy Story 4
2019
7.50
Monty Python Conquers America
2008
6.50
The Comic
1969
5.90
The Automat
2021
7.00
The Muppets Go Hollywood
1979
6.30
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
2018
6.43
Dreamworks Holiday Classics
2012
7.67
Mitzi... Roarin' in the 20s
1976
0.00
Star Spangled Salesman
1968
6.00
Ocean's Eight
2018
7.00