Who is Livia Reiner? Rob Reiner’s niece spotted greeting mourners at her father Lucas Reiner’s home

Rob Reiner In Conversation - Source: Getty
Rob Reiner In Conversation - Source: Getty

Prominent Hollywood director, producer, actor, comic writer, and activist Rob Reiner, 78, and his wife, Michele Singer, 68, were fatally stabbed at their home in Brentwood, Los Angeles, on December 14.

The couple’s younger son, Nick Reiner, 32, has been arrested and charged with two counts of felony murder. He is currently being detained at the Twin Towers Correctional Facility without bail and on “suicide watch in administrative segregation,” according to Daily Mail reports.

Rob Reiner’s brother, Lucas Reiner, 62, is now mourning the tragedy. On Tuesday, he received close friends and family members at his LA home to share their grief, including his daughter Livia Reiner.

Livia is a singer and songwriter who is a member of the Monogamy band.

Other mourners include Lucas’ other daughter, Rose, and his wife, Maud Winchester. The Reiner family was seen giving each other hugs and bringing in supplies for their bereavement.

Rob and Michele's two other children, Jake and Romy, were not in attendance.


More about Rob Reiner’s niece, Livia Reiner

Lucas Reiner is a painter, filmmaker, printmaker, and photographer. He is the younger brother of Rob Reiner and Sylvia Annie Reiner (she is an author, poet, and playwright) and the third child of late comic star Carl Reiner and late actress-singer Estelle Lebost.

Lucas married actress-producer Maud Winchester in June 1990. Together, they have two children, daughters, Livia and Rose, who works in production.

Livia and Rose worked together on the 2025 Apple TV documentary Deaf President Now!. The former also worked on the 2013 documentary, Dear Mom, Love Cher.

As a University of Chicago student, Rob Reiner’s niece previously took part in the college theater and performed for the Downtown Repertory Theater Company and Overtone Industries, both in LA. Livia also spent a semester studying dramatic arts at the National Theater Institute’s Eugene O'Neill Theater Center.

She has a private Instagram account with over a thousand followers. Her bio has the YouTube link to her 2024 song, Makeup On Your Eyes, for the band Monogamy.

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She is a verified artist on Apple Music and Spotify and has four songs to her credit, including One Week, She Cried Every Day, Pilgrimage, and So I’m Not Gonna.


Exploring the circumstances surrounding Rob Reiner and Michele Singer’s deaths

On Saturday night (December 13), Rob Reiner and Michele Singer attended a holiday party at comedian, TV host, and writer Conan O’Brien’s LA home. Their son, Nick, joined them. However, Nick appeared dishevelled and was dressed casually, stirring conversation among the guests who were otherwise well-dressed.

During the party, Nick reportedly “interrupted” Bill Hader in the middle of a “private conversation.” Witnesses told NBC News that the misunderstanding with Hader seemingly upset Nick as he stormed off. Not only that, but the Being Charlie writer reportedly had a heated verbal exchange with his dad. The incidents forced his parents to leave the party prematurely.

Around 4 AM, Nick Reiner checked into the Pierside Hotel in Santa Monica.

The next afternoon, a masseuse arrived at Rob Reiner’s $13.5 million house for a scheduled appointment but left after nobody responded to her repeated calls. An hour later, Rob Reiner’s only daughter, Romy, arrived to check in on her parents, only to find them unresponsive with multiple stab wounds.

Rob and Nick Reiner at the AOL Build Presents: "Being Charlie" - Source: Getty
Rob and Nick Reiner at the AOL Build Presents: "Being Charlie" - Source: Getty

She called for emergency medical aid, but when the LAFD arrived, it was already too late. They found that Reiner and Singer had their throats slip open, alongside other lacerations consistent with a knife. They were reportedly killed in their sleep.

Romy Reiner told authorities that his brother Nick was “dangerous” and “should be a suspect.” Meanwhile, the LAPD revealed that the famous couple had been dead for many hours before their corpses were discovered, as rigor mortis had set in.

Around 9:15 PM, Nick Reiner was taken into custody from outside a metro station near Exposition Park, LA. It remains unknown whether he has confessed or denied the double homicide charges.

In the aftermath of Rob Reiner and Michele Singer’s deaths, the family released a statement via Variety.

“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time,” the message read.

If convicted, Nick Reiner is looking at life in prison or the death penalty. He has a history of alcohol addiction, drug abuse, rehab visits, homelessness, and mental health issues.

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Edited by Pallavi K