Carl Reiner: Quick Facts

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Born	March 20, 1922 • New York City • New York
Died	June 29, 2020 (aged 98) • Beverly Hills • California
Awards And Honors	Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (2000) • Grammy Award (1998)
Notable Works	“All of Me” • “Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid” • “Oh, God!” • “The Jerk” • “The Man with Two Brains”
Notable Family Members	son Rob Reiner

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Steve Martin, dressed in a bathrobe and scarf, sits smiling on a bed next to a dog wearing a yellow cap in a dimly lit room in a scene from The Jerk.

Steve Martin in a white suit shouts while facing Carl Reiner dressed as a Nazi officer, with two other men in Nazi uniforms behind them, in a scene from Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid.

Andy Garcia and Carl Reiner in formal wear stand in a busy casino scene from the film Ocean's Eleven (2001), with people and gaming tables in the background.

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