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JUDY WOODRUFF: And beloved 
comedy writer, actor, and 
director Carl Reiner died last

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night of natural causes 
at his home in Beverly 
Hills, California. 
Reiner's prolific career

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spanned seven decades, 
and touched virtually 
every entertainment 
genre, from television

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to Broadway theater.

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Amna Nawaz takes a look back 
at his accomplished life.

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CARL REINER, Actor: Mel, let 
him slice his own baloney, huh?

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(LAUGHTER)

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AMNA NAWAZ: From the start, 
Carl Reiner was a television 
comedy pioneer, first appearing

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in 1950 as the sharp-witted 
straight man on Sid Caesar's 
"Your Show of Shows."

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CARL REINER: Well, look, honey, 
we're right in the middle of 
a poker game. That's right.

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AMNA NAWAZ: There, he met Mel 
Brooks, with whom he created 
comedy classics, like this

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bit about a 2,000-year-old man.

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CARL REINER: Is that true, sir?

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MEL BROOKS, Actor: Yes. You 
want to see my drivers license?

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AMNA NAWAZ: Reiner created, 
produced and acted in one of 
the most celebrated comedies in

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television history, "The Dick 
Van Dyke Show." And in the 
1970s, he saw success on the big

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screen, directing films 
including "Oh, God!" and 
"The Jerk" with Steve Martin.

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Film was a family affair. 
His son Rob directed 
films like "When Harry 
Met Sally." Carl Reiner's

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wife, Estelle, had 
this infamous cameo:

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ESTELLE REINER, Actress: 
I'll have what she's having.

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AMNA NAWAZ: Reiner was actively 
at work well into his years 
on sitcoms, in movies like

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the "Ocean's 11" franchise and 
on Twitter, where he would share 
his musings, movie reviews,

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and political views, right 
up until yesterday evening 
about President Trump.

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Back in 2016, Reiner spoke with 
the "NewsHour" about how his 
love of comedy was born and

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how it stuck with him.

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CARL REINER: My influences 
in comedy started because my 
parents loved comedy. My parents

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always sought out comedies. 
The Marx Brothers were their 
favorites. Those people who have

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a sense of humor get through 
life more comfortably 
than those who don't.

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AMNA NAWAZ: Carl Reiner 
was 98 years old.