Editing Carl Reiner

{{short description|American actor (1922–2020)}}
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* [[Annie Reiner|Annie]]
* [[Lucas Reiner|Lucas]]
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'''Carl Reiner''' (March 20, 1922 – June 29, 2020) was an American actor, author, comedian, director and screenwriter whose career spanned seven decades. He was the [[List of awards and nominations received by Carl Reiner|recipient of many awards and honors]], including 11 [[Primetime Emmy Awards]],<ref name=emmy>{{cite web|url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/carl-reiner|title= Carl Reiner – Emmy Awards, Nominations and Wins|website= Emmys.com|access-date= May 27, 2020}}</ref> a [[Grammy Awards|Grammy Award]],<ref name="Grammys.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.grammy.com/grammys/artists/carl-reiner|title= Carl Reiner – Artist|website= Grammys.com|date= November 19, 2019|access-date= May 27, 2020}}</ref> and the [[Mark Twain Prize for American Humor]].<ref name="nyt 2020">{{cite news|last1=Berkvist|first1=Robert|last2=Keepnews|first2=Peter|date=June 30, 2020|title=Carl Reiner, Multifaceted Master of Comedy, Is Dead at 98|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/30/arts/television/carl-reiner-dead.html|access-date=June 30, 2020|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> He was inducted into the [[Television Hall of Fame]] in 1999.<ref name=emmy/>

During the early years of [[television comedy]] from 1950 to 1957, he acted on and contributed sketch material for ''[[Your Show of Shows]]'' and ''[[Caesar's Hour]]'', starring [[Sid Caesar]], writing alongside [[Mel Brooks]], [[Neil Simon]], and [[Woody Allen]]. Reiner teamed up with Brooks and together they released several iconic comedy albums beginning with ''[[2000 Year Old Man|2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks]]'' (1960). Reiner was also the creator of ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'', which ran from 1961 to 1966 and which Reiner also produced, frequently scripted, and acted in.<ref name="LuckyLife">Van Dyke, Dick (2012), ''My Lucky Life In and Out of Show Business: A Memoir'', Three Rivers Press</ref><ref name=official>Waldron, Vince (1994). ''The Official Dick Van Dyke Show Book'', Hyperion</ref>

Reiner formed a [[Double act|comedy duo]] with Brooks in "[[2000 Year Old Man|The 2000 Year Old Man]]" and acted in such films as ''[[It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World]]'' (1963), ''[[The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming]]'' (1966), and the [[Ocean's (film series)|''Ocean's'' film series]] (2001–2007). Reiner directed such comedies as ''[[Enter Laughing (film)|Enter Laughing]]'' (1966), ''[[Where's Poppa?]]'' (1970), and ''[[Oh, God! (film)|Oh, God!]]'' (1977). Reiner had a successful collaboration with [[Steve Martin]], directing some of his most successful films, including ''[[The Jerk]]'' (1979), ''[[Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid]]'' (1982), ''[[The Man with Two Brains]]'' (1983), and ''[[All of Me (1984 film)|All of Me]]'' (1984).

Reiner wrote more than two dozen books, mostly in his later years. He is the father of actor-director [[Rob Reiner]], author [[Annie Reiner]], and artist [[Lucas Reiner]], and the grandfather of [[Tracy Reiner]].

==Early life==
Reiner was born in [[The Bronx, New York]], on March 20, 1922, to Irving and Bessie Reiner (''née'' Mathias). He was Jewish.<ref>{{cite news| last=Brown| first=Hannah| date=July 1, 2020| publisher=The Jerusalem Post| title=Carl Reiner, American Jewish comedy legend dies at 98| url=https://m.jpost.com/israel-news/culture/carl-reiner-jewish-american-comedy-great-dead-at-98-633324| access-date=August 27, 2024}}</ref> His father was a watchmaker<ref>{{EmmyTVLegends name|carl-reiner}}</ref><ref name=james>''St. James Encyclopedia of Popular Culture'', St. James Press, (2000)</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.filmreference.com/film/78/Carl-Reiner.html|title=Carl Reiner Biography (1922–2020)|work=Film Reference|year=2020}}</ref> from [[First Austrian Republic|Austria]], and his mother was from [[Kingdom of Romania|Romania]].<ref name="jta">{{cite news|first=Tugend |last=Tom |date=June 15, 2008 |url=http://www.jta.org/news/article/2008/06/15/108983/carlrobreiner06152008 |publisher=The Jewish Telegraphic Agency |title=Reiners honored by Israeli film fest |access-date=July 21, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120924102500/http://www.jta.org/news/article/2008/06/15/108983/carlrobreiner06152008 |archive-date=September 24, 2012 }}</ref> He had an older brother, Charles, who served in the 9th Division in World War II; his ashes are buried at [[Arlington National Cemetery]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2001/film/news/ed-mcmahon-heads-for-times-square-1117797777/|title=Ed McMahon heads for Times Square|date=April 25, 2001|access-date=July 23, 2013|magazine=Variety}}</ref>

