I hope nobody saw the photo and thought, "Oh no! An obit for Carl Reiner!" Because the great Carl Reiner is not the least bit dead. He's 93 today and I'd like to think that's middle-aged and that he has at least as many years left. I'm not looking forward to living in a world without Carl Reiner. He's one of my heroes…and how could he not be? He's a brilliant actor, a brilliant comedian, a brilliant writer, a brilliant director…if he ever wanted to perform surgery on me, I'd probably let him. Because he can do anything.
One of the things I admire the guy about is how he's spent his life making other people look better. He's done almost everything a person can do in show business but there has never been a program called The Carl Reiner Show. He made Sid Caesar look better on Your Show of Shows. He made Dick Van Dyke look better on The Dick Van Dyke Show. He made Mel Brooks look better on the 2,000 Year Old Man records. He made Steve Martin and a host of stars look better in movies he directed. And even at this age, he's busy and successful and every time I've seen him, he sure seems to be happy. If anyone deserves to be, it's him. Happy 93, Carl.