Who Is Nick Reiner? Meet the 32-Year-Old Son Allegedly Accused of Killing Rob Reiner And Michele

Nick Reiner, the son of actor-director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Singer Reiner, has emerged as an important witness in the investigation into their murders. So yet, the LAPD has made no arrests, but the investigation is ongoing.

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Who is Rick Reiner?

Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were reportedly found dead at their Los Angeles home at 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, December 14. 

Their son, Nick Reiner, is suspected of murdering the couple, according to People, citing multiple sources. However, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has made no arrests thus far.

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Rick Reiner was born in 1993 and is currently 32 years old. He's an ambitious filmmaker who co-wrote his father's film, Being Charlie. In the film, he spoke about his periodic struggles with substance abuse and homelessness.

Back in 2015, Nick told People about his homelessness, adding, "When I was out there, I could’ve died. It’s all luck. You roll the dice and you hope you make it. I met crazy, great people there, so out of my element. Now, I’ve been home for a really long time, and I’ve sort of gotten acclimated back to being in L.A. and being around my family. But there were a lot of dark years there (sic)."

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He claimed to be homeless in Maine, New Jersey, and Texas, and that he spent nights on the street. Nick was admitted to his first rehabilitation facility around the time he turned fifteen. At the age of 22, he co-wrote the script based on his supposed time in 17 rehabilitation centres. Nick was allegedly cleared at the age of 19.

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Rob and Michele have three biological children

Jake, Nick, and Romy Reiner; Tracy Reiner is Rob's adopted child from his previous marriage to Penny Marshall. According to TMZ, "the two suffered lacerations consistent with knife." The Los Angeles Police Department's Robbery Homicide Division is still investigating (sic).

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Nick Reiner Opened Up About His Battle With Drug Addiction

He went on to co-write the 2015 film Being Charlie, which was partially based on his heroin addiction and homelessness and directed by his father, Rob Reiner. In the film, the protagonist character, Charlie Mills (played by Nick Robinson), briefly experiences homelessness, which Nick was significantly more familiar with. He told PEOPLE in 2016, "I was homeless in Maine. I was homeless in New Jersey. I was homeless in Texas. I spent evenings on the streets. I spent weeks on the streets. “It was not fun.”

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Furthermore, Nick stated that he refused to return to treatment and was in and out of shelters because he preferred to do things his own rather than following the programs they recommended. As a result, he became homeless.

After leaving his last rehab centre at the age of 19, Nick revealed that he had been working on the film Being Charlie, creating other projects, and attempting to stay clean so that he would never have to return to the streets.

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"While I was out there, I might have died. It's all luck. "You roll the dice and hope you make it," Reiner explained.

Nick noted that the experience was beneficial not just for scripting the film. "Having to deal with such stuff helped shape who I am now. I met some amazing individuals there, and I was completely out of my comfort zone. Now that I've been home for a long time, I've gotten used to being back in Los Angeles and with my family. But there were a lot of gloomy years," he explained.