When Reiner was 16, working as a machinist repairing sewing machines, Charles read about a free drama workshop sponsored by the [[Works Progress Administration]] and told him about it. Carl later credited Charles with his decision to change careers.<ref>{{cite news|first=Susan|last= King| newspaper=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date= February 27, 2001|page=F5 |title=He Chucked a Future in Sewing Machines to Keep Us in Stitches |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-27-ca-30634-story.html}}</ref><ref name=walk/> His uncle Harry Mathias was the first entertainer in his family.<ref>{{cite magazine|first= Lynda |last=Gorov|date= May 1, 2013|url=http://www.momentmag.com/funnyman-carl-reiner/ |title=Funnyman Carl Reiner|magazine=[[Moment (magazine)|Moment]]| archive-date=October 10, 2017 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20171010073745/https://momentmag.com/funnyman-carl-reiner/|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Military service===
Reiner was drafted into the [[United States Army Air Forces]] on October 27, 1942,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KMJZ-JPV|title=United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938–1946|publisher=[[FamilySearch]]|year=2020|access-date=July 1, 2020}}</ref> and served during World War II, eventually achieving the rank of [[corporal]] by the end of the war.<ref name=army/> He initially trained to be a radio operator. After spending three months in the hospital recovering from [[pneumonia]], he was sent to [[Georgetown University]] for ten months of training as a French interpreter. There, he had his first experience as a director, putting on a [[Molière]] play entirely in French. After completing language training in 1944, he was sent to Hawaii to work as a [[teleprinter]] operator. The night before he was scheduled to ship out for an unknown assignment, he attended a production of ''[[Hamlet]]'' by the [[Special Services (entertainment)|Special Services]] entertainment unit. Following an audition before actor Major [[Maurice Evans (actor)|Maurice Evans]] and Captain [[Allen Ludden]], he was transferred to Special Services.<ref name=MilitaryTimes>{{cite web |url=https://www.militarytimes.com/military-honor/salute-veterans/2016/11/30/book-excerpt-an-army-tale-by-carl-reiner/ |title=Book excerpt: An Army tale by Carl Reiner |date=November 30, 2016 |website=[[Sightline Media Group|Military Times]] |access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref> Over the following two years, Reiner performed around the Pacific theater, entertaining troops in Hawaii, [[Guam]], [[Saipan]], [[Tinian]], and [[Iwo Jima]] until he was honorably discharged in 1946.<ref name=army>{{cite interview |url=https://memory.loc.gov/diglib/vhp/bib/loc.natlib.afc2001001.76156 |last=Reiner |first=Carl |subject-link=Carl Reiner |interviewer=Bernie Cook |title=Carl Reiner Collection (AFC/2001/001/76156), Veterans History Project, American Folklife Center, Library of Congress|date=October 26, 2011 |access-date=April 19, 2016}}</ref>

==Career==
===1950–1959: Collaborations with Sid Caesar ===
Reiner performed in several [[Broadway theatre|Broadway musical]]s (including ''[[Inside U.S.A. (musical)|Inside U.S.A.]]'' and ''[[Alive and Kicking (musical)|Alive and Kicking]]'') and had the lead role in ''[[Call Me Mister]]''.<ref name=Horace>{{citation|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NUXIAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA1913|chapter=Carl Reiner (1922–2020)|title=Encyclopedia of Television|editor-first=Horace|editor-last=Newcomb|publisher=Routledge|year=2014|edition=2|isbn=9781135194727|pages=1912–3}}</ref> In 1950, he was cast by Max Leibman as a comic actor on [[Sid Caesar]]'s ''[[Your Show of Shows]]'', appearing on air in skits while also contributing ideas to such writers as [[Mel Brooks]] and [[Neil Simon]].<ref name=Horace/> He did not receive credit for his sketch material, but won Emmy Awards in 1955 and 1956 as a supporting actor.<ref name=Horace/> Reiner also wrote for ''[[Caesar's Hour]]'' with Brooks, Simon, [[Woody Allen]], [[Larry Gelbart]], [[Mel Tolkin]], Mike Stewart, [[Aaron Ruben]], Sheldon Keller, and Gary Belkin.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://caesarswriters.com/about/|title=A Reunion of the Greatest Comedy Writers|publisher=Caesar's Writers|year=2011|access-date=July 1, 2020}}</ref> He assumed the role of head writer and semi-regular on ''[[The Dinah Shore Chevy Show]]'' during the 1959–60 television season.

In November 1958, Reiner hosted a CBS prime time game show called ''Keep Talking'', when he succeeded original host [[Monty Hall]].  He left the show in July 1959 and was succeeded by [[Vincent Price]].<ref>Schwartz, David, Steve Ryan and Fred Wostbrock.  ''The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows 3rd ed. New York: Checkmark, 1999, p. 119.''</ref>

===1960–1969: ''The Dick Van Dyke Show'' and acclaim ===
[[File:Carl Reiner 1962.JPG|thumb|left|Reiner in a 1962 publicity photo for ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'']]
Starting in 1960, Reiner teamed with Brooks as a [[Double act|comedy duo]] on ''[[The Steve Allen Show]]''. Their performances on television and stage included Reiner playing the straight man in ''[[2000 Year Old Man|The 2000 Year Old Man]]''.<ref name=pop>{{cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/119312-the-2000-year-old-man-the-complete-history-2496153798.html|title=The 2000 Year Old Man: The Complete History|first=Bill|last=Holmes|date=February 3, 2010|access-date=July 1, 2020|work=[[PopMatters]]}}</ref> Eventually the routine expanded into a series of five comedy albums and a 1975 animated television special, with the last album in the series winning a [[Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Album|Grammy Award for Best Spoken Word Comedy Album]].<ref name=pop/><ref>{{cite web|title=41st Annual Grammy Awards winners|url=http://www.grammy.com/nominees/search?artist=&title=The+2000+Year+Old+Man&year=1998|publisher=National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences, Inc|access-date=April 17, 2011}}</ref> The act gave Brooks "an identity as a comic performer for the first time", said Reiner.<ref name=Nachman>Nachman, Gerald. ''Seriously Funny:  The Rebel Comedians of the 1950s and 1960s'', Knopf Doubleday (2003) p. 474</ref> Brooks's biographer William Holtzman called their 12-minute act "an ingenious jazz improvisation..."<ref name=Nachman/> while [[Gerald Nachman]] described Reiner's part in guiding the act:
{{blockquote|The routine relies totally on the team's mental agility and chemistry. It's almost heresy to imagine Brooks performing it with any other straight man. Reiner was a solid straight man to Caesar, but with Brooks he is the second-banana supreme... guiding his partner's churning comic mind.<ref name=Nachman/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DmA81BI6oc|title=2000 Year Old Man Mel Brooks Carl Reiner Hollywood Palace 1966|last=iCandy TV|date=April 24, 2015|via=YouTube}}</ref>}}

