PFAW on the passing of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, Monday, Dec 15, 2025

Mark,

The passing of Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, is a loss felt across our culture and our movement.

Rob was a towering figure in American life, someone whose work brought humor, warmth, and humanity into millions of homes. But for those of us at People For the American Way, his impact went far beyond the screen. He was a longtime supporter of this organization and a close ally who never separated creative expression from civic responsibility.

Like our founder Norman Lear, Rob believed that stories matter. That culture shapes conscience. And that artists have both the opportunity and the obligation to help widen our understanding of freedom, fairness, and justice.

Below is the statement released earlier today by People For the American Way President Svante Myrick:

People For the American Way’s staff and board are grieving the death of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele. Like his dear friend and our founder Norman Lear, Rob Reiner was committed to using his creative brilliance not only to entertain people, but also to promote the values of freedom, fairness, and justice. Rob loved our country and he supported artists and activists who work to defend and strengthen what is best about it. We share the sorrow of the Reiners’ family and friends, and the millions of Americans whose hearts have been lightened and expanded by their presence in our lives.

Rob believed deeply in participation, in speaking out, and in supporting those who work every day to protect democracy and human dignity. Michele stood alongside him in that belief. Their absence is deeply felt, but their example remains.

As we grieve, we do so with gratitude for the lives they led and the values they modeled. Rob and Michele reminded us that creativity, courage, and conscience can and should move together.

We will remember them with admiration, affection, and resolve.

In gratitude and remembrance,

People For the American Way

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