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Rob Reiner slams 'sociopath' Donald Trump in posthumous TV appearance
Hollywood director Rob Reiner delivered a posthumous swipe at Donald Trump in his final TV role, playing George Washington in an HBO sketch filmed before December 2025 murder
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Irish Star
· Jul 5, 2026
Rob Reiner makes secret posthumous cameo on Larry David's HBO Max show after tragic death
Rob Reiner made a posthumous cameo on Larry David's new HBO Max show Life, Larry and The Pursuit Of Unhappiness, marking his final on-screen appearance after his tragic death in December
Daily Mail
· Jul 5, 2026
Rob Reiner makes posthumous appearance in Larry David's new show in final role before his tragic death
Rob Reiner makes posthumous appearance in Larry David's new show in final role before his tragic death
Variety
· Jul 8, 2026
Rob Reiner Earns Posthumous Emmy Nomination for ‘The Bear’
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 []
E! Online
· Jul 8, 2026
Rob Reiner Earns Posthumous Emmys 2026 Nomination for The Bear
Rob Reiner is joining a few good men in this Emmys race. Months after he and his wife Michele Singer Reiner were killed in December, the legendary actor and director has received a posthumous...
Us Weekly
· Jul 8, 2026
Rob Reiner Receives Posthumous Emmy Nomination for ‘The Bear’
Rob Reiner has received an Emmy nomination for his role in The Bear six months after his death. Reiner was posthumously nominated on Wednesday, July 8, for Best Guest Actor in Comedy for his portrayal of businessman Albert Schnurr in season 4 of the series. The Bear paid tribute to Reiner in the June finale, []
The Daily Beast
· Jul 4, 2026
How Larry David Helped Rob Reiner Get the ‘Last Word’ on Trump
John Johnson/HBORob Reiner was one of Donald Trump’s longest-running and harshest critics, calling him “the single-most unqualified human being to ever assume the presidency of the United States” and “mentally unfit.” When Reiner and his wife, Michele, were murdered in December 2025 (allegedly by their son Nick), the president showed his true colors by slamming the celebrated comedian as “a tortured and struggling, but once very talented movie director and comedy star” who suffered from a “massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind-crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.”Read more at The Daily Beast.
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Related coverage for "Rob Reiner slams 'sociopath' Donald Trump in posthumous TV appearance": Irish Star — Rob Reiner makes secret posthumous cameo on Larry David's HBO Max show after tragic death. Daily Mail — Rob Reiner makes posthumous appearance in Larry David's new show in final role before his tragic death. Variety — Rob Reiner Earns Posthumous Emmy Nomination for ‘The Bear’. E! Online — Rob Reiner Earns Posthumous Emmys 2026 Nomination for The Bear. Us Weekly — Rob Reiner Receives Posthumous Emmy Nomination for ‘The Bear’. The Daily Beast — How Larry David Helped Rob Reiner Get the ‘Last Word’ on Trump