[[File:Carl Reiner without toupee 1964.jpg|thumb|upright|Reiner in 1964, one of the few photos taken of him without his [[toupée]].]]
In 1958, he wrote the initial 13 episodes of a television series titled ''Head of the Family'', based on his own personal and professional life. However, the network disliked Reiner in the lead role for unknown reasons.<ref name=Horace/> In 1961, the series was recast and re-titled ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'' and became a popular series, making stars of his lead actors [[Dick Van Dyke]] and [[Mary Tyler Moore]]. In addition to writing many of the episodes, Reiner occasionally appeared as show host Alan Brady.<ref name=Horace/> The series ran from 1961 to 1966 and thereafter entered a long run of syndication.<ref name=Horace/> In 1966, Reiner co-starred in ''[[The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1965)|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b4c8ff6|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171115015303/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6b4c8ff6|url-status=dead|archive-date=November 15, 2017|access-date=June 30, 2020|website=[[British Film Institute]]|language=en}}</ref>

From April 5, 1964, to September 9, 1965, Reiner hosted ''[[The Celebrity Game]]'', a CBS prime time game show that was a precursor to the long-running ''[[Hollywood Squares]]''.<ref>Schwartz, David, Steve Ryan and Fred Wostbrock.  ''The Encyclopedia of TV Game Shows 3rd ed. New York City: Checkmark Books, 1999, pp. 37-38.''</ref> His first film directorial effort was an adaptation of [[Joseph Stein]]'s play ''[[Enter Laughing]]'' (1967), which, in turn, was based on his semi-autobiographical 1958 novel of the same name.<ref name="nyt 2020"/>

===1970–1989: Transition to directing ===
[[File:Goldie Hawn Carl Reiner Laugh In 1970.JPG|thumb|upright|Reiner with [[Goldie Hawn]] on the set of ''[[Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In]]'' on January 16, 1970]]
Balancing directing, producing, writing, and acting, he worked on a wide range of films and television programs. Films from his early directing career include ''[[Where's Poppa?]]'' (1970), ''[[Oh, God! (film)|Oh, God!]]'' (1977), and ''[[The Jerk]]'' (1979).<ref>{{cite web|title=Where's Poppa? (1970)|url=https://www2.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6ba9bf12|access-date=June 30, 2020|website=[[British Film Institute]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Oh, God! (1977)|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bed114b|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181230013529/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6bed114b|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 30, 2018|access-date=June 30, 2020|website=[[British Film Institute]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=The Jerk (1979)|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6be21032|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160507094250/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b6be21032|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 7, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2020|website=[[British Film Institute]]|language=en}}</ref> In ''My Anecdotal Life: A Memoir'' (2003), he wrote, "Of all the films I have directed, only ''Where's Poppa?'' is universally acknowledged as a cult classic. A cult classic, as you may know, is a film that was seen by a small minority of the world's film goers, who insist it is one of the greatest, most daring, and innovative moving pictures ever made. Whenever two or more cult members meet, they will quote dialogue from the classic and agree that "the film was ahead of its time". To be designated a genuine cult classic, it is of primary importance that the film fail to earn back the cost of making, marketing, and distributing it. ''Where's Poppa?'' was made in 1969 for a little over $1 million. According to the last distribution statements I saw, it will not break even until it earns another $650,000."<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GQ1nO61pKf4C|title=My Anecdotal Life: A Memoir|first=Carl|last=Reiner|year=2003|publisher=Thorndike Press|isbn=978-0-786-25590-0|pages=232–3}}</ref>

In 1977, Reiner directed and appeared in ''[[Oh, God! (film)|Oh, God!]]'' starring [[George Burns]], [[John Denver]], and [[Teri Garr]]. The film was a financial success making it the [[1977 in film|sixth highest-grossing film of 1977]]. The film was also a critical success with [[Roger Ebert]] giving the film a positive review writing, "Carl Reiner's ''Oh, God!'' is a treasure of a movie: A sly, civilized, quietly funny speculation on what might happen if God endeavored to present himself in the flesh yet once again to forgetful Man."<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/oh-god-1977|title= Oh, God!|website= Rogerebert.com|access-date= December 2, 2020}}</ref>

His follow up film ''[[The One and Only (1978 film)|The One and Only]]'' (1978) was not as successful, receiving a mixed reception from film critics. The film starred [[Henry Winkler]], [[Kim Darby]], and [[Gene Saks]]. Throughout the 1970s, Reiner made appearances on multiple television shows, including ''[[Night Gallery]]'' in the segment "Professor Peabody's Last Lecture" in 1971, and as various characters in the variety sketch show ''[[The Carol Burnett Show]]'' (1974). Reiner also returned to writing television by creating ''[[The New Dick Van Dyke Show]]'' (1971–1974), which ran for three seasons and starred [[Dick Van Dyke]].

