Reiner, Carl 1922–

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Reiner, Carl 1922–

PERSONAL

Born March 20, 1922, in Bronx, NY; son of Irving (a watchmaker) and Bessie (maiden name, Mathias) Reiner; married Estelle Lebost (an actress), December 24, 1943; children: Robert (an actor, producer, director, writer, and composer, as Rob Reiner), Sylvia Anne, Lucas (an actor, director, writer, and composer). Education: Attended Georgetown University, 1943.

Addresses: Agent—Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212; (literary) Robert Gottlieb, Trident Media Group, 1 Madison Ave., 36th Floor, New York, NY 10010; (appearances) Elizabeth Fredericks, William Morris Agency, 1 William Morris Pl., Beverly Hills, CA 90212. Manager—George Shapiro, Shapiro/West and Associates, 141 El Camino Dr., Suite 205, Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Career: Actor, writer, director, and producer. Performed as a standup comic after World War II. Military service: U.S. Army, served in an entertainment unit in the South Pacific, 1942–46.

Member: Actors' Equity Association, Screen Actors Guild, American Federation of Television and Radio Artists, Writers Guild of America, Dramatists Guild, Directors Guild of America, Phi Alpha Tau (honorary member).

Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nomination, best supporting actor in a series, 1954, for Your Show of Shows; Emmy Award nomination, 1956, and Emmy Awards, 1957, 1958, all best supporting actor in a comedy series, for Caesar's Hour; Emmy Awards, 1957, 1958, 1962, and 1963, for Good Heavens; Grammy Award nomination, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, 1960, for 2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks; Emmy Awards, outstanding writing achievement in comedy, 1962, 1963, 1964, outstanding comedy series, 1963, 1966, and outstanding program achievement in entertainment, 1965, all for The Dick Van Dyke Show; Screen Award nomination, best written American comedy, Writers Guild of America, 1964, for The Thrill of It All; Emmy Awards (with others), outstanding writing achievement in a variety program and outstanding variety special, both 1967, for The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special; Saturn Award nomination, best director, Academy of Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror Films, 1978, for Oh, God!; Connor Award, Phi Alpha Tau, 1980; Creative Achievement Award, American Comedy Awards, 1991; Emmy Award, outstanding guest actor in a comedy series, 1995, "The Alan Brady Show," for Mad About You; Laurel Award, television writing achievement, Writers Guild of America, 1995; Lifetime Achievement Award, Temecula Valley International Film Festival, 1997; inducted into Television Academy Hall of Fame, 1999; Emmy Award nomination, outstanding guest actor in a comedy series, 2000, for Beggars and Choosers; Mark Twain Prize, John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, 2000; Grammy Award, 2000, for The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000; Grammy Award nomination, best spoken-word album, 2001, for Letters from the Earth: Uncensored Writings from Mark Twain; Golden Satellite Award nomination, best supporting actor in a comedy or musical, International Press Academy, 2002, Phoenix Film Critics Society Award nomination (with others) and MTV Movie Award nomination (with others), both best ensemble, 2002, all for Ocean's Eleven; Grammy Award nomination, best spoken-word album, 2003, for Tell Me a Scary Story; Career Achievement Award, Television Critics Association, 2003; DVD Exclusive Award nomination (with Dick Van Dyke), best audio commentary, 2003, for The Dick Van Dyke Show; DVD Lifetime Achievement Award, 2004; Emmy Award nomination (with others), outstanding special class program, 2004, for The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited; received star on Hollywood Walk of Fame.

CREDITS

Film Appearances:

Bud, Happy Anniversary, United Artists, 1959.

Harlow Edison, The Gazebo, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1960.

Russ Lawrence, Gidget Goes Hawaiian, Columbia, 1961.

(Uncredited) German officer, cad, and cowboy, The Thrill of It All, 1963.

Tower controller at Rancho Conejo, It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad, World, United Artists, 1963.

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home, 1965.

