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Carl Reiner
The Bronx, New York City, New York, USA
Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and author. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to…
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Carl Reiner (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, stand-up comedian, director, screenwriter, and author. During the early years of television comedy from 1950 to 1957, he acted on and contributed sketch material for Your Show of Shows and Caesar's Hour, starring Sid Caesar, writing alongside Mel Brooks, Neil Simon, and Woody Allen. Reiner teamed up with Brooks and together they released several iconic comedy albums beginning with 2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks (1960). Reiner was best known as the creator and producer of, and a writer and actor on, The Dick Van Dyke Show (1961–1965). Reiner formed a comedy duo with Brooks in "The 2000 Year Old Man" and acted in such films as It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963), The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming (1966), and the Ocean's film series (2001–2007). He co-wrote and directed some of Steve Martin's first and most successful films, including The Jerk (1979), and also directed such comedies as Where's Poppa? (1970), Oh, God! (1977), and All of Me (1984). Reiner appeared in dozens of television specials from 1967 to 2000, and was a guest star on television series from the 1950s until his death. He also voiced characters in animated films and television series, including the TV series Father of the Pride (2004–2005), in which he voiced Sarmoti, and was a reader for books on tape. He wrote more than two dozen books, mostly in his later years. He was the recipient of many awards and honors, including 11 Emmy Awards, one Grammy Award, and the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. He was inducted into the Television Hall of Fame in 1999. Description above from the Wikipedia article Carl Reiner, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2025
Dick Van Dyke: 100th Celebration
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2025
John Candy: I Like Me
Movie Self - Director, Summer Rental (archive footage)
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2025
This Is the Tom Green Documentary
Movie Self (archive footage)
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2021
The Automat
Movie Self
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2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride
TV show The Grandfather
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2019
Forky Asks a Question: What Is Love?
Movie Carl Reineroceros (voice)
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2019
Forky Asks a Question
TV show Carl Reineroceros
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2019
Toy Story 4
Movie Carl Reineroceros (voice)
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2018
The Great Buster: A Celebration
Movie Self
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2018
Betty White: First Lady of Television
Movie Self
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2018
Duck Duck Goose
Movie Larry (voice)
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2018
Mel Brooks: Unwrapped
Movie Self
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2017
Wait for Your Laugh
Movie Self
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2017
If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast
Movie Self
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2017
The History of Comedy
TV show Self
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2016
Justice League Action
TV show The Wizard (voice)
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2016
Shimmer and Shine
TV show Santa Clause (voice)
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2016
The Last Laugh
Movie Self
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2016
Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You
Movie Self
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2016
Angie Tribeca
TV show Glenn-Allen Mixon
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2015
Mel Brooks: Live at the Geffen
Movie Self
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2014
Young & Hungry
TV show Bernie
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2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV show Self
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2014
Dumbbells
Movie Donald Cummings
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2013
Mel Brooks: Make a Noise
Movie Self
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2013
Norm Macdonald Live
TV show Self
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2012
In the Beginning: The Caesar Years
Movie Self
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2012
Lunch
Movie Himself
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2012
Dreamworks: Holiday Classics
Movie Santa (voice)
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2012
Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee
TV show Self
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2012
Excavating the 2000 Year Old Man
Movie Self
- 2012
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2012
Inside Comedy
TV show Self
- 2012
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2011
Method to the Madness of Jerry Lewis
Movie Self
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2011
Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again
Movie Self
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2011
Bob's Burgers
TV show Henry (voice)
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2011
Sheldon Leonard's Wonderful Life
Movie Self
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2010
Conan
TV show Self - Guest
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2010
Hot in Cleveland
TV show Max