Reiner played a large role in the early career of [[Steve Martin]] by directing his first film ''[[The Jerk]]'' (1979) and directing and co-writing with the comedian in ''[[Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid]]'' (1982), ''[[The Man with Two Brains]]'' (1983), and ''[[All of Me (1984 film)|All of Me]]'' (1984).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/tributes/enter-laughing-carl-reiner-1922-2020|title=Enter Laughing: Carl Reiner, 1922–2020|first=Nell|last=Minow|date=June 30, 2020|access-date=July 1, 2020|work=rogerebert.com}}</ref> Reiner also appeared in both ''The Jerk'', playing a version of himself, and ''Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid''. In 1989, he directed ''[[Bert Rigby, You're a Fool]]''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bert Rigby, You're a Fool (1989)|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b79c9068e|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180112191627/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b79c9068e|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 12, 2018|access-date=June 30, 2020|website=[[British Film Institute]]|language=en}}</ref>

===1990–2020: Voice work and final roles ===
[[File:Carl Reiner with Dick Van Dyke.jpg|thumb|right|Reiner with [[Dick Van Dyke]] in 2000]]
In 2000, Reiner was honored with the [[Mark Twain Prize for American Humor]] at the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Kennedy Center]],<ref name="nyt 2020" /> where he was honored by fellow friends and comedians [[Mel Brooks]], [[Dick Van Dyke]], [[Mary Tyler Moore]], [[Steve Martin]], [[Rob Reiner]], [[Jerry Seinfeld]], [[Ray Romano]], and [[Joy Behar]]. A year later, he portrayed Saul Bloom in ''[[Ocean's Eleven]]'' ([[Steven Soderbergh]]'s remake of 1960's ''[[Ocean's 11]]'')<ref>{{cite web|title=Ocean's Eleven (2001)|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8616ba5b|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307105605/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8616ba5b|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 7, 2018|access-date=June 30, 2020|website=[[British Film Institute]]|language=en}}</ref> and reprised his role in ''[[Ocean's Twelve]]'' (2004) and ''[[Ocean's Thirteen]]'' (2007).<ref>{{cite web|title=Ocean's Twelve (2004)|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8a8c877f|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316055923/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8a8c877f|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 16, 2018|access-date=June 30, 2020|website=[[British Film Institute]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Ocean's Thirteen (2007)|url=https://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8c0d9582|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316060659/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b8c0d9582|url-status=dead|archive-date=March 16, 2018|access-date=June 30, 2020|website=[[British Film Institute]]|language=en}}</ref> From 2004 to 2005, Reiner voiced Sarmoti in ''[[Father of the Pride]]''.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YX_daEhlnbsC&pg=PA337|title=Encyclopedia of Television Shows, 1925 through 2010|edition=2nd|first=Vincent|last=Terrace|year=2014|publisher=McFarland|page=337|isbn=978-0-786-48641-0}}</ref> He claimed he knew how to play the role; in a teleconference, he said, "I spent my youth, from the time I was 6 to 18, living next to the Bronx Zoo. I knew the lions intimately. I watched them pace. They talked to me and I talked back to them. I learned that they have the worst breath of any animal in the world. I got my roar from the lions in person." He continued, "The writing on this show is extraordinarily good. It's a pleasure to come to work because you know you're going to say something funny." Of his character of Sarmoti, Reiner stated that "curmudgeons always get the good lines".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://tulsaworld.com/archive/mane-man/article_6f5abc88-2bb1-5b03-add0-d136fd2efbea.html |title=Mane man |first=Rita |last=Sherrow  |newspaper=[[Tulsa World]] |date=August 28, 2004}}</ref>

From 1967 to 2000, Reiner appeared in dozens of television specials.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} He also guest starred in several television series from the 1950s until his death in 2020.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} In May 2009, he guest starred as a clinic patient in "[[Both Sides Now (House)|Both Sides Now]]," the season five finale of ''[[House (TV series)|House]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cleveland.com/tv/2009/05/carl_reiners_visit_to_house_fi.html|title=Carl Reiner's visit to 'House' finale puts TV history in spotlight|date=May 8, 2009|access-date=July 1, 2020|first= Mark|last= Dawidziak|work=[[The Plain Dealer]]}}</ref> He also voiced [[Santa Claus|Santa]] in ''[[Merry Madagascar]]'' (2009)<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=OSuXAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA283|title=The Christmas Encyclopedia|edition=3rd|first=William D.|last=Crump|year=2013|publisher=McFarland|isbn=978-1-476-60573-9|page=283}}</ref> and reprised his role in the 2010 ''[[The Penguins of Madagascar|Penguins of Madagascar]]'' episode "The All Nighter Before Christmas".<ref>Crump (2013), p. 11.</ref> In season 7 (December 2009) of ''[[Two and a Half Men]]'', he guest-starred as television producer Marty Pepper.<ref name=dead/> In 2010, he guest starred in three of the first-season episodes of ''[[Hot in Cleveland]]'' as Elka Ostrovsky's ([[Betty White]]) date and reprised his role in February 2011.<ref name=returns>{{cite web |url=https://www.cleveland.com/tv-blog/2011/02/carl_reiner_returns_as_max_on_next_hot_in_cleveland.html|title=Carl Reiner returns as Max on next 'Hot in Cleveland'|date=February 2, 2011|access-date=July 1, 2010|work=The Plain Dealer}}</ref> He also made appearances in ''[[The Cleveland Show]]'' as Murray<ref name=animated>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4C6NDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA73|title=Happy Holidays—Animated!: A Worldwide Encyclopedia of Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa and New Year's Cartoons on Television and Film|first=William D.|last=Crump|year=2019|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9781476636467|page=73}}</ref> and wrote the story for the episode "[[Your Show of Shows (The Cleveland Show)|Your Show of Shows]]", named after the program that started his career. Reiner reprised his role on ''Two and a Half Men'' in seasons 8 (October 2013) and 11 (January 2014).<ref name=dead>{{cite web |url=https://deadline.com/2020/06/chuck-lorre-two-and-a-half-men-cast-tribute-carl-reiner-holland-taylor-amber-tamblyn-jon-cryer-1202974218/|title=Chuck Lorre & 'Two and a Half Men' Cast Pay Tribute To Carl Reiner|first=Nellie|last= Andreeva|date=June 30, 2020|access-date=July 1, 2020|work=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref>

