"Editor's note: Business Insider published an interview with Rob Reiner and his son Nick Reiner in May 2016 about their movie, "Being Charlie," which Nick wrote and is based on his experiences with drug addiction. On December 15, 2025, Nick Reiner was arrested one day after his parents, Rob Reiner and Michelle Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Los Angeles home."
"But the Reiner household hasn't been all happy. The legendary actor/filmmaker's son, Nick, 22, has been battling drug abuse since his late teens. Most families would want to keep that part of their lives as hidden from public view as possible. But Reiner admits that, even at the darkest moments of his son's addiction, he thought of making a movie."
"While at a rehab center in Los Angeles four years ago, Nick befriended fellow addict Matt Elisofon. The two began writing about their challenges with addiction and the people they met at rehab. Eventually they came up with a script for the movie "Being Charlie" (in theaters Friday), which they asked Rob to direct. The film had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival last September to a sold-out crowd."
Rob Reiner and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Los Angeles home; their son, Nick Reiner, was arrested on December 15, 2025 in connection with the deaths. Nick has battled drug addiction since his late teens and wrote the screenplay for Being Charlie based on his rehab experiences. While at a Los Angeles rehab four years earlier, Nick befriended fellow addict Matt Elisofon and the two developed their material into a script. They asked Rob Reiner to direct; the film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival.
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