Carl Reiner Biography (1922-)

Born March 20, 1922, in Bronx, NY; son of Irving and Bessie (maiden name, Mathias) Reiner; married Estelle Lebost, December 24, 1943; children: Robert (anactor, producer, director, writer, and composer, as Rob Reiner), Sylvia Anne, Lucas (an actor, director, writer, and composer). Addresses: Agent:William Morris Agency, 151 South El Camino Dr., Beverly Hills, CA 90212-2775.

Nationality: American
Gender: Male
Occupation: Actor, writer, director, producer
Birth Details: March 20, 1922; Bronx, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS
Film Appearances
Bud, Happy Anniversary, United Artists, 1959
Harlow Edison, The Gazebo, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1960
Russ Lawrence, Gidget Goes Hawaiian, Columbia, 1961
German officer, cad, and cowboy, The Thrill of It All, 1963
Tower Control Rancho Conejo, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World,1963
John Goldfarb, Please Come Home, 1965
Rodin, The Art of Love, 1965
Walt Whittaker, The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming,United Artists, 1966
Star Spangled Salesman, 1966
Bookshop customer, Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title, 1966
Voice, Alice in Wonderland in Paris, 1966
Technical adviser, A Guide for the Married Man, 1967
Stan Herman, Generation (also known as A Time for Caring and A Time for Giving), 1969
Al Schilling, The Comic (also known as Billy Bright), Columbia, 1969
10 from Your Show of Shows, 1973
Dinah Shore's guest, Oh, God!, Warner Bros., 1977
Dr. Maneet, The End, United Artists, 1978
Carl Reiner, the celebrity, The Jerk, Universal, 1979
Field Marshal Von Kluck, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (also knownas Dead Men Wear No Plaid), Universal, 1982
Mr. Dearadorian, Summer School, 1987
Host, Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-up Confidential, 1987
(Uncredited) Newsreel editor, In the Mood (also known as The Woo Woo Kid), 1987
Dr. Von Mobil, The Spirit of '76, 1990
Judge Ben Arugula, Fatal Instinct, 1993
Mickey, Slums of Beverly Hills, Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1998
P. G. Biggershot, The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle, Universal, 2000
Film Work
Director, Unless Otherwise Noted
(And producer) Enter Laughing, Columbia, 1967
Coproducer and codirector, The Comic (also known as Billy Bright), Columbia, 1969
Where's Poppa&quest; (also known as Going Ape), UnitedArtists, 1970
(And executive producer, with Mel Brooks) Oh God!, Warner Bros., 1977
The One and Only, Paramount, 1978
The Jerk, Universal, 1979
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (also known as Dead Men Wear No Plaid), Universal, 1982
The Man with Two Brains, Warner Bros., 1983
All of Me, Universal, 1984
The Lonely Guy, Universal, 1984
Summer Rental, Paramount, 1985
Summer School, 1987
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool, 1989
Sibling Rivalry, 1990
Fatal Instinct, 1993
That Old Feeling, 1997
Television Appearances
Series
The Fifty-Fourth Street Revue, 1949-50
Your Show of Shows, NBC, 1950-54
George Hansen, Caesar's Hour, NBC, 1954-57
Sid Caesar Invites You, ABC, 1958
Host, Keep Talking, CBS, 1958-59
Panelist, Take a Good Look, 1960-61
Alan Lester Brady, The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known as Head of the Family), CBS, 1961-66
The Art Linkletter Show, 1963
The Dinah Shore Show, NBC, 1963
Host, The Celebrity Game, 1964
Voice of Sascha Grouse, Dinny Kangaroo, and Rory Raccoon, Linus the Lionhearted, 1964-69
Mr. Angel, Good Heavens, ABC, 1976
Host, Sunday Best, NBC, 1991
Specials
The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special,NBC, 1967
This Week in Nemtin, 1972
Annie and the Hoods, 1974
Julie and Dick in Covent Garden, 1974
Commentator, The 2,000 Year Old Man, 1975
Van Dyke and Company, 1975
Host, Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown, 1976
Mitzi ... Roarin' in the '20s, 1976
Host, The Fabulous Funnies, 1976
A Tribute to "Mr. Television," Milton Berle, 1978
Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes, 1979
Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty, 1980
Walt Disney ... One Man's Dream, 1981
Twilight Theater, 1982
All-Star Party for Lucille Ball, 1984
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, 1984
Host, Those Wonderful TV Game Shows, 1984
The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly, 1985
Comic Relief, 1986
NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration, 1986
A Carol Burnett Special: Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin, ABC, 1987
This Is Your Life, NBC, 1987
Mel Fellini, Mickey's 60th Birthday Special, The Disney Channel, 1988
Host, Fifty Years of Television: A Golden Celebration, CBS, 1989
Neil Simon: Not Just for Laughs, PBS, 1989
The World of Jewish Humor, PBS, 1990