[[File:CarlReinerApr10.jpg|thumb|upright|right|Reiner in April 2011]]
Reiner lent his voice to numerous films and animated films.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}} He narrated the Bernard Rogers children's piece “The Musicians of Bremen” on a Delos compact disc release. He also read for books on tape, among them ''[[Aesop's Fables]]'' and ''[[Jack and the Beanstalk]]'' (Running Press, 1994), as well as [[Mark Twain]]'s ''[[A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court]]'', ''[[The Prince and the Pauper]]'', and ''[[Letters from the Earth]]'' (New Millenium, 2001).{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}

In 2012, he appeared as a guest on [[Jerry Seinfeld]]'s series ''[[Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee]]''. They talked at a diner about his comedy career and Reiner invited Seinfeld to come and have dinner with [[Mel Brooks]] and himself. Reiner reported that every night, Brooks headed to his house to eat, watch ''[[Jeopardy!]]'' (he taped it), and watch movies. He went on to offer the one rule for movies was that it had to be one where "somebody says, 'Secure the perimeter!' or 'Get some rest.'" Reiner stated that Brooks "falls asleep with his mouth open" every time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lists/comedians-cars-getting-coffee-top-902948/item/trevor-noah-explains-apartheid-a-903345|title=Trevor Noah Explains Apartheid to a Baffled Seinfeld – 7 Most Revealing Moments From Jerry Seinfeld's 'Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee'|website=The Hollywood Reporter|date=June 16, 2016|access-date=June 30, 2020}}</ref>

Reiner's final role was in ''[[Home Movie: The Princess Bride]]'', a project that [[Jason Reitman]] had envisioned to engage his celebrity friends to help raise money for charity during the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], with actors filming their own takes on scenes from ''[[The Princess Bride (film)|The Princess Bride]]'' at their own homes. Reiner appeared along with Rob Reiner (who directed the original film) in the final scene as the Grandfather and Grandson, which Rob said had been shot three days before Reiner's death. His final line on camera is, "As you wish," which in the film it is based on means, "I love you." After hearing of his death, Reitman asked the Reiner family if they should swap out the scene, but the family gave him their blessing to use the scene.<ref name="Breznican">{{cite magazine|last=Breznican|first=Anthony|title=Carl Reiner's Final Performance Is a Fairy-Tale Ending|url=https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2020/07/carl-reiner-final-performance-the-princess-bride|access-date=2020-07-11|magazine=Vanity Fair|date=July 9, 2020|language=en-us}}</ref>

== Author and novelist ==
Reiner was the author of more than two dozen books.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/carl-reiner-master-of-tv-comedy-has-died-11593526708#:~:text=Mr.%20Reiner%20created%2C%20wrote%2C,more%20than%20two%20dozen%20books.|title=Carl Reiner, Master of TV Comedy, Has Died|first=Ellen|last=Gamerman|date=June 30, 2020|access-date=July 1, 2020|work=[[The Wall Street Journal]]}}</ref> His first autobiographical novel ''Enter Laughing'' (1958) led to a 1995 sequel ''Continue Laughing''. He published a memoir ''My Anecdotal Life: A Memoir'' in 2003.<ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GQ1nO61pKf4C|title=My Anecdotal Life: A Memoir|first=Carl|last=Reiner|year=2003|publisher=Thorndike Press|isbn=978-0-786-25590-0}}</ref> He also wrote a humorous series of memoirs under the titles ''I Remember Me'' (2012), ''I Just Remembered'' (2014), and ''What I Forgot to Remember'' (2015), along with books about film and art. He began to write children's books based on the stories he used to tell a certain grandson who would request, "Tell me a scary story, Grandpa, but not too scary."<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.avclub.com/carl-reiner-on-writing-a-children-s-book-tweeting-and-1798281097|title=Carl Reiner on writing a children's book, tweeting, and joking around with Mel Brooks|first=Katherine|last=Brodsky|date=June 23, 2015|access-date=July 1, 2020|work=[[The A.V. Club]]}}</ref>

==Comedy style==
Reiner expressed his philosophy on writing comedy in an interview in the December 1981 issue of ''[[American Film (magazine)|American Film]]'':

<blockquote>You have to imagine yourself as not somebody very special, but somebody very ordinary. If you imagine yourself as somebody really normal and if it makes you laugh, it's going to make everybody laugh. If you think of yourself as something very special, you'll end up a pedant and a bore. If you start thinking about what's funny, you won't be funny, actually. It's like walking. How do you walk? If you start thinking about it, you'll trip.{{citation needed|date=August 2022}}</blockquote>

==Personal life==
[[File:Rob & Carl Reiner (cropped).jpg|thumb|right|200px|upright|Carl with [[Rob Reiner]] in 2008]]

