Rob Reiner’s death case: Jordan Belfort shares a video that filmmaker had sent to his father six years ago

TRIGGER WARNING: This article contains mention of death.
Rob Reiner, the legendary filmmaker, and his wife, Michele Reiner, were reportedly stabbed to death at their Los Angeles residence. As fans, well-wishers, and Hollywood mourned the loss, Jordan Belfort (aka the Wolf of Wall Street) shared a video of Reiner on his social media account, wishing for his peace.

Jordan Belfort shares a video

Reiner played the role of Max in Martin Scorsese’s film, which is inspired by Belfort’s biography. The stocker-turned-financial criminal posted the video by the late actor, where he addressed Max Belfort before he died 6 years ago. “Hey, Mr. Belfort. It’s Rob Reiner, I played you in the movie. It was a privilege,” Reiner said in the 2019 video. “Got to know your son and I know he’s with you now and everybody that you love is with you now,” he said, before adding, “And I just wanted to say hi, and you gave me a great thrill to be able to play you in the film.” Belfort captioned the post, “Rob Reiner sent this to my father on his death bed. Truly a class act. RIP��.”

About ‘The Wolf of Wall Street’

‘The Wolf of Wall Street’ is the 2007 memoir written by Jordan Belfort, chronicling the extraordinary greed and the consequences. The book was later adapted to film, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Jonah Hill, Margot Robbie, and Matthew McConaughey.

About Rob Reiner

As for Rob Reiner, the filmmaker-actor known for films like ‘When Harry Met Sally…’, ‘The Princess Bride,’ ‘This is Spinal Tap,’ and many more, was found dead at his home on December 14, 2025. His son, Nick Reiner, who reportedly suffered from substance abuse since he was a teenager, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder. The charges also include a special allegation for using a knife, as per the BBC.



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