Overview
- In a Rolling Stone tribute, Harry Connick Jr. credits Rob Reiner with his first major film opportunity at age 21 on When Harry Met Sally.
- Connick recalls being flown to Los Angeles to play solo piano underscoring, improvising through scenes as Reiner guided him with visual cues.
- He says he sang and played every track on the soundtrack, including It Had to Be You, which helped launch his career and earned him his first Grammy.
- Connick quotes Reiner advising him to take initiative in the industry and calls the director “a brilliant, generous gentleman.”
- Rob and Michele Singer Reiner were found dead on Dec. 14 in Brentwood; prosecutors have charged Nick Reiner with first-degree murder, he remains in custody, and reports note suicide-watch and mental-health concerns as he awaits Jan. 7 arraignment.