Rob Reiner’s daughter ‘hanging by a thread’ after finding his body

Romy made her grim discovery after going to visit her parents after their massage therapist could not reach them.

Other insiders said her older brother