=== Marriage and family ===
On December 24, 1943, Reiner married singer [[Estelle Reiner|Estelle Lebost]]. They were married for almost 65 years until her death in October 2008.<ref name=lat/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/local/obituaries/la-me-reiner29-2008oct29-story.html|title=Estelle Reiner dies at 94; singer-actress had cameo in son's film 'When Harry Met Sally'|website=[[Los Angeles Times]]|date=October 29, 2008}}</ref> Estelle delivered the iconic line "I'll have what she's having" in the deli scene of the 1989 film ''[[When Harry Met Sally...]]''.<ref name=james/> They were the parents of actor and director [[Rob Reiner]], poet, playwright, and author [[Annie Reiner]], and painter,<ref>"Art Reviews"; David Pagel, ''Los Angeles Times'', Oct 12, (1995) p. 4.</ref> actor, and director [[Lucas Reiner]].<ref name="james" /> Reiner described himself as an [[Atheism|atheist]].<ref name="jta"/> He said, "I have a very different take on who God is. Man invented God because he needed him. God is us."<ref name="LATimes">{{cite news|last=King|first=Susan|title=Carl Reiner's big break|url=http://articles.latimes.com/2009/oct/21/entertainment/et-classic-hollywood21/2|access-date=December 22, 2010|newspaper=Los Angeles Times|date=October 21, 2009|archive-date=January 27, 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130127115431/http://articles.latimes.com/2009/oct/21/entertainment/et-classic-hollywood21/2|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Waldron|first=Vince|title=The Official Dick Van Dyke Show Book|year=1994|publisher=Applause|location=New York|isbn=1-55783-453-9|page=23}}</ref> In 2013, he said he developed an atheistic viewpoint as [[the Holocaust]] progressed, stating it would not have continued if God existed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://momentmag.com/funnyman-carl-reiner/|title=Funnyman Carl Reiner|date=May 1, 2013|access-date=June 30, 2020}}</ref> Reiner was a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]].<ref name=lat>{{cite web |url=https://www.latimes.com/obituaries/story/2020-06-30/carl-reiner-dead|title=Carl Reiner, prolific comedy legend who created 'The Dick Van Dyke Show', dead at 98|first1=Steve|last1=Chawkins|first2=Dennis|last2=McLellan|date=June 30, 2020|access-date=July 2, 2020|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]}}</ref> His residence was in [[Beverly Hills, California]].<ref>'Musicals, Concerts, Children's Shows, and More Highlight Annenberg's 2014–2015 Season', ''[[The Beverly Hills Courier]]'', September 12, 2014, p. 10 [http://bhcourier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/091214Fissue.pdf] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140914120054/http://bhcourier.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/091214Fissue.pdf|date=September 14, 2014}}</ref>
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=== Charity and interests ===
From 1974 to 2001, he sponsored the Carl Reiner Charity Celebrity Tennis Tournament in [[Carlsbad, California|La Costa, California]], directed by international tennis player Mike Franks, which was played yearly over 3 days and included 400 players, of which 100 were professionals.{{Citation needed |date=July 2024}}

In July 2012, Reiner joined Twitter, tweeting that he was doing so to keep up with his grandson Jake.{{r|V20}} He felt obliged to post at least once per day, and so posted 6,520 tweets and accumulated 367,000 followers.{{r|V20}}  His favorite topics were movies and [[Donald Trump]], but his final tweet was a reminiscence about [[Noël Coward]] performing in [[Las Vegas]].<ref name=V20>{{citation |url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/carl-reiner-twitter-jokes-donald-trump-1234694239/ |magazine=Variety |title=Carl Reiner's Twitter Musings Remained Essential and Hilarious Until the End |author=William Earl |date=30 June 2020}}</ref> At the age of 98, Reiner was the oldest celebrity to actively use Twitter.{{Citation needed |date=July 2024}}

His final interview was a [[webisode]] of ''Dispatches From Quarantine'', which was posted on YouTube by the Jewish arts organization Reboot and [[Temple Beth Am (Los Angeles, California)|Temple Beth Am]].<ref name=LAT/><ref>{{citation |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhju_o9FStY& |title=Dispatches From Quarantine |number=3 |author=Carl Reiner |publisher=Silver Screen Studios |date=22 June 2020}}</ref> In this, he reminisced about his wife and family, "We met, fell in love, and I was 20 at the time and she was 28, and people said this is not a match ... It only worked for 65 years, and if she didn't pass on we'd still be working on it."<ref name=LAT>{{citation |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2020-06-30/carl-reiner-family-final-interview |newspaper=Los Angeles Times |title=In his final interview, Carl Reiner revealed what mattered most to him |author=Christie D'Zurilla |date=30 June 2020}}</ref>

=== Political views ===
On October 31, 2018, Reiner, then 96 and a half, publicly denounced [[Donald Trump]]'s [[First presidency of Donald Trump|administration]] and stated his goal to live past November 3, 2020, and see Trump [[2020 United States presidential election|voted out of office]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/414031-carl-reiner-ive-never-seen-the-american-people-being-lied-to |title=Carl Reiner: 'My personal goal' is to make it to 2020 to vote out Trump |first1=Judy |last1=Kurtz |date=October 31, 2018 |newspaper=[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]}}</ref>

=== Death ===
On June 29, 2020, Reiner died from [[natural causes]] at his home in [[Beverly Hills, California]], at the age of 98.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/news/film/legendary-comedy-actor-carl-reiner-dies-aged-98-2698535#:~:text=Carl%20Reiner%20has%20died%20of,Mel%20Brooks'%20longtime%20comedy%20partner.|title= Legendary comedy actor Carl Reiner dies aged 98|website= NME|date= June 30, 2020|access-date= February 7, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Robbins |first1=Ted |title=Carl Reiner, Actor, Director, Writer, Producer And Mensch, Dies At 98 |url=https://www.npr.org/2020/06/30/510434234/carl-reiner-actor-director-writer-producer-and-mensch-dies-at-98 |access-date=2020-07-06 |publisher=NPR |date=2020-06-30}}</ref> According to his nephew George Shapiro, Reiner had been in good spirits all day, and had spent the evening watching television with Mel Brooks; afterward, at around 10:00&nbsp;pm, he became unsteady and fell while walking with the assistance of his housekeeper. He lost consciousness within a few minutes and died shortly thereafter.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Littleton |first1=Cynthia |title=Carl Reiner's Last Day: Producer George Shapiro Remembers the Comedy Legend |url=https://variety.com/2020/biz/news/carl-reiner-dead-final-day-george-shapiro-1234697914/ |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=July 3, 2020 |access-date=July 9, 2020}}</ref>

