- Source of Wealth: Stand-Up, Film, Television and Theater
- Age: 97
- Birth Place: The Bronx, New York, USA
- Height: 6′ 2″ (1.88 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Estelle Lebost)
- Full Name: Carl Reiner
- Nationality: American
- Date of Birth: March 20, 1922
- Ethnicity: Ashkenazi Jewish
- Occupation: Comedian, Actor, Screenwriter, Director and Producer
- Education: Georgetown University
- Children: 3 (Rob, Sylvia Anne and Lucas)
Carl Reiner’s net worth is an estimated to be at $70 million. Most of his fortune came from comedy, directing movies, acting, producing movies and screenwriting. Reiner was born in 1922, in The Bronx, New York.
Carl Reiner’s uncle was the first entertainer in their family. However, it was his brother Charlie, who motivated him to start attending drama practices, thereby gaining his theatrical skills. He first got into the limelight by performing a number of Broadway Musicals, where he had a lead role in ‘Call Me Mister.’
His stint at comedy began when he teamed up as a comedy duo with Mel Brooks, in 1960. It was played in the Steve Allen’s Show; and it had run further into a series of at five albums, by 1975. From then, he started his movie directing career, premiering with the Dick Van Dyke show. He was ultimately awarded the Mark Twain Prize in 2000, for his contribution to American humor. He has authored several books and a memoir that was launched in 2004.
Carl Reiner was married to the singer Estelle Lebost.