“Princess Bride” Star Cary Elwes Shares Tribute for Rob Reiner on Director's First Birthday Since Death: 'Missing You So Much'
“Princess Bride” Star Cary Elwes Shares Tribute for Rob Reiner on Director's First Birthday Since Death: 'Missing You So Much'
Angel SaundersSat, March 7, 2026 at 4:50 AM UTC
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Rob Reiner and Cary Elwes, As You Wish book launch party at Pearl's Liquor Bar, Oct. 6, 2014 in HollywoodCredit: Chelsea Lauren/WireImage -
Cary Elwes is paying tribute to Rob Reiner on what would have been the late director's 79th birthday
The late filmmaker and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were killed in December 2025
Their middle child, Nick Reiner, has been charged in connection with the homicides and may face the death penalty if convicted
Rob Reiner, the late filmmaker who was killed alongside his wife Michele Singer Reiner in December 2025, is being remembered by Cary Elwes on what would have been his 79th birthday.
The Princess Bride star shared a tribute for Rob on Friday, March 6 in an Instagram post, writing, “Today would have been your 79th birthday. Still hard to believe you’re gone. Missing you so much.”
His single-photo upload was a photo of the pair standing together at the 25th anniversary screening and cast reunion of The Princess Bride during the 50th New York Film Festival at Alice Tully Hall on Oct. 2, 2012.
Rob Reiner and Cary Elwes at the 25th anniversary screening & cast reunion of "The Princess Bride"Credit: Stephen Lovekin/Getty
Reiner’s smile beamed as he stood beside Elwes, who starred as the lead character named Westley in the 1987 family comedy that followed the fairytale romance between a beautiful young woman (Robin Wright) and her one true love.
Reiner and Singer Reiner were found dead by apparent homicide inside their Brentwood, Calif., home on Dec. 14 after attending Conan O'Brien’s holiday party with their middle child, Nick Reiner, the night before.
Nick was arrested the day after his parents’ were killed, and has since been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. He has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
The 32-year-old had previously been open about his mental health challenges and struggles with drugs, telling PEOPLE in 2016 that he went to rehab 17 times and experienced homelessness multiple times after refusing to return.
"I was homeless in Maine. I was homeless in New Jersey. I was homeless in Texas,” he said. “I spent nights on the street. I spent weeks on the street. It was not fun.”
If convicted, Nick faces the death penalty.
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Rob Reiner poses with family at the 41st Annual Chaplin Award Gala, April 2014Credit: Michael Loccisano/Getty
Elwes has been vocal about his decades-long friendship with Reiner long before the actor and director’s death.
Speaking to PEOPLE in April 2024 about how he “hit the jackpot” by being cast in Reiner's 1980s cult classic The Princess Bride, the Being Charlie actor credited the Hollywood legend for believing in him.
“Well, Rob Reiner really helped me with that,” Elwes told PEOPLE about how the late director helped him get his break in comedy.
“Once I got that part, that really kind of opened the door for me and that's how I got the role of Robin Hood with Mel Brooks,” he said, referring to his titular role in 1993’s Robin Hood: Men in Tights.
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"So that was really Rob basically saying, ‘I believe that you can do comedy and I can believe you do serious as well.’ So, yeah,” Elwes said.
During a January appearance on the Today show, Elwes reflected on Reiner's death, saying “It’s still very raw.”
He added that after they met, they “became friends right away,” later sharing how he and his wife of 25 years, Lisa Marie, became close with the Reiners. “They really welcomed us and myself and my family into their family.”
“It’s a great loss. It’s hard to put in words, really. I’m still, actually, kind of processing it,” Elwes said. “Yeah, it’s very sad, very, very sad but I cherish their memory and the fun times we had together.”
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