Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner’s children, Jake and Romy Reiner, made a rare public appearance to honor their parents nearly one year after the filmmaker and his wife were killed.
On Sunday, November 8, Jake, 35, and Romy, 28, presented family friend Jamie Lee Curtis the inaugural Michele and Rob Reiner Champion for Change Award at the Children Institute’s eighth annual Cape & Gown Gala in Beverly Hills, California. The ceremony celebrates “individuals whose humanitarianism has helped put opportunity within reach for thousands of children and families,” according to the awards’ website.
TMZ reported that Jake told the crowd that his parents were always looking to make the world a better place, describing the loving environment they created for their own children at home.
The event raised $4 million for the Children’s Institute, per TMZ.
Rob and Michele were found dead in their Brentwood, California, home in December 2025. They were 78 and 70, respectively.
The couple’s son, Nick Reiner, was arrested in connection with their murders later in December. He was indicted on two counts of first-degree murder in August. He has pleaded not guilty and is awaiting trial.
In September, Los Angeles District Attorney Nathan Hochman confirmed that prosecutors will not seek the death penalty against Nick, 33, who has struggled with addiction and mental health issues over the years.
“After a careful and thorough review of all these factors, the district attorney’s office will not be seeking the death penalty in this case,” Hochman told NBC News at the time. “That means that the maximum sentence that Mr. Reiner will be looking at is life without the possibility of parole.”
“We did speak with Nick Reiner’s siblings, and they made their views very clear,” he added. “We took their views into consideration in ultimately deciding not to seek the death penalty.”
Last week, Curtis, 67, shared how she and husband Christopher Guest are supporting Jake and Romy following their parents’ deaths.
“Of course, I mean, we are family,” Curtis told Extra. “Something like this brings people so much closer. Like Jake and I were sitting shoulder-to-shoulder doing an interview…. and just feeling him there is emotional, and then of course him talking about his parents and their fantastic relationship.”
In August, Jake opened up about processing the deaths of his parents, as well as his brother’s arrest.
“It’s been eight months. It feels like eight years at the same time, and it also feels like eight minutes,” Jake told KABC-TV’s Mark Cota-Robles in an interview that aired on Good Morning America. “Every moment that I wake up, I’m reminded of my reality.”
Jake said that Nick’s arrest had impacted his grief further.
“I mean, he’s in jail, so,” Jake shared. “You know, I physically lost my parents, and then Nick was arrested. Now, it’s me and Romy.”
