Rob and Michele Reiner Remembered as 'Really Good Parents‘ Who 'Never Stopped Trying' in Maria Shriver's Heartbreaking Tribute
- - Rob and Michele Reiner Remembered as 'Really Good Parents‘ Who 'Never Stopped Trying' in Maria Shriver's Heartbreaking Tribute
Kayla GrantDecember 16, 2025 at 4:39 AM
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Maria Shriver (left); Rob and Michele Reiner in 2018 -
Maria Shriver paid tribute to Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner following their deaths
Shriver said Rob and Michele were "among my closest friends," noting that they "raised our kids together"
Rob and Michele were killed in their Los Angeles home, and their adult son Nick has been arrested by the police
Maria Shriver called Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner "really good parents" in her heartbreaking tribute following their deaths.
On Monday, Dec. 15, Shriver shared a tribute on Instagram for the famed director, 78, and his wife, 68, who were found dead inside their Los Angeles home on Sunday, Dec. 14. Their 32-year-old son Nick has been taken into custody.
In the caption for the post, which featured several photos of Rob and Michele together over the years, Shriver, 70, said she and the couple "raised our kids together."
"They loved their kids so much, and they never stopped trying to be really good parents," she wrote.
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Michele Singer Reiner (left) and Rob Reiner on April 1, 2025
Elsewhere in the tribute, Shriver explained that the couple "were among my closest friends." She added that she is "devastated, gutted, shocked, stunned, and so deeply saddened" by the news of their deaths.
"We raised our kids together, from mommy and me on up," Shriver continued. "We laughed together, we cried together, we played together, we dreamed together."
The pair, who married in 1989, shared three kids: Jake, Nick and Romy. Rob also had daughter Tracy with his late ex-wife Penny Marshall.
Shriver continued, saying they were "in the best place in the their lives."
"We had dinner this past week," she shared, "and they were in the best place in the their lives: loving one another, loving their friends, their family, their country. They never gave up on our country. They wanted to make it better. They always, always wanted to make our world better, and they were willing to fight to make it the country they loved."
Added Shriver, "I loved them, and I knew they loved me, for any friend like that is such a gift. They gave me and all their friends that gift all the time."
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Rob Reiner (left) and Michele Singer Reiner in 2019
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Shriver ended her caption sharing how she hopes people remember her longtime friends.
"I hope people remember them as two deeply talented, kind, fun, loving, good, patriotic people who loved each other deeply," wrote Shriver.
"I’ll miss you, Michele. I’ll miss you, Rob. I love you both," she continued. "Thank you for your friendship. God bless you both. Life will not be the same without you here, that’s for sure."
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