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Rob Reiner has been posthumously nominated for an Emmy for his role in Season 4 of FX’s “The Bear.”
Reiner is competing in the guest actor in a comedy series category for playing Albert Schnuff, a restaurant and business
consultant who teaches Ebraheim (Edwin Lee Gibson) about franchising.
This marks Reiner’s first Emmy nomination for acting since 1978, when he won the award for best supporting actor for his role as Michael “Meathead” Stivic in “All in the Family.” Reiner was first nominated for “All in the Family” in 1972 and earned four more nods for his performance on the CBS sitcom (he won twice).
Reiner was nominated for two more Emmys in 2024, 46 years later, for directing and producing the Albert Brooks documentary “Defending My Life.”
The legendary director behind “When Harry Met Sally,” “The Princess Bride” and “This Is Spinal Tap” died on Dec. 14 alongside his wife, Michele. They were found stabbed to death in their Los Angeles home, and their son, Nick Reiner, was charged with two counts of first-degree murder.
In what would be his final on-screen role, Reiner cameoed as George Washington in Larry David’s historical sketch comedy series, “Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness.” The surprise appearance was part of the July 3 episode of the HBO program and saw Reiner clean-shaven as the first president of the United States. In a sketch mocking Donald Trump, Reiner’s Washington delivers a speech about not seeking a third term in office. Director Jeff Schaffer told Variety the cameo, which was filmed a month before he died, allowed Reiner to get the “last laugh” against Trump, of whom he was an outspoken critic.