George Burns' 95th Birthday Party, NBC, 1991
Comic Relief, HBO, 1992
Roseanne and Tom: Getting Away with It, HBO, 1992
Street Scenes: New York on Film, AMC, 1992
Laughing Matters, Showtime, 1993
More of the Best of the Hollywood Palace, ABC, 1993
Addicted to Fame, NBC, 1994
Comic Relief VI, HBO, 1994
The Dick Van Dyke Show Remembered, CBS, 1994
Sid Caesar: Television's Comedy Genius, Arts and Entertainment, 1994
Carl Reiner: Still Laughing, Arts and Entertainment, 1995
A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman, NBC, 1995
Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter, PBS, 1996
Caesar's Writers, PBS, 1996
I Am Your Child, ABC, 1997
Intimate Portrait: Bette Midler, Lifetime, 1997
M*A*S*H, Tootsie, and God: A Tribute to Larry Gelbart, PBS, 1998
Steve Martin: A Comic Life, Comedy Central, 1999
AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies, CBS, 2000
The College of Comedy with Alan King, Part II, PBS, 2000
Dick Van Dyke: Put on a Happy Face, Arts and Entertainment, 2000
Episodic
Panelist, The Name's the Same, 1953
Panelist, Droodles, 1954
Voice of flight announcer, "Who Owes Who What&quest;," The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known as Head of the Family), CBS, 1961
Voice of television defense lawyer, "Divorce," The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known as Head of the Family), CBS, 1963
Yale Sampson, "I'm No Henry Walden," The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known as Head of the Family), CBS, 1963
Serge Carpetna, "October Eve," The Dick Van Dyke Show (also knownas Head of the Family), CBS, 1964
Willie Cooke, "Stacey Petrie: Part 2," The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known as Head of the Family), CBS, 1965
Actor, "Love Thy Other Neighbor," The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known as Head of the Family), CBS, 1966
The Andy Williams Show, 1966
Professor Peabody, "Professor Peabody's Last Lecture," Night Gallery, 1971
Himself, "Killer Routine," It's Garry Shandling's Show, 1988
A Conversation with Dinah, The Nashville Network, 1989
Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind, Comedy Central, 1991
Guest caller Roger, "Selling Out," Frasier, NBC, 1993
Alan Brady, "The Alan Brady Show," Mad about You, NBC, 1995
Voice of salacious priest, "Noir Gang," Duckman, 1996
Narrator, Sex and the Silver Screen, Showtime, 1996
Himself, "The Roast," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1997
Voice of Gary Kasner, "The Unbearable Blindness of Laying," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 1997
Voice of Prometheus, "Prometheus Affair," Hercules (also known asDisney's Hercules), ABC, 1998
Sid Barry, "Always Leave 'em Laughing," Beggars and Choosers,1999
Al Lipton, "Decisions," Family Law, CBS, 1999
"Growing Up in Hollywood," Turn Ben Stein On, Comedy Network, 1999
Al Lipton, "A Mother's Son," Family Law, CBS, 2000
"The Dick Van Dyke Show," Inside TV Land, TV Land, 2000
Voice, King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 2000
Also appeared in The Carol Burnett Show and The Fashion Story.
Awards Presentations
The Television Academy Hall of Fame, 1986
The 1st Annual American Comedy Awards, 1987
The Television Academy Hall of Fame, 1987
Host, The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards, 1988
The 41st Annual Emmy Awards, 1989
The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards, 1990
The 4th Annual American Comedy Awards, 1990
The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards, 1991
Presenter, The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1995
The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards, 1997
Presenter, The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, 1997
The Television Academy Hall of Fame, 1999
Movies
Dr. Reiber, Medical Story, 1975
