'Everybody Loves Raymond' Creator Phil Rosenthal Remembers Carl Reiner: "He Made My Life Better"

James Burrows — the legendary TV director and go-to guy for sitcom pilots like Taxi, Cheers (which he co-created), Frasier, Friends and Will & Grace — on Reiner's outsized impact on comedy as creator of The Dick Van Dyke Show. Ididn't know Carl that well — I met him a few times with Rob — but everyone who has ever worked in the sitcom world was amazed by him.

Steven Levitan Guest ColumnistWith the passing of comedy legend Carl Reiner, tributes have poured in from all over the world. “Modern Family” executive producer Steven Levitan shared with Variety his memories of the landmark television comedy that Reiner created.Early in the run of Modern Family, I got a call from our show’s publicist asking if I’d be willing to do a Saturday photo shoot for one of the trades.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorCarl Reiner amassed many accolades during his eight decades in showbiz, from nine Emmys and a Grammy to the Mark Twain Prize to a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.The multi-hyphenate master of comedy, who died June 29 at age 98, also claimed another prestigious tribute — his name on the menu at Los Angeles’ venerable Pink’s Hot Dogs stand on La Brea Avenue. The Reiner Dog is a 9-inch stretch dog topped with mustard and sauerkraut.

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.

Pete Hammond Awards Columnist/Chief Film CriticA column chronicling conversations and events on the awards season.And now let the voting begin.It has been pretty hard this unusual Emmy season to conduct this column that usually is made up of nifty little events and conversations I  have as I traverse industry events, Q&As , parties etc.

Also Read: Carl Reiner Appreciation: A Comic Straight Man Who Knew When to Get CrookedEven though Reiner was in his 90s, he kept his finger on the pulse and would still frequent comedy shows.“I did get to meet Carl Reiner, he would come out to shows here in LA,” added Maria Bamford.

In the fourth season of Parks and Recreation, Leslie Knope runs for city council. In our research we discovered that in towns like Pawnee, Indiana, senior citizens account for a huge percentage of local election vote totals.

Carl Reiner, the creator of The Dick Van Dyke Show, has died at the age of 98. Entertainment Tonight says that the acclaimed director/actor passed away on Monday night at his home in Beverly Hills.

Tom Tapp Deputy Managing EditorMel Brooks, whose close friendship with the late Carl Reiner stretched back to the 1950s, has posted a tribute to his old Your Show of Shows costar. “Carl was a giant,” said Brooks on Twitter, “unmatched in his contributions to entertainment.

Mel Brooks paid tribute to his good friend and fellow comedy legend Carl Reiner, who passed away Monday at age 98. Reiner’s assistant Judy Nagy confirmed to Fox News he died Monday night of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif.

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.”

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.

Long before Jerry Seinfeld reimagined television comedy in the late 1980s, there was Carl Reiner – a Bronx-born Jewish writer and actor who actually helped invent the medium back in television’s early golden age. Carl Reiner’s death on Monday in Beverly Hills at the age of 98 marks another passing of a legend from another time, an era when Americans, while disparate in their politics, were largely united in their humor.

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

Another one of Hollywood’s most beloved and revered has sadly passed away.

Also Read: Carl Reiner, 'The Dick Van Dyke Show' Creator and Hollywood Legend, Dies at 98“Condolences to the family of Carl Reiner,” actor William Shatner tweeted. “From the writers room of ‘Sid Caesar’ to recreating those times for the ‘Dick Van Dyke Show,’ Carl was a master at his craft.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorHollywood is mourning the loss of comedy legend Carl Reiner, who died Monday night of natural causes at his Beverly Hills home at the age of 98.His son, Rob Reiner, wrote on Twitter, “Last night my dad passed away. As I write this my heart is hurting.