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Rob Reiner Pays Loving Tribute To ‘All In The Family’ Creator Norman Lear: “He Was My Second Father”

Rob Reiner, who rose to fame playing All In The Family's liberal firebrand Michael Stivic - or Meathead, to Caroll O'Connor's Archie Bunker - has paid tribute to Norman Lear, the man who created that launching pad and one of television's most impactful and enduring sitcoms.

December 6, 2023 · 1 min · 58 words · Caitlyn Duffy

I loved Norman Lear with all my heart, Reiner tweeted this morning.

He was my second father.

Sending my love to Lyn and the whole Lear family.

Rob Reiner and Norman Lear, 2011

Rob Reiner and Norman Lear, 2011Amanda Edwards/WireImage

Reiners father, comic icon Carl Reiner, died in 2020.

He was my second father.

Sending my love to Lyn and the whole Lear family.