Rob Reiner met the love of his life in second wife Michele Reiner (née Singer), and they died together. The couple were found dead on December 14, 2025, inside their home in Brentwood, California, in an apparent homicide. While police investigate the horrifying incident, Rob and Michele’s friends, family and colleagues are grieving their deaths.
Learn about Rob’s wife, Michele, and his past marriage below.
Rob was married twice in his life. His first marriage was to Penny Marshall, a fellow filmmaker and actor. The ex-spouses wed in 1971 and divorced 10 years later.
Penny died on December 17, 2018, at the age of 75. Her death was attributed to cardiopulmonary failure, cardiac arrest and type 2 diabetes, per her death certificate.
In 1989, Rob married his second wife, Michele, and they stayed together for the rest of their lives.
Michele died alongside her husband, according to multiple reports. She and the late Stand by Me director were found deceased in their Los Angeles home on December 14, 2025. The couple had wounds consistent with a knife attack. Per TMZ, their throats had been slit.
Police have yet to publicly confirm the exact manner of death for both Rob and Michele. She was 68 years old when she died; Rob was 78.
