Carlton "Carl" Reiner né le 20 mars 1922 à New York est un acteur, réalisateur et producteur américain. Il est le père de l'acteur, producteur, réalisateur et scénariste Rob Reiner.

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On December 24, 1943, Reiner married singer Estelle Lebost. The two were married 64 years, until her death. At the time of the marriage, Reiner was 21 and she was 29. Estelle delivered the line "I'll have what she's having" in the deli scene of their son Rob's 1989 film When Harry Met Sally. She died on October 25, 2008, at age 94.

He is the father of Rob Reiner (b. 1947), poet, playwright and author Sylvia Anne (Annie) Reiner (b. 1949), and painter, actor, and director Lucas Reiner (b. 1960). Carl Reiner has six grandchildren, four from Rob and two from Lucas, and five great-grandchildren.

Reiner has described himself as a Jewish atheist. He has said, "I have a very different take on who God is. Man invented God because he needed him. God is us."

Reiner resides in Beverly Hills, California. At 93, he is one of the oldest celebrities active on Twitter.