Upon news of his death, fellow comedians and other figures in the entertainment industry gave tributes and remembrance, including Brooks, [[Alan Alda]], [[Steve Martin]], [[Jerry Seinfeld]], [[Jason Alexander]], [[Dick Van Dyke]], [[Carol Burnett]], [[George Clooney]], [[Bette Midler]], [[Bernadette Peters]], and [[Sarah Silverman]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2020/06/30/carl-reiner-dead-jason-alexander-rob-reiner-celebrities-react/3284857001/|title= 'Carl Reiner was comedy genius': Mel Brooks, Jerry Seinfeld, Jason Alexander, more pay tribute|website=[[USA Today]]|access-date=2020-07-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/news/carl-reiner-dead-hollywood-tributes-rob-reiner-1234694238/|title= Rob Reiner, George Clooney, Dick Van Dyke and More Stars Pay Tribute to 'Comedy Legend' Carl Reiner|website= [[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]|date= June 30, 2020|access-date=2020-07-01}}</ref> [[Cheryl Hines]] and [[Orlando Jones]], two of Reiner's co-stars in ''[[Father of the Pride]]'', expressed their condolences on Twitter, Hines stating that he was "not only an amazing comedic gift, but was also an extraordinary human being".<ref>{{cite tweet |author=Cheryl Hines |author-link=Cheryl Hines |user=cherylhines |number=1277987834498912256 |title=He made all of the directors at the Directors ...}}</ref> Jones mentioned his time with Reiner during their work on ''Father of the Pride'' and expressed his gratitude for his kindness and lessons.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/TheOrlandoJones/status/1278171276243238913 |title= I had the distinct pleasure to work with ... |via= Twitter |date= June 30, 2020 |access-date= July 1, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200701034302/https://twitter.com/TheOrlandoJones/status/1278171276243238913 |archive-date=1 July 2020 |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{Primary source inline|date=August 2022}}

== Acting credits and accolades ==
{{main|Carl Reiner on screen and stage|List of awards and nominations received by Carl Reiner}}

[[File:Carl Reiner star HWF.JPG|thumb|right|Reiner's star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]]]]
Over Reiner's long television and film career, he earned numerous awards. From his stand-up comedy albums with [[Mel Brooks]] to writing on ''[[Your Show of Shows]]'', ''[[Caesar's Hour]]'', and ''[[The Dick Van Dyke Show]]'', he earned 11 [[Primetime Emmy Awards]] and one [[Grammy Award]]. In 1960, he received a star on the [[Hollywood Walk of Fame]], located at 6421 [[Hollywood Boulevard]].<ref name=walk>{{cite web |url=https://walkoffame.com/carl-reiner/ |title=Carl Reiner |website=[[Hollywood Walk of Fame]] |year=2020 |access-date=July 1, 2020}}</ref> In 1999, he was inducted into [[Television Hall of Fame]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/awards/hall-of-fame/honorees |title=Honorees |website=[[Academy of Television Arts & Sciences|Television Academy]] |access-date=June 30, 2020}}</ref>
In 2000, he received the [[Mark Twain Prize for American Humor]] at the [[John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts|Kennedy Center]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/2000/10/26/carl-reiner-your-comedian-of-comedians/c1951340-fae1-490b-802e-ae3a0de38a0a/ |title= Carl Reiner, Your Comedian of Comedians |first=Frank |last=Ahrens |date=October 26, 2000 |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref> In 2017, Carl and his son [[Rob Reiner]] became the first father-son duo to have their footprints and handprints added to a concrete slab at [[Grauman's Chinese Theater]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2017/04/07/carl-rob-reiner-honored-in-cement-at-tcl-chinese-theater/|title=Carl, Rob Reiner Honored In Cement At TCL Chinese Theater |publisher=[[KCAL-TV]] |date=April 7, 2017|access-date=June 30, 2020 |via=[[CBS Local]]}}</ref>

==Discography==
* ''[[2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks]]'' (World Pacific Records, 1960)<ref>{{cite news|last=Bernstein|first=Adam|date=July 1, 2020|title=Carl Reiner, TV comedy pioneer and probing straight man to Mel Brooks, dies at 98|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/carl-reiner-tv-comedy-pioneer-and-probing-straight-man-to-mel-brooks-dies-at-98/2020/06/30/e145666a-bad4-11ea-bdaf-a129f921026f_story.html|access-date=July 2, 2020|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]}}</ref>
* ''2001 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks'' (Capitol Records, 1961)<ref name="Grammys.com" />
* ''[[Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks at the Cannes Film Festival]]'' (Capitol Records, 1962)<ref name="Grammys.com" />
* ''2000 and Thirteen with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks'' (Warner Bros. Records, 1973)<ref>{{cite web|title=Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks - 2000 And Thirteen|year=1973 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Carl-Reiner-Mel-Brooks-2000-And-Thirteen/master/414256|access-date=2020-07-02|publisher=[[Discogs]]|language=en}}</ref>
* ''Excerpts from The Complete 2000 Year Old Man'' (Rhino Records, 1994)<ref>{{cite web|title=Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks - Excerpts From The Complete 2000 Year Old Man|year=1994 |url=https://www.discogs.com/Carl-Reiner-Mel-Brooks-Excerpts-From-The-Complete-2000-Year-Old-Man/release/6024562|access-date=2020-07-02|publisher=[[Discogs]]|language=en}}</ref>
* ''The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000'' (Rhino Records, 1997)<ref name="Grammys.com" />
* ''How Paul Robeson Saved My Life and Other Mostly Happy Stories'' (1999)''<ref name="Grammys.com" />''
* ''Letters from the Earth: Uncensored Writings by Mark Twain'' (2001)<ref name="Grammys.com" />
* ''Tell Me a Scary Story'' (2003)<ref name="Grammys.com" />
* ''The 2000 Year Old Man: The Complete History'' (2009 Shout! Factory LLC)<ref name="Grammys.com" />

