Billy Crystal Pays Tribute to "Unassuming Superstar" Carl Reiner
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hollywoodreporter.comWhen I started my career, Carl's legacy taught me that if I could have one career, his was the one that I would emulate because he did a little bit of everything.
He showed me that comedy doesn't have to be nasty to be funny, that it just has to be smart and real and based in the truth.
I met him in 1976 through [his son] Rob [Reiner]. We were welcomed with open arms and over the years became part of their family it feels like, which makes the loss even harder because it's not just an icon and someone who totally inspired me when I was 5, 6 years old — he became like an uncle to me, as Mel [Brooks] has.
Because we're so close with Rob, we were able to spend birthdays and other great events together. He was the most unassuming superstar —.
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