R.I.P. to Rob Reiner - Two found dead at home of Rob Reiner; homicide detectives on the scene
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Rob Reiner & Son Nick in Heated Argument at Conan O'Brien's Christmas Party
Rob Reiner, his wife Michele, and their son Nick attended Conan O'Brien's Christmas party Saturday night. At the party, Rob and Nick got into a "very loud argument," loud enough for many others to hear ... Reiner family sources tell TMZ. We're told Rob and Michele then left the party. We do not...www.tmz.com
Carroll O'Connor is the TV GOAT IMO.
I'm pretty sure Rob Reiner talked about him as an influence and listening to all these Rob clips the past couple of days and listening to Carroll here, you see similarities.
I never knew about RR's son issues but one similarity that just occurred to me now is that Carroll O'Connor's son also had drug issues that ruined his life. From Wikipedia:
On March 28, 1995, O'Connor's son Hugh died by suicide after a long-time struggle with drug addiction. Following his son's death, O'Connor appeared in public service announcements for the Partnership for a Drug-Free America and spent the rest of his life working to raise awareness about drug addiction. O'Connor also successfully lobbied the state of California to pass legislation allowing family members of an addicted person or anyone injured by a drug dealer's actions, including employers, to sue for reimbursement for medical treatment, rehabilitation costs and other economic and noneconomic damages. The law, known as the Drug Dealer Civil Liability Act, went into effect in 1997. It is also referred to as the Hugh O'Connor Memorial Law. The act is based on the 1992 Model Drug Dealer Liability Act, which has been passed in 17 states and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Cases have been brought under the act in states such as California, Illinois, and Utah.
His son's suicide inspired him to start a crusade against the man who had sold the drugs to Hugh. He called Harry Perzigian "a partner in murder" and a "sleazeball", and Perzigian countered with a defamation lawsuit against O'Connor. In 1997, a California jury decided in O'Connor's favor. In an interview on CNN's Larry King Live soon after the verdict, O'Connor said that he would never be able to put his son's death behind him, saying: "I can't forget it. There isn't a day that I don't think of him and want him back and miss him, and I'll feel that way until I'm not here anymore."
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