==Published works==
'''Non-fiction'''
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GQ1nO61pKf4C|title=My Anecdotal Life: A Memoir|year=2003|publisher=Thorndike Press|isbn=978-0-786-25590-0}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qj-TStWgwIgC|title=I Remember Me|year=2012|publisher=AuthorHouse|isbn=978-1-477-26458-4}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BbgBoQEACAAJ|title=I Just Remembered|publisher=Clear Productions, Incorporated|year=2014|isbn=978-0-991-53670-2}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ZBESrgEACAAJ|title=What I Forgot to Remember|publisher=Clear Productions, Incorporated|year=2015|isbn=978-0-991-53681-8}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=h3MfswEACAAJ|title=Why & When The Dick Van Dyke Show Was Born|year=2015|publisher=Clear Productions, Incorporated|isbn=978-0-991-53686-3}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=B15gvgAACAAJ|title=Carl Reiner, Now You're Ninety-Four: A Graphic Diary|publisher=Clear Productions, Incorporated|year=2016|isbn=978-0-991-53687-0}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i8hStAEACAAJ|title=Alive at Ninety-Five: Recalling Movies I Love|year=2017|publisher=Clear Productions, Incorporated|isbn=978-0-999-51820-5}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7LwqswEACAAJ|title=Approaching Ninety-Six: The Films I Love Viewing and Loved Doing|year=2017|publisher=Clear Productions, Incorporated|isbn=978-0-999-51821-2}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UwgwMQAACAAJ|title=Too Busy To Die|year=2017|publisher=Clear Productions, Incorporated|isbn=978-0-991-53689-4}}
* ''How to Live Forever''. Clear Productions. 2017.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.randomcontent.com/media//carl-reiner-reads-first-twenty-words-of-how-to-live-forever |title=Carl Reiner Reads First Twenty Words of 'How to Live Forever' |date=September 7, 2017 |newspaper=Random Content}}</ref>
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=98p1swEACAAJ|title=The Downing of Trump|year=2018|publisher=Clear Productions, Incorporated|isbn=978-0-999-51822-9}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=G_LBtQEACAAJ|title=I Remember Radio|year=2018|publisher=Clear Productions, Incorporated|isbn=978-0-999-51823-6}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=898DzAEACAAJ|title=Scrunched Photos of the World's Greatest Works of Art|year=2019|publisher=Clear Productions, Incorporated|isbn=978-0-999-51825-0}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mzh-vwEACAAJ|title=Scrunched Celebrity Photos|year=2019|publisher=Clear Productions, Incorporated|isbn=978-0-999-51824-3}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=i8hStAEACAAJ|title=Alive at Ninety-Five: Recalling Movies I Love (1915-1950)|year=2019|publisher=Clear Productions, Incorporated|isbn=9780999518205}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7LwqswEACAAJ|title=Approaching Ninety-Six: The Films I love Viewing & Loved Doing (1951-2017)|year=2019|publisher=Clear Productions, Incorporated|isbn= 9780999518212}}

'''Fiction'''
* {{cite book|title=Enter Laughing|year=1958|publisher=Crest Books|oclc=1803102}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gjBZCxn_9ygC&q=All+Kinds+of+Love+carl+reiner|title=All Kinds of Love|year=1993|publisher=Carol Publishing Group|isbn=978-1-559-72163-9}}ḁ
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GYJ72vswwE4C|title=Continue Laughing|publisher=Carol Publishing Group|year=1995|isbn=978-1-559-72273-5}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4FVpPwAACAAJ|title=The 2000 Year-Old Man in the Year 2000: The Book|year=1997|publisher=HarperCollins|isbn=978-0-060-17480-4}} (with [[Mel Brooks]])
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QbmENAAACAAJ&q=How+Paul+Robeson+Saved+My+Life|title=How Paul Robeson Saved My Life (and Other Mostly Happy Stories)|year=1999|publisher=Cliff Street Books|isbn=978-0-060-19451-2}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=0nfTmAEACAAJ|title=Tell Me a Scary Story—but Not Too Scary!|year=2003|publisher=Little, Brown and Company|isbn=978-0-316-83329-5}} (illustrated by James Bennett)
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=hqoW5oSyeMwC|title=The 2000 Year Old Man Goes to School|publisher=HarperCollins|year=2005|isbn=978-0-060-76676-4}} (with Mel Brooks)
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T0cgAQAAIAAJ|title=NNNNN: A Novel|year=2006|publisher=Simon and Schuster|isbn=978-0-743-28669-5}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bmuJPgAACAAJ|title=Tell Me Another Scary Story—But Not Too Scary!|year=2009|publisher=Dove Books|isbn=978-1-597-77630-1}} (illustrated by James Bennett)
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fWiJPgAACAAJ|title=Just Desserts: A Novellelah|year=2009|publisher=Phoenix Books|isbn=978-1-59 7-77627-1}}
* {{cite book|title=Tell Me a Silly Story|year=2010|publisher=Pickwick Press|isbn=978-1-607-47713-6}} (illustrated by James Bennett)
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QhAdrgEACAAJ|title=The Secret Treasure of Tahka Paka|year=2015|publisher=Clear Productions, Incorporated|isbn=978-0-991-53680-1}}
* {{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mW5QMQAACAAJ|title=You Say God Bless You for Sneezing and Farting!|year=2017|publisher=Clear Productions, Incorporated|isbn=978-0-991-53688-7}}

==See also==
*{{portal inline|Biography}}

==References==
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==Further reading==
* [https://www.gale.com/c/literature-contemporary-authors ''Contemporary Authors Online''] {{subscription required}}, Gale (2007).

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