{"id":3345,"date":"2025-12-17T07:51:50","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T07:51:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifestorybuffering.com\/?p=3345"},"modified":"2025-12-17T07:51:50","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T07:51:50","slug":"rob-reiners-friend-eric-idle-details-final-phone-call-with-director-night-before-he-was-found-dead-in-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifestorybuffering.com\/?p=3345","title":{"rendered":"Rob Reiner\u2019s friend Eric Idle details final phone call with director night before he was found dead in home!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"83\" data-end=\"469\">Rob Reiner, the beloved director, producer, and actor behind classics like <em data-start=\"158\" data-end=\"180\">When Harry Met Sally<\/em> and <em data-start=\"185\" data-end=\"201\">A Few Good Men<\/em>, was found dead alongside his wife Michele at their Brentwood, Los Angeles home. Authorities are investigating the case as an apparent homicide. Tributes have poured in from across the entertainment world, honoring Reiner\u2019s decades-long impact on film and television.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"471\" data-end=\"712\">Rising to fame as Meathead on <em data-start=\"501\" data-end=\"520\">All in the Family<\/em>, Reiner went on to work with some of the industry\u2019s greatest talents. Actor John Cusack called him \u201ca great man,\u201d while Elijah Wood expressed heartbreak over the loss of both Rob and Michele.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"714\" data-end=\"1096\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\">Reiner\u2019s close friend Eric Idle revealed he spoke with him the night before his death, calling him a \u201clovely, clever, and thoughtful man.\u201d Political leaders, including former President Barack Obama, also paid tribute, praising Reiner\u2019s artistry, activism, and belief in the goodness of people. Rob and Michele are remembered for lives defined by purpose, creativity, and compassion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rob Reiner, the beloved director, producer, and actor behind classics like When Harry Met Sally and A Few Good Men, was found dead alongside his wife Michele at their Brentwood, Los Angeles home. Authorities are investigating the case as an apparent homicide. Tributes have poured in from across the entertainment world, honoring Reiner\u2019s decades-long impact &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3345","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifestorybuffering.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3345","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifestorybuffering.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifestorybuffering.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifestorybuffering.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifestorybuffering.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3345"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lifestorybuffering.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3345\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3346,"href":"https:\/\/lifestorybuffering.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3345\/revisions\/3346"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lifestorybuffering.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3345"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifestorybuffering.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3345"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lifestorybuffering.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3345"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}