Abbot Rosen, Skokie (also known as Once They Marched through aThousand Towns), 1981
Norman Friedler, The Right to Remain Silent, Showtime, 1996
Other Television Appearances
Geppetto, Faerie Tale Theatre: Pinocchio, 1983
Narrator, The Great Standups (also known as The Great Standups:Sixty Years of Laughter), 1983
(Archival footage) The Fifties (miniseries), 1997
Television Work
Series
Creator and executive producer, The Dick Van Dyke Show (also knownas Head of the Family), CBS, 1961-66
Producer, Good Morning, World, 1967
Producer and creative consultant, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS,1973
Producer, Heaven Help Us, 1976
Executive producer, Good Heavens, 1976
Television Director
Episodic
The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known as Head of the Family),CBS, between 1961-1966
The New Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS, 1973
A Touch of Grace, 1973
Good Heavens, 1976
Television Work
Specials
Producer and director, Flannery and Quilt, 1976
Stage Appearances
Call Me Mister (musical), Broadway production, 1947-48
Inside U.S.A., Broadway production, 1948-49
Alive and Kicking, Broadway production, 1949
Major Tours
Call Me Mister (musical), U.S. cities, 1947
Also toured with Major Maurice Evans's Special Services Unit, South Pacific tour for the armed services, World War II.
Stage Director
The Roast, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1980
Something Different, South Street Theatre, New York City, 1983
RECORDINGS
Albums
(With Brooks) 2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks (also known as Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks, The 2000 Year Old Man), c. 1960
(With Brooks) The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000, 1997
Other comedy albums include The 2001 Year Old Man and The 2013Year Old Man.
WRITINGS
Screenplays
The Thrill of It All (based on a story by Reiner), Universal, 1963
The Art of Love, 1965
(With Joseph Stein) Enter Laughing (based on the novel by Reiner),Columbia, 1967
(With Aaron Ruben) The Comic (also known as Billy Bright),Columbia, 1969
(With Martin and Gipe) Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (also known as Dead Men Wear No Plaid), Universal, 1982
(With Martin and Gipe) The Man with Two Brains, Warner Bros., 1983
Coauthor, All of Me, Universal, 1984
Bert Rigby, You're a Fool, 1989
Television Series
Your Show of Shows, NBC, 1950-54
Caesar's Hour, 1954, NBC, 1954-57
Sid Caesar Invites You, ABC, 1958
The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known as Head of the Family),CBS, 1961-66
Television Specials
The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special,NBC, 1967
The Nancy Dussault Show, 1973
The 2,000 Year Old Man, 1975
Flannery and Quilt, 1976
Plays
Something Different, South Street Theatre, New York City, 1983, published by Samuel French (New York City), 1967
Enter Laughing, Mercer Street Theatre, New York City, 1983, then American Jewish Theatre, 92nd Street YMHA, New York City, 1984-85
Books
Enter Laughing (autobiographical novel), Simon & Schuster (NewYork City), 1958
The 2000 Year Old Man (transcription of record album), Warner Books (New York City), 1981
All Kinds of Love (novel), Carol Publishing (Secaucus, NJ), 1993
Continue Laughing (novel), Carol Publishing, 1995
(With Brooks) The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000: The Book, Cliff Street (New York City), 1997
How Paul Robeson Saved My Life and Other Mostly Happy Stories (short stories), Cliff Street, 1999

Further Reference

ADAPTATIONS

The film Free to Be ... You and Me, October 6, 1997, released in1974, is based on stories by Reiner.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Modern Maturity, -April, 1999, pp. 44-48.
New York, p. 56.
US News and World Report, November 6, 2000, p. 12.

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