| Celebrated Name: | Carl Reiner |
| Real Name/Full Name: | Carl Reiner |
| Gender: | Male |
| Age: | 99 years old |
| Birth Date: | 20 March 1922 |
| Birth Place: | The Bronx, New York City, U.S.A |
| Nationality: | American |
| Height: | 1.87 m |
| Weight: | 77 kg |
| Sexual Orientation: | Straight |
| Marital Status: | Single |
| Wife/Spouse (Name): | Estelle Lebost ( m. 1943; died 2008) |
| Children/Kids (Son and Daughter): | Yes (Lucas Reiner, Rob Reiner, Annie Reiner) |
| Dating/Girlfriend (Name): | No |
| Is Carl Reiner Gay?: | No |
| Profession: | Actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, publisher |
| Salary: | N/A |
| Net Worth in 2024: | $75 million |
| Last Updated: | December 2024 |
Carl Reiner is an American actor, comedian, director, screenwriter, and publisher. His career spans seven decades. During the early years of TV comedy from 1950 to 1957, he co-wrote and acted on Caesar’s Hour and Your Show of Shows, where he shares his screen with Sid Caesar. In the 1960s, Reiner was best known as the creator, producer, actor, and writer on The Dick Van Dyke Show.
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Early Life & Biography
Reiner was born to Irving, a watchmaker, and Bessie Reiner. His parents were Jewish immigrants. His father was from Austria, and his mother was from Romania. His older brother Charlie served in World War II, and his ashes are buried at Arlington National Cemetery. Charlie read in the New York Daily News about a free dramatic workshop being put on by the Works Progress Administration when he was just 16. He then told Carl about it. His uncle Harry Mathias was the first comedian in his family. He had previously been working as a machinist, repairing sewing machines.
Personal Life
In December 1943, Reiner married a singer Estelle Lebost. Their marriage lasted for 64 years until her death in 2008. At the time of the marriage, Reiner was 21, and Estelle was 29. She died on 25 October 2008, at age 94. He is the father of Rob Reiner, who is a poet, playwright, and author Annie Reiner, who is a painter, actor, and director. Reiner has six grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Reiner has described himself as a Jewish atheist. Reiner is a lifelong Democrat and endorsed Bernie Sanders for the Democratic Party nomination during the 2016 United States presidential election. Recently, Reiner resides in Beverly Hills, California. At the age of 97, he is one of the oldest celebrities active on Twitter.
Age, Height, and Weight
Being born on 20 March 1922, Carl Reimer is 99 years old as of today’s date 26th December 2024. His height is 1.87 m tall, and his weight is 77 kg.
Career
Reiner performed in several Broadway musicals and had played the lead role in Call Me Mister. In 1950, he was cast by Max Leibman in Sid Caesar’s Your Show of Shows, where he appeared on air in skits while also worked alongside writers, such as Mel Brooks and Neil Simon. Reiner also worked on Caesar’s Hour. There he worked with Brooks, Simon, Woody Allen, Larry Gelbart, Mel Tolkin, Mike Stewart, and Sheldon Keller.
In 1960, Reiner shared the screen with Brooks on a comedy show named as The Steve Allen Show. Reiner played the straight man role in 2000’s “Year Old Man.” Brooks’s biographer, William Holtzman, called a 12-minute act in “an ingenious jazz improvisation,” while Gerald Nachman described Reiner’s part in guiding the act. The act gave Brooks “identity as a comic performer for the first time,” stated Reiner.
In May 2009, he made a guest appearance as a clinic patient on the season finale of House. Reiner had voiced Santa in Merry Madagascar and also reprised his role in the Penguins of Madagascar episode “The All Nighter Before Christmas.” In December 2009, he again made a guest appearance as a TV producer Marty Pepper on Two and a Half Men. He also made a starring cast in The Cleveland Show as Murray and wrote the story for the episode “Your Show of Shows,” which was named after the program that started his career. Reiner reprised his role on Two and a Half Men, in January 2014.
In 2012, Reiner made a guest appearance on Jerry Seinfeld‘s show Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee. There they talked at a dinner about his comedy career. Reiner also invited Jerry to come and have dinner with Mel Brooks. The one rule for movies, according to him, was, It has to be one where “somebody says, ‘Secure the perimeter!’ or ‘Get some rest.” Brooks “falls asleep with his mouth open” every time.
Awards & Achievements
Carl Reiner had an impeccable career record with ten awards wins and 14 nominations. Some of his lifetime achievements are as follows:
At Primetime Emmy Awards:
In 1954, he was nominated as Best Supporting Actor for Your Show Of Shows.
- In 1962, at Primetime Emmy Awards, he won the award for Writing for a Comedy Series for The Dick Van Dyke Show.
- In 1965, he again won the award for Outstanding Achievements in Entertainment for The Dick Van Dyke Show.
In Grammy Awards:
- In 1960, he was nominated for Best Comedy Album for 2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks.
- In 1996, he was nominated as Best Spoken Word Album for Children for The Prince and the Pauper (Mark Twain).
- In 1998, he again won the award for Best Comedy Album for The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000.
Net Worth & Salary of Carl Reiner in 2024
Carl Reiner is a famous TV actor in the ’90s in Hollywood. He earned all of his money being a professional TV actor and comedian. As of December 2024, His net worth is calculated to be around $75 million. The majority of his income comes from the movies and shows he has done throughout his lifetime.
Carl Reiner is one of the best TV actors/comedians in the early 90,s. He is still famous as he has given many blockbuster shows. His career spans seven decades. He belongs from very wealthy family background. His parents were Jewish immigrants. During his early days, he competed with many other famous actors. His hard work and dedication towards work pay off things. He is one of the richest celebrities of Hollywood. He has achieved several milestones in his career life with ten awards win and 14 nominations. He is one of the most talented actors that the world has ever produced.