BEVERLY HILLS, CA - SEPTEMBER 30, 2009: Carl Reiner, the legendary award winning writer, director and actor photographed at his Beverly Hills home September 30, 2009. Reiner has two new books published. One is a childrens book and the other is a anovella called Just Desserts. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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Carl Reiner | 1922 – 2020

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Carl Reiner, the legendary writer, director and actor, at his Beverly Hills home in 2009. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

HOLLYWOOD, CA-SEPTEMBER 8, 2014: Left to right-Writer, producer, Norman Lear, and comic legends Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner wave to the media after Brooks placed his hands and shoes in cement during a ceremony at the TLC Chinese Theatre IMAX in Hollywood on September 8, 2014. Brooks is displaying his left, hand, that includes a fake extra finger on it. (Mel Melcon/Los Angeles Times)

Norman Lear, left, Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner wave to the media in 2014 after Brooks placed his hands and shoes in cement at the Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. Brooks displays his left hand with a fake extra finger. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times)

CA.Brooks/Reiner.2.0508.ARMel Brooks (lt) and Carl Reiner are reprising their popular routine, the "2000–Year–Old" , with a CD, video and maybe some live performances. Reiner and Brooks were photographed, 5/8/97, for a joint Q&A story.

In May 1997, Mel Brooks, left, and Carl Reiner reprise their popular routine the 2,000–Year–Old Man. (Anacleto Rapping / Los Angeles Times)

Tapia, Karen –– – 130766.ME.1118.carl3.KTA 11–18–07 (Los Angeles) From left–– Director, actor and comedian, Carl Reiner on stage with executive producer, Jay Sanderson and writer, director, and producer David Grubin of The Jewish Americans a 3 part series that will soon air on PBS. Reiner talked about Jewish humor and what it means to be Jewish–American and funny. He spoke at the American Jewish University in Los Angeles.

Carl Reiner is interviewed for the PBS series “The Jewish Americans.” (Los Angeles Times)

CA.Cinematheque.#2.AS.9–9. Rob Reiner (left) Director / Producer is honored with the American Cinematheque Award (center) he is holding with his father writer/director Carl Reiner (R). Center is Rob Reiner's wife Michele Singer. The award is presented to Reiner at the Sept. 9 Moving Picture Ball at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Photo AL SEIB.

Rob Reiner holds his American Cinematheque Award. With him are his wife, Michele Singer, and father, Carl Reiner. (Los Angeles Times)

Seib, Al –– – BEVERLY HILLS, CA – SEPTEMBER 30, 2009: Carl Reiner, the legendary award winning writer, director and actor photographed at his Beverly Hills home September 30, 2009. Reiner has two new books published. One is a childrens book and the other is a anovella called Just Desserts. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Carl Reiner at home in 2009. (Los Angeles Times)

FILE - In this May 26, 1963 file photo, 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. (AP Photo, File)

Carl Reiner holds two Emmy statuettes awarded in 1963 for “The Dick Van Dyke Show.” (Associated Press)