LOS ANGELES — Film director Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle Singer Reiner were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday, according to people close to the Reiner family.
Officials said the couple appeared to have died from stab wounds.
Los Angeles Police Department officials said Sunday they responded to a report of two people dead at Reiner’s Brentwood home, but were unable to identify them. The Los Angeles Police Department announced that a murder investigation is underway.
Emergency crews were called to Reiner’s home in West Los Angeles around 3:30 p.m. A few minutes later, police officers arrived.
The street where Reiner’s home is located was cordoned off with warning tape and several police cars were at the scene Sunday night.
Reiner, 78, is a longtime actor and director known for the films “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally,” and “A Few Good Men,” which was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Picture.
Reiner is married to producer Michele Singer Reiner, 68, and they have three children. He also adopted a child from his first marriage to ex-wife Penny Marshall.
This year, Reiner appeared in four episodes of the Hulu TV show “The Bear” and directed “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues.”
NBC News has reached out to Reiner’s representatives for comment.
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Angela Yang also contributed.
