Billy Crystal details final conversation with Rob Reiner before director’s tragic murder

Billy Crystal recalled nan last speech he had pinch Rob Reiner earlier nan second was fatally stabbed successful his Los Angeles home past December.

“We had spent nan nighttime earlier together and [were] talking astir our careers together,” nan comedian said on “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” Tuesday.

“I met him erstwhile I was a impermanent connected ‘All successful nan Family,’ playing his champion friend successful 1975 — it was a bully twelvemonth for me. … And we’ve conscionable kept it going each of these years,” Crystal remembered.

The “When Harry Met Sally…” prima recalled chatting astatine Conan O’Brien’s Christmas party astir really nan movie business has “changed” complete nan years.

“We talked astir nan truth that you can’t power really a movie is going to do. What you tin power is nan acquisition of making it,” he shared.

“And nan experiences that we had together and that he had pinch his formed of his different movies was truthful extraordinary. He said, ‘That’s thing you’ll ever have. Hits are awesome to have, but it’s nan group that you clasp connected to,’” Crystal recalled.

“And truthful I kept that successful my heart.”

Crystal, 78, went connected to picture Reiner arsenic “hilarious, devoted, opinionated — successful nan champion measurement — fighting for nan truth for our state and nan top drama taste.”

“We could talk astir everything. He was an uncle to my kids,” Billy — who shares daughters, Jennifer, 53, and Lindsay, 48, pinch woman Janice Crystal — shared.

“There are truthful galore moments that I conscionable — erstwhile thing bully happens aliases ‘Isn’t that crazy?’ — I want to prime up nan telephone and call. Because that’s what we would do.”

The “Princess Bride” character said Reiner’s decease has been a “profound loss” for humanity.

“He was nan astir quality personification that I ever met,” he concluded.

Rob and his wife, Michele Reiner, were stabbed to decease successful their Brentwood, California, location connected Dec. 14, 2025. The filmmaker was 78, and nan photographer was 70.

The couple’s youngest son, Nick Reiner, was arrested and charged pinch execution for his parents’ deaths.

The “Being Charlie” writer, 32, struggled pinch supplier addiction and had a history of convulsive outbursts.

In nan weeks starring up to his parents’ deaths, Nick was diagnosed pinch schizophrenia.

In February, he pleaded not guilty to nan double murders, and his adjacent tribunal quality is scheduled for April 29.