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Billy Crystal Tears Up While Detailing Final Conversation With Rob Reiner
Crystal said Reiner told him to value the people around him, as 17 collaborators joined a 2026 Oscars tribute to the director and his wife.
- On Tuesday, actor Billy Crystal appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert to recount his final conversation with longtime friend Rob Reiner, recalling details from a Christmas party the night before the director's death.
- Director Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Reiner, were fatally stabbed in their Brentwood, California, home on December 14, 2025; their son, Nick Reiner, was arrested in connection with the deaths and pleaded not guilty.
- Crystal, 78, described Reiner as "hilarious, devoted, opinionated in the best way, fighting for the truth for our country," noting their five-decade friendship began in 1975 after collaborating on All in the Family.
- In March, Crystal organized an Oscars tribute featuring 17 of Reiner's longest-standing collaborators, recounting, "If I can get the cast of those movies together to walk out with me, that would have made him really smile."
- Nick Reiner remains held without bail while the investigation into the Reiners' deaths continues; his next court appearance is scheduled for April 29.
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mannheim24.deBilly Crystal was one of the last people to see Rob Reiner alive. Now he talks about what the director told him that night.
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He was a hilarious and dedicated man, with strong opinions, the actor said of the director
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