Los angeles: Director and actor Rob Reiner, known for films such as *When Harry Met Sally*, *Misery*, *Stand By Me*, *The Princess Bride*, and *This is Spinal Tap*, has been found dead at the age of 78, alongside his 68-year-old wife, Michele Singer Reiner. The couple was discovered at their Brentwood, Los Angeles home in what authorities are investigating as an apparent homicide.

According to Azeri-Press News Agency, reports began to surface on Sunday afternoon regarding the discovery of the bodies by authorities. The Reiner family spokesperson later confirmed the tragic news on Sunday evening, expressing profound sorrow and requesting privacy during this difficult time.

Both TMZ and People have reported that the couple appeared to have suffered wounds consistent with a knife attack. While details of the cause of death have not been officially disclosed, Los Angeles Police Department detectives from the Robbery Homicide Division are treating it as an “apparent homicide,” according to LAPD captain Mike Blan
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An anonymous official from the Los Angeles Fire Department confirmed to media outlets that they had responded to a medical aid request on Sunday afternoon when the bodies were found. Reiner, a celebrated director and actor, had been married to photographer Michele Singer Reiner since 1989. The couple’s romance inspired a change in the ending of *When Harry Met Sally*, which Reiner was directing at the time they met.

ABC Los Angeles reported that friends and peers of Reiner, including Billy Crystal and Larry David, were seen at the scene following the news. Attempts to reach Reiner’s representatives for comments have not been immediately successful.