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CARL REINER Biography Carl Reiner’s illustrious career in comedy spans seven decades. He made is directorial film debut, in 1967, with “Enter Laughing.” Based on the stage play by Jules Stein, it was adapted from his own semi-autobiographical book of the same title. In 1969, Reiner re-teamed with Dick Van Dyke, (star of the perennial television sitcom Reiner created, “The Dick Van Dyke Show,”) for “The Comic.” He also served as producer for both of these features. He then went on to direct “Where’s Poppa?, starring George Segal and Ruth Gordon, “Oh, God!, starring George Burns and John Denver, and “The One And Only,” starring Henry Winkler. In the late 70’s and early 80’s he was instrumental in the career of Steve Martin, co-writing and directing “The Jerk,” “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid,” “The Man With Two Brains” and “All Of Me.” In the mid-80’s he directed “Summer Rental,” starring John Candy and “Summer School,” starring Mark Harmon and Kirstie Alley. In the 1990’s he directed “Sibling Rivalry,” again with Alley and Bill Pullman, “Fatal Instinct,” with Armand Assante and “That Old Feeling,” starring Bette Midler and Dennis Farina. |
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As an actor, recent film appearances include the blockbuster hits “Ocean’s Eleven,” “Ocean’s Twelve” and “Ocean’s Thirteen,” opposite George Clooney, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon. Early film appearances include the classic comedies “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming,” “It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” and “Slums of Beverly Hills.” |
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