Beloved Comedian Carl Reiner Dies at 98

Carl Reiner was working right to the end.

NEW YORK -- Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy’s front ranks as creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and straight man to Mel Brooks’ “2000 Year Old Man,” has died. He was 98.

died Monday night at his Beverly Hills home. He was 98.«Last night my dad passed away.

NEW YORK -- Carl Reiner, who died Monday at 98, was the rare untortured genius of comedy, his career a story of laughter and camaraderie, of innovation and triumph and affection. Reiner’s persona was so warm and approachable — everyone’s friend or favorite uncle — that you could forget that he was an architect of modern comedy, a “North Star,” in the words of Billy Crystal.

Dick Van Dyke shared a moving statement about Carl Reiner following the death of the comedy legend from natural causes at the age of 98 years old. “My idol, Carl Reiner, wrote about the human comedy,” Dick began his tweet. “He had a deeper understanding of the human condition, than I think even he was aware of.”

“I loved Carl [Reiner] dearly,” Betty White, 98, said in a statement to HollywoodLife following the news that Carl Reiner, 98, had passed away in his Beverly Hills. “[It was] a Privilege working with him…He was always fun to be with as he always had something funny in his head…..I am heartbroken.”

Carl Reiner has died at the age of 98.The actor, director, and producer passed away on Monday night (June 29, 2020) at his Beverly Hills home, his assistant Judy Nagy confirmed to Variety.Reiner starred in films like It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World, and The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming, and late in life, as Saul Bloom in the Ocean’s Eleven series.After being cast alongside Brooks in 1950s variety TV show Your Show of Shows, the pair formed a comedy duo best known for their

Your Show of Shows, which starred Sid Caesar, before moving on to create The Dick Van Dyke Show. He was known for his absurd comedy, laced with New York Jewish humor, and was a close friend and collaborator of Mel Brooks.

TMZ reported on Tuesday. His assistant confirmed the news to Variety, saying his death was due to natural causes.After his work on Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour in the 1950s, Reiner in 1961 created one of the most beloved sitcoms of all time, The Dick Van Dyke Show, which ran for five seasons and which he also acted in.

Carl Reiner, actor, writer and creator of The Dick Van Dyke Show, has died at the age of 98. He died of natural causes on Monday at his Beverly Hills Home, his assistant confirmed to Variety.Reiner first rose to fame as a regular cast member of Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows which saw him pick up two Emmys in 1956 and 1957.

TMZ report. There are no further details yet on the cause of the death of the veteran entertainer, but he had remained a very active in his later life.  In 2018, Reiner had said he wanted to 'stick around' to see Donald Trump voted out of office. The comedian, actor, director, screenwriter and publisher had an impressive career in the entertainment business that spanned seven decades. Reiner was arguably best known for creating the classic American sitcom The Dick Van Dyke Show, that aired from

died Monday night at his Beverly Hills home. He was 98.«Last night my dad passed away.

died Monday night at his Beverly Hills home. He was 98.«Last night my dad passed away.

Variety that he died of natural causes at his Beverly Hills home. His actor-director son, Rob Reiner, later paid tribute to him via Twitter, writing, “Last night my dad passed away.

Variety confirmed.The actor, writer, producer and director had a Hollywood career spanning over six decades, as the creator of The Dick Van Dyke Show in 1961, and Mel Brooks’ longtime comedy partner.The Jewish-American comedian also directed many comedies that went on to earn cult status, including The Jerk and The Man With Two Brains.

Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy’s front ranks as creator of The Dick Van Dyke Show and straight man to Mel Brooks’ 2000 Year Old Man, has died aged 98.