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Comedy icon Carl Reiner, a prolific writer, producer, director and actor, died Monday at age 98.



The “Dick Van Dyke Show” creator and “Ocean’s Eleven” franchise regular died of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills, California.

Reiner, who won nine Emmys over more than seven decades in show business, had hundreds of credits. He directed hit films such as “Oh, God!” (1977) with George Burns and several movies with Steve Martin, including “The Jerk” in 1979 and “All of Me” in 1984.

Reiner, who was also known for his comedy partnership with Mel Brooks that included their “2,000 Year Old Man” routine, worked his way up the entertainment ladder in TV’s golden age. He appeared on Sid Caesar’s “Your Show of Shows” (1950-54) and later mined his experience to create “The Dick Van Dyke Show” (1961-66), in which he also guest-starred.

Reiner’s wife Estelle — who famously says “I’ll have what she’s having” in “When Harry Met Sally,” which was directed by Rob Reiner — died in 2008. He is survived by three children: Rob, Annie and Lucas Reiner.

A brilliant guy. Sadly, half of his stuff probably couldn't be released in these days of extreme PC.

I had forgotten he did "The Dick Van Dyke Show." That was a classic!

Saw this on Gocomics today: