Jerry Seinfeld Credits Rob Reiner With Saving Seinfeld From Cancellation
Jerry Seinfeld Credits Rob Reiner With Saving Seinfeld From Cancellation
Seinfeld honors Rob Reiner's crucial role in saving the NBC hit from cancellation, highlighting his influence as the entertainment world mourns the filmmaker and Michele Reiner.
Jerry Seinfeld remembered Rob Reiner on Monday, crediting the filmmaker with the success of his hit comedy Seinfeld. “Next to Larry David and George Shapiro, Rob Reiner had the biggest influence on my career,” Seinfeld wrote on Instagram. “Our show would have never happened without him.” He noted that Reiner believed in the project even when the network doubted it, and his passion helped the show avoid cancellation.
Seinfeld added that working with Carl Reiner’s son—someone he described as one of the kindest people in show business—felt almost unreal and underscored how Rob and Michele, who were married as the series began, became a blueprint for how collaborations should work.
The NBC network originally wasn’t sure what the show would become; it aired from 1989 to 1998 and was produced by Castle Rock Entertainment, a detail Seinfeld acknowledges as part of Reiner’s enduring imprint on the series.
Separately, fans learned of Rob and Michele Reiner’s deaths in reports that noted Seinfeld’s tribute appeared after their passing. Seinfeld’s tribute comes as the entertainment world mourns Reiner, a key figure in film and television who helped shape a generation of comedy.
