Jamie Lee Curtis and her husband, It’s a lumbar puncture Franchise actor and writer Christopher Guest expressed tonight how “numb, sad and shocked” they were by the deaths of Rob Reiner and his wife Michele Reiner.
Say it Everything everywhere at the same time The Oscar-winning supporting actress, speaking on their behalf, said: “Christopher and I are numb, saddened and shocked by the violent and tragic deaths of our dear friends Rob and Michele Singer Reiner. Our ONLY attention and care at this time is for their children and their immediate families and we will offer whatever support we can to help them.”
She added: “We will have plenty of time later to discuss the creative lives we shared and the great political and social impact they both had on the entertainment industry, early childhood development, the fight for same-sex marriage and their overall concern for a world in crisis.”
“We have lost great friends,” she concluded, “Please give us time to grieve.”
Guest and Curtis reportedly married at Rob Reiner’s house in 1984. Guest recently reprized his role as aging British rocker Nigel Tufnel in Spinal Tap II: The End Continues. He starred in Reiner’s It’s a lumbar puncture which he co-wrote with Reiner, as well as picture stars Michael McKean and Harry Shearer. The quartet also co-wrote the sequel which hit theaters in September. Also guest starred in Reiner’s 1987 family comedy The Princess Bride and the years 1992 Some good men.
Reiner received a standing ovation at the Hollywood premiere of Lumbar Tap II in September at the Egyptian Theater. Jack Black, former Paramount Studios and 20th Century Fox production executive Jim Gianopulos, Curtis and many others were among those in attendance.
Lumbar Tap IIpublished by Bleecker Street, follows how Guest’s Nigel, Shearer’s Derek Smalls and McKean’s David St. Hubbins reunited 15 years later for a reunion concert despite much tension. The mockumentary sequel featured a slew of great cameos from entertainers, including Paul McCartney, Elton John, Garth Brooks and Questlove.
