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Carl Reiner, beloved creator of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show,’ dies at 98

By Associated Press

June 30, 2020

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Writer-comedian Carl Reiner poses in his new hairpiece in Los Angeles. Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy’s front ranks as creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and straight man to Mel Brooks’ “2000 Year Old Man,” has died, according to reports. Variety reported he died of natural causes on Monday night, June 29, 2020, at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 98.
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Cast and crew of the television comedy series "The Dick Van Dyke Show" from left, Richard Deacon, Mary Tyler Moore, Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actress in a Series, Lead; Dick Van Dyke, Outstanding Continued Performance by an Actor in a Series, Lead; Sheldon Leonard, producer of the show, which was named best comedy series; Carl Reiner, Outstanding Writing Achievement in a Series; and Jerry Paris, Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Comedy. pose with their awards at the 16th Annual Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Variety reported that Reiner died of natural causes on Monday night, June 29, 2020, at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 98.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS / 1963

Carl Reiner shows holds two Emmy statuettes presented to him as best comedy writer for the "Dick Van Dyke Show," during the annual Emmy Awards presentation in Los Angeles. Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy’s front ranks as creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and straight man to Mel Brooks’ “2000 Year Old Man,” has died, according to reports. Variety reported he died of natural causes on Monday night, June 29, 2020, at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 98.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS / 1977

Writer-director Carl Reiner appears during an interview about his movie " Oh God!" in New York. Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy’s front ranks as creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and straight man to Mel Brooks’ “2000 Year Old Man,” has died, according to reports. Variety reported he died of natural causes on Monday night, June 29, 2020, at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 98.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS / 1999

Mel Brooks, left, and Carl Reiner accept their award for best spoken comedy album, "The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000," during the 41st Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy’s front ranks as creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and straight man to Mel Brooks’ “2000 Year Old Man,” has died, according to reports. Variety reported he died of natural causes on Monday night, June 29, 2020, at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 98.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS / 2014

Mel Brooks, left, stands with Carl Reiner during Brooks' hand and footprint ceremony on the 40th anniversary of the movie "Young Frankenstein," in Los Angeles. Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy’s front ranks as creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and straight man to Mel Brooks’ “2000 Year Old Man,” has died, according to reports. Variety reported he died of natural causes on Monday night, June 29, 2020, at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 98.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS / 1993

Writer-comedian and film director Carl Reiner, 71, appears after an interview in New York. Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy’s front ranks as creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and straight man to Mel Brooks’ “2000 Year Old Man,” has died, according to reports. Variety reported he died of natural causes on Monday night, June 29, 2020, at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 98.
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Honoree Carl Reiner, left, waves to the audience as he is escorted offstage by his son Rob Reiner at "The Paley Honors: A Special Tribute to Television's Comedy Legends" at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel, Thursday, Nov. 21, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS / 1963

Standing from left, Morey Amsterdam, Rose Marie, and Richard Deacon, and Dick Van Dyke, right, gather around Carl Reiner, in barber chair during a rehearsal of an episode for the "The Dick Van Dyke Show." Family spokesman Harlan Boll said Marie, the wisecracking Sally Rogers of “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017. She was 94.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS / 2017

The inscription is pictured following a hand and footprint ceremony for Rob Reiner and his father Carl Reiner at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS / 2017

Rob Reiner, right, banters with photographers as his father Carl Reiner signs his name in cement during a hand and footprint ceremony for them at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS / 2000

Carl Reiner, left, appears with his son Rob Reiner at a Friars Club of California dinner in his honor in Beverly Hills, Calif. The Reiners are set to make history at the TCL Chinese Theatre, becoming the first father and son to jointly leave their cement footprints outside the Hollywood landmark on April 7, 2017.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS / 2017

Rob Reiner, left, and his father Carl Reiner kiss during a hand and footprint ceremony for them at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.
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ASSOCIATED PRESS / 2017

Carl Reiner, left, and his son Rob Reiner pose together following a hand and footprint ceremony for them at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Los Angeles.

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