Rodin, The Art of Love, Universal, 1965.

Walt Whittaker, The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming, United Artists, 1966.

Host, Star Spangled Salesman, 1966.

Bookshop customer, Don't Worry, We'll Think of a Title, 1966.

Voice, Alice of Wonderland in Paris (also known as Alice in a New Wonderland), 1966.

Technical advisor, A Guide for the Married Man, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967.

Stan Herman, Generation (also known as A Time for Caring and A Time for Giving), Avco-Embassy, 1969.

Al Schilling, The Comic (also known as Billy Bright), Columbia, 1969.

10 From Your Show of Shows, 1973.

Dinah Shore's guest, Oh, God!, Warner Bros., 1977.

Dr. Maneet, The End, United Artists, 1978.

Carl Reiner, the celebrity, The Jerk, Universal, 1979.

Juliet's butler/Field Marshal Wilfred von Kluck, Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (also known as Dead Men Wear No Plaid), Universal, 1982.

Mr. Dearadorian, Summer School, 1987.

(Uncredited) Alan Brady, In the Mood (also known as The Woo Woo Kid), 1987.

Dr. Von Mobil, The Spirit of '76, Castle Rock, 1990.

Judge Ben Arugula, Fatal Instinct, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993.

Mickey Abromowitz, Slums of Beverly Hills, Fox Searchlight, 1998.

P. G. Biggershot, The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (also known as Die Abenteuer von Rocky und Bullwinkle), Universal, 2000.

Saul Bloom, Ocean's Eleven (also known as 11 and O11), Warner Bros., 2001.

Voice of studio executive, The Majestic, Warner Bros., 2001.

Voice of Shep, Good Boy!, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 2003.

Saul Bloom, Ocean's Twelve, Warner Bros., 2004.

Saul Bloom, Ocean's Thirteen, Warner Bros., 2007.

Film Director:

(And producer) Enter Laughing, Columbia, 1967.

(And coproducer) The Comic (also known as Billy Bright), Columbia, 1969.

Where's Poppa? (also known as Going Ape), United Artists, 1970.

(And executive producer, with Mel Brooks) Oh God!, Warner Bros., 1977.

The One and Only, Paramount, 1978.

The Jerk, Universal, 1979.

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (also known as Dead Men Wear No Plaid), Universal, 1982.

The Man with Two Brains, Warner Bros., 1983.

All of Me, Universal, 1984.

The Lonely Guy, Universal, 1984.

Summer Rental, Paramount, 1985.

Summer School, Paramount, 1987.

Bert Rigby, You're a Fool, Warner Bros., 1989.

Sibling Rivalry, Sony Pictures Releasing, 1990.

Fatal Instinct, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1993.

That Old Feeling, Universal, 1997.

Television Appearances; Series:

The photographer, The Fashion Story, 1948.

Member of ensemble, The Fifty-Fourth Street Revue, CBS, 1949–50.

Member of ensemble, Your Show of Shows (also known as Sid Caesar's Show of Shows), NBC, 1950–54.

George Hansen, Caesar's Hour, NBC, 1954–57.

Sid Caesar Invites You, ABC, 1958.

Host, Keep Talking, CBS, 1958–59.

Panelist, Take a Good Look, NBC, 1960–61.

Alan Lester Brady and other roles, The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known as The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show and Head of the Family), CBS, 1961–66.

The Art Linkletter Show, NBC, 1963.

Host, The Celebrity Game, 1964.

Voices of Sascha Grouse, Dinny Kangaroo, Rory Raccoon, and other characters, Linus! the Lionhearted, 1964–69.

Host, The Colgate Comedy Hour, 1966–67.

Mr. Angel, Good Heavens, ABC, 1976.

Host, Sunday Best, NBC, 1991.

Voice of Sarmoti, Father of the Pride (animated), NBC, 2004–2005.

Television Appearances; Specials:

The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special, NBC, 1967.

Annie and the Hoods, ABC, 1974.

Julie and Dick in Covent Garden, ABC, 1974.

Commentator, The 2,000 Year Old Man, CBS, 1975.

Van Dyke and Company, NBC, 1975.

Host, Happy Anniversary, Charlie Brown, CBS, 1976.

Mitzi … Roarin' in the '20s, CBS, 1976.

Host, The Fabulous Funnies, NBC, 1976.

A Tribute to "Mr. Television," Milton Berle, NBC, 1978.

Celebrity Challenge of the Sexes, CBS, 1979.

(Uncredited) The Muppets Go Hollywood, 1979.

Host, The 2nd Annual HBO Young Comedians Show, 1980.

Steve Martin: Comedy Is Not Pretty, NBC, 1980.

"Walt Disney … One Man's Dream," Disneyland (also known as Disney's Wonderful World, The Disney Sunday Movie, The Magical World of Disney, Walt Disney, Walt Disney Presents, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color, and The Wonderful World of Disney), CBS, 1981.

Something Spectacular with Steve Allen, 1981.

High Hopes: The Capra Years, 1981.

Twilight Theater, NBC, 1982.

Narrator, The Great Standups (also known as The Great Standups: Sixty Years of Laughter), 1983.

All-Star Party for Lucille Ball, CBS, 1984.

The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1984.

Host, Those Wonderful TV Game Shows, NBC, 1984.

The American Film Institute Salute to Gene Kelly (also known as The Best of Gene Kelly), CBS, 1985.

Comic Relief, HBO, 1986.

NBC's 60th Anniversary Celebration, NBC, 1986.

The Television Academy Hall of Fame, NBC, 1986.

A Carol Burnett Special: Carol, Carl, Whoopi and Robin, ABC, 1987.

This Is Your Life, NBC, 1987.

The Importance of Being Funny in America, 1987.

(Uncredited) Host, Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-up Confidential, 1987.

The Television Academy Hall of Fame, Fox, 1987.

Mel Fellini, Mickey's 60th Birthday (also known as Mickey's 60th Birthday Anniversary Shorts Programme), Disney Channel, 1988.

Host, Fifty Years of Television: A Golden Celebration, CBS, 1989.

Neil Simon: Not Just for Laughs, PBS, 1989.

The World of Jewish Humor, PBS, 1990.

George Burns' 95th Birthday Party, CBS, 1991.

Something a Little Less Serious: A Tribute to "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World," 1991.

Comic Relief V, HBO, 1992.

Roseanne and Tom: Getting Away With It, HBO, 1992.

Street Scenes: New York on Film, AMC, 1992.

Laughing Matters, Showtime, 1993.

More of the Best of the Hollywood Palace, ABC, 1993.

Addicted to Fame, NBC, 1994.

Comic Relief VI, HBO, 1994.

The Dick Van Dyke Show Remembered, CBS, 1994.

Sid Caesar: Television's Comedy Genius, Arts and Entertainment, 1994.

(In archive footage) Carol Burnett: The Special Years, 1994.

Carl Reiner: Still Laughing, Arts and Entertainment, 1995.

A Comedy Salute to Andy Kaufman, NBC, 1995.

"Danny Kaye: A Legacy of Laughter," American Masters, PBS, 1996.

Caesar's Writers, PBS, 1996.

I Am Your Child, ABC, 1997.

The College of Comedy with Alan King, PBS, 1997.

Intimate Portrait: Mary Tyler Moore, Lifetime, 1997.

Intimate Portrait: Bette Midler, Lifetime, 1997.

M*A*S*H, Tootsie, and God: A Tribute to Larry Gelbart, PBS, 1998.

Jerry Seinfeld: Master of His Domain, Arts and Entertainment, 1998.

Steve Martin: A Comic Life, Comedy Central, 1999.

The 14th Annual Television Academy Hall of Fame, UPN, 1999.

AFI's 100 Years, 100 Laughs: America's Funniest Movies, CBS, 2000.

The College of Comedy with Alan King, Part II, PBS, 2000.

Dick Van Dyke: Put on a Happy Face, Arts and Entertainment, 2000.

Edith Head: Designing Woman, Arts and Entertainment, 2000.

Inside TV Land: The Dick Van Dyke Show, TV Land, 2000.

Mark Twain Prize—Celebrating the Humor of Carl Reiner, PBS, 2001.

John Candy: The E! True Hollywood Story, E! Entertainment Television, 2001.

Hail Sid Caesar! The Golden Age of Comedy, Showtime, 2001.

Inside TV Land: The Pitch, TV Land, 2001.

Garry Marshall, Bravo, 2001.

Dick Van Patten: The Sure Bet, Arts and Entertainment, 2001.

Host, The Bronx Boys, Cinemax, 2003.

Inside TV Land: Style and Fashion, TV Land, 2003.

Voice of Alan Brady, The Alan Brady Show, TV Land, 2003.

Alan Brady, The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited, CBS, 2004.

TV Land Convention Special, TV Land, 2004.

Funny Already: A History of Jewish Comedy, Channel 4, 2004.

Emmy's Greatest Moments (also known as TV Land Presents: Emmy's Greatest Moments), TV Land, 2004.

TV Guide Close Up: From Comedy Club to Primetime, 2004.

The Comedians' Comedian, Channel 4, 2005.

The Mark Twain Prize: Steve Martin (also known as The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize Celebrating Steve Martin), PBS, 2005.

Presenter, Hollywood Salutes Steve Martin: An American Cinematheque Tribute, AMC, 2005.

George Clooney: An American Cinematheque Tribute, AMC, 2006.

The Kennedy Center Presents: The 2006 Mark Twain Prize, PBS, 2006.

Television Appearances; Episodic:

Cavalcade of Stars, 1950.

Floor Show (also known as Eddie Condon's Floor Show), 1950.

Panelist, The Name's the Same, 1953.

Panelist, Droodles, 1954.

"A Kiss to Conquer," Campbell Playhouse (also known as Campbell Soundstage and Campbell Summer Soundstage), 1954.

Sir Kay, "A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court," Kraft Television Theatre (also known as Ponds Theatre), 1954.

"Forty Weeks of Uncle Sam," Kraft Television Theatre (also known as Ponds Theatre), 1954.

The Perry Como Show (also known as The Chesterfield Supper Club and Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall), 1955.

Regis, "Topaze," Playhouse 90, 1957.

Guest panelist, To Tell the Truth, 1957.

Guest panelist, I've Got a Secret, 1957.

The Patrice Munsel Show, 1957.

The Dinah Shore Show (also known as The Dinah Shore Chevy Show), NBC, 1959.

George Guthrie, "Martin's Folly," Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (also known as Desilu Playhouse), 1959.

"Carl Reiner," This Is Your Life, 1960.

Toast of the Town (also known as The Ed Sullivan Show), 1961.

Interviewer, The New Steve Allen Show, 1961.

Designer Michael Howard, The New Steve Allen Show, 1961.

The Jerry Lewis Show, 1963.

The Judy Garland Show, 1963.

The Merv Griffin Show, 1963, 1968.

Blinky Fawcett, "Who Killed Snooky Martinelli?," Burke's Law (also known as Amos Burke, Secret Agent), 1964.

Chief Inspector House, "Who Killed Supersleuth?," Burke's Law (also known as Amos Burke, Secret Agent), 1964.

Comedian (with Mel Brooks), The Hollywood Palace, multiple appearances, between 1964 and 1967.

The Andy Williams Show, 1966.

Personality, 1968.

Himself, "She Didn't Have the Vegas Notion: Part 1," That Girl, 1969.

Guest performer, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In (also known as Laugh-In), 1970.

The Movie Game, 1970, 1971.

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (also known as The Best of Carson), NBC, multiple appearances, between 1970 and 1980.

Professor Peabody, "Professor Peabody's Last Lecture," Night Gallery (also known as Rod Serling's "Night Gallery"), 1971.

Himself, "The Replacement," The New Dick Van Dyke Show, 1971.

The Flip Wilson Show, 1971.

The Julie Andrews Hour, 1972.

Arthur Gravis, "A Nation of Human Pincushions," The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (also known as The New Doctors), 1972.

The Carol Burnett Show (also known as Carol Burnett and Friends), 1972, 1974.

Director, "Blood Is Thicker than Oatmeal," The New Dick Van Dyke Show, 1972.

Announcer, "Those Who Care," The New Dick Van Dyke Show, 1973.

America 2-Night, 1978.

Twilight Theatre (also known as Steve Martin's "Twilight Theatre"), 1982.

Geppetto, "Pinocchio," Faerie Tale Theatre (also known as Shelley Duvall's "Faerie Tale Theatre"), 1983.

Guest introducer, Star Search, 1984.

Himself, "Killer Routine," It's Garry Shandling's Show, Showtime, 1988.

A Conversation with Dinah, The Nashville Network, 1989.

Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind, Comedy Central, 1991.

Guest caller Roger, "Selling Out," Frasier, NBC, 1993.

Alan Brady, "The Alan Brady Show," Mad About You, NBC, 1995.

Voice of salacious priest, "Noir Gang," Duckman (animated; also known as Duckman: Private Dick/Family Man), 1996.

Narrator, Sex and the Silver Screen, Showtime, 1996.

Alan Brady, "Clip Show," Mad About You, NBC, 1996.

Himself, "The Roast," The Larry Sanders Show, HBO, 1997.

Voice of Gary Kasner, "The Unbearable Blindness of Laying," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 1997.

The Rosie O'Donnell Show, syndicated, 1997.

Voice of Prometheus, "Prometheus Affair," Hercules (animated; also known as Disney's "Hercules"), ABC, 1998.

Sid Barry, "Always Leave 'em Laughing," Beggars and Choosers, 1999.

Al Lipton, "Decisions," Family Law, CBS, 1999.

"Growing Up in Hollywood," Turn Ben Stein On, Comedy Central, 1999.

The Martin Short Show, syndicated, 1999.

Late Night with Conan O'Brien, NBC, 1999.

"Television's Golden Age," Dennis Miller Live, HBO, 2000.

Al Lipton, "A Mother's Son," Family Law, CBS, 2000.

"The Dick Van Dyke Show," Inside TV Land, TV Land, 2000.

Voice of Gary Kasner, "I Don't Want to Wait for Our Lives to Be Over, I Want to Know Right Now, Will It Be … Sorry, Do Do Doo Do Do, Do Do Doo Do Do, Do Do Doo Do Do, Doo …," King of the Hill (animated), Fox, 2000.

Neighbor, "Lock Down," The Bernie Mac Show, Fox, 2002.

Harry Macy, "For Harry, with Love & Squalor," Crossing Jordan, NBC, 2002.

Johnson Buck, "Bygones," Ally McBeal, Fox, 2002.

Mr. Portinbody, "Happy Day," Life with Bonnie, ABC, 2002.

Mr. Portinbody, "Buy This Book," Life with Bonnie, ABC, 2003.

Mr. Portinbody, "The Merry Ole Land of Oz," Life with Bonnie, ABC, 2003.

"Albert Brooks," Bravo Profiles, Bravo, 2003.

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, NBC, 2003, 2006.

"The Making of 'Ocean's Twelve,'" HBO First Look, HBO, 2004.

The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn, CBS, 2004.

"Mac-inations," The Bernie Mac Show, Fox, 2004.

MovieReal, Arts and Entertainment, 2004.

Ellen: The Ellen DeGeneres Show, syndicated, 2004, 2005, 2006.

Milton Bombay, "Let Sales Ring," Boston Legal, ABC, 2005.

"Stone Nuts," The Bernie Mac Show, Fox, 2005.

The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, CBS, 2005, 2006.

Jimmy Kimmel Live, ABC, 2006.

Also appeared in an episode of TV Land Moguls, TV Land.

Television Appearances; Awards Presentations:

Presenter, The 32nd Annual Academy Awards, NBC, 1960.

The 30th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1978.

The 1st Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1987.

Host, The 14th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1988.

The 41st Annual Emmy Awards, Fox, 1989.

The 16th Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1990.

The 4th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1990.

The 5th Annual American Comedy Awards, ABC, 1991.

Presenter, The 47th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, Fox, 1995.

The 23rd Annual People's Choice Awards, CBS, 1997.

Presenter, The 49th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards, CBS, 1997.

TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV (also known as 1st Annual TV Land Awards), TV Land, 2003.

Television Appearances; Movies:

Dr. Reiber, Medical Story, 1975.

Abbot Rosen, Skokie (also known as Once They Marched through a Thousand Towns), 1981.

Norman Friedler, The Right to Remain Silent, Showtime, 1996.

Television Appearances; Pilots:

Rob Petrie, "Head of the Family," The Comedy Spot, 1960.

This Week in Nemtin, CBS, 1972.

Television Appearances; Miniseries:

(In archival footage) The Fifties, 1997.

The 100 Most Unexpected TV Moments, TV Land, 2005.

Television Work; Series:

Creator and executive producer, The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known as The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show and Head of the Family), CBS, 1961–66.

Producer, Good Morning, World, 1967.

Producer, The New Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS, 1973.

Producer, Heaven Help Us, 1976.

Executive producer, Good Heavens, 1976.

Television Director; Episodic:

The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known as The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show and Head of the Family), CBS, between 1961 and 1966.

The New Dick Van Dyke Show, CBS, 1973.

Good Heavens, 1976.

Television Work; Specials:

Creator, Starring: Nancy Clancy, 1973.

Executive producer, The Alan Brady Show, TV Land, 2003.

Creator and executive producer, The Dick Van Dyke Show Revisited, CBS, 2004.

Television Work; Pilots:

Creator and executive producer, "Head of the Family," The Comedy Spot, 1960.

A Touch of Grace, 1973.

Producer and director, Flannery and Quilt, NBC, 1976.

Stage Appearances:

Call Me Mister (musical), Broadway production, 1947–48.

Inside U.S.A. (musical revue), New Century Theatre, New York City, 1948–49.

Alive and Kicking (musical revue), Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1949.

Major Tours:

Call Me Mister (musical), U.S. cities, 1947.

Stage Director:

Something Different, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1967–68.

Tough to Get Help, Royale Theatre, New York City, 1972.

The Roast, Winter Garden Theatre, New York City, 1980.

RECORDINGS

Albums:

(With Mel Brooks) 2000 Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks (also known as Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks, The 2000 Year Old Man), c. 1960.

2,000 and One Years with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks, 1961.

(With Brooks) The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000: The Album, Rhino, 1997.

Other comedy albums include The 2001 Year Old Man and The 2013 Year Old Man.

Videos:

Host, Jerry Seinfeld: Stand-up Confidential, 1987.

The Sid Caesar Collection: Inside the Writer's Room, Creative Light Worldwide, 2000.

The Sid Caesar Collection: Creating the Comedy, Creative Light Worldwide, 2000.

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Magic of Live TV, Creative Light Worldwide, 2000.

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites—The Dream Team of Comedy, Creative Light Worldwide, 2001.

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites—The Professor and Other Clowns, Creative Light Worldwide, 2001.

The Sid Caesar Collection: The Fan Favorites—Love & Laughter, Creative Light Worldwide, 2001.

"Ocean's Eleven:" The Look of the Con, Warner Home Video, 2002.

Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures—The Impact of Sid Caesar, Creative Light Entertainment, 2003.

Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures—Shining Stars, Creative Light Entertainment, 2003.

Sid Caesar Collection: Buried Treasures—The Legend of Sid Caesar, Creative Light Entertainment, 2003.

On Your Marx, Get Set, Go!, Warner Home Video, 2004.

Remarks on Marx: A Night at the Opera, Warner Home Video, 2004.

Audio Books; Narrator:

A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court, by Mark Twain, Audio Literature, 1993.

Aesop's Fables, Running Press, 1994.

Continue Laughing, by Carl Reiner, Dove, 1995.

How Paul Robeson Saved My Life, by Carl Reiner, Dove/New Star, 2000.

Letters from the Earth: Uncensored Writings from Mark Twain, 2001.

The Prince and the Pauper, by Mark Twain, New Millennium, 2001.

The Curse of 589, by Norman Corwin, Lodestone Catalog, 2004.

NNNNN Carl Reiner, Read by the Author, Random House Audio, 2006.

WRITINGS

Screenplays:

The Thrill of It All (also based on a story by Reiner), Universal, 1963.

The Art of Love, Universal, 1965.

(With Joseph Stein) Enter Laughing (also based on the novel by Reiner), Columbia, 1967.

(With Aaron Ruben) The Comic (also known as Billy Bright), Columbia, 1969.

(With Martin and Gipe) Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (also known as Dead Men Wear No Plaid), Universal, 1982.

(With Martin and Gipe) The Man with Two Brains, Warner Bros., 1983.

(Coauthor) All of Me, Universal, 1984.

Bert Rigby, You're a Fool, 1989.

Television Series:

Your Show of Shows, NBC, 1950–54.

Caesar's Hour, 1954, NBC, 1954–57.

Sid Caesar Invites You, ABC, 1958.

The Dick Van Dyke Show (also known as The Dick Van Dyke Daytime Show and Head of the Family), CBS, 1961–66.

The New Dick Van Dyke Show, 1971.

Television Specials:

A Child's Guide to Screenwriting, 1964.

Salute to Stan Laurel, 1965.

The Sid Caesar, Imogene Coca, Carl Reiner, Howard Morris Special, NBC, 1967.

The 2,000 Year Old Man, CBS, 1975.

The Alan Brady Show, TV Land, 2003.

Television Pilots:

"Head of the Family," The Comedy Spot, 1960.

The Nancy Dussault Show, CBS, 1973.

Flannery and Quilt, NBC, 1976.

Stage Scripts:

Enter Laughing, Henry Miller's Theatre, New York City, 1963–64.

Something Different, Cort Theatre, New York City, 1967–68, published by Samuel French, 1967.

Books:

Enter Laughing (autobiographical novel), Simon & Schuster, 1958.

(With Mel Brooks) The 2000 Year Old Man (transcription of record album), Warner Books, 1981.

All Kinds of Love (novel), HarperCollins, 1993.

Continue Laughing (novel), HarperCollins, 1995.

(With Brooks) The 2000 Year Old Man in the Year 2000: How to Not Die and Other Good Tips, HarperCollins, 1997.

How Paul Robeson Saved My Life and Other Mostly Happy Stories (short stories), Cliff Street, 1999.

My Anecdotal Life, St. Martin's, 2003.

Tell Me a Scary Story … but Not Too Scary! (juvenile), illustrated by James Bennett, Little, Brown, 2003.

(With Brooks) The 2000 Year Old Man Goes to School (juvenile), illustrated by Bennett, HarperCollins, 2005.

NNNNN: A Novel, 2006.

ADAPTATIONS

The film Free to Be … You and Me, released in 1974, is based on stories by Reiner.

OTHER SOURCES

Periodicals:

Modern Maturity, March-April, 1999, pp. 44-48.

New York, October 6, 1997, p. 56.

TV Guide, February 15, 2003, pp. 50-54.

US News and World Report, November 6, 2000, p. 12.

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