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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.