Rob Reiner, Hollywood
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The affluent L.A. neighborhood of Brentwood, where actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead inside their home, has been the scene of a number of high-profile Hollywood tragedies.
Authorities were called the storied Hollywood director's home on Sunday and found the bodies of a man, 78, and a woman, 68.
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There's a good chance that his reign in entertainment is about to come to a close when Warner Bros. Discovery sells. The only question is his legacy.
Tributes rolled in late Sunday for Rob Reiner — whose warm, empathetic work as a director and actor made him a pillar of Hollywood for decades — as investigators worked to determine what led to the deaths of Mr. Reiner and his wife, Michele.
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