Carl Reiner: US Comedy Star Dies at 98

Carl Reiner, who made The Dick Van Dyke Show and acted in films like Ocean's Eleven, has passed on matured 98. 

The productive author, humorist, executive and entertainer additionally coordinated a few movies including Steve Martin vehicles The Jerk (1979) and All of Me (1984). 

He was in 2001's Ocean's Eleven and its two continuations as conman Saul Bloom, and had a twofold demonstration with Mel Brooks. 

He died of natural causes on Monday at his home in Beverly Hills, his assistant Judy Nagy confirmed.

Reiner additionally acted in movies, for example, The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (1966).

He was a dear companion of fellow sketch-writer Brooks, and the pair found another crowd with their 2000 Year Old Man schedules, which brought forth books and an enlivened TV extraordinary. 

Reiner's agent recently posted a picture of the pair supporting the Black Lives Matter movement along with Reiner's daughter.

In his 90s, practically consistently in Beverly Hills, Reiner met with Brooks, after the two of them lost their spouses, and they would sit on Reiner's couch watching motion pictures, making quips and reviewing a lifetime of parody. 

Reiner began acting in the US armed force during World War Two. During the 1950s, individual authors on Your Show of Shows included Brooks and Neil Simon, making a blend of unreasonableness and parody. 

He won a few Emmys composing and delivering the Dick Van Dyke Show, in which he played unstable theatrical presentation have Alan Brady, the supervisor of Van Dyke's character, Rob Petrie. 

A reprisal of his Alan Brady role three decades later, for a guest turn on the 1990s sitcom Mad About You, earned Reiner another Emmy.

His directing credits included 1977 comedy film Oh God!, starring George Burns, and more Steve Martin films including Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid and The Man with Two Brains.

Reiner also starred on Broadway and wrote many books, including several for children.

He was still doing voice roles in his 90s and had a key role in a documentary about people who keep busy into their tenth decade, titled If You're Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast.

Reiner once wrote in his book My Anecdotal Life: "Inviting people to laugh at you while you are laughing at yourself is a good thing to do. You may be the fool but you are the fool in charge."

Tributes have been paid by stars including William Shatner and Rosanna Arquette.

He leaves three children, artist Annie, artist Lucas and actor and director Rob Reiner - behind the likes of This is Spinal Tap, The Princess Bride, Stand By Me, A Few Good Men and When Harry Met Sally.

Reiner's wife of 64 years, Estelle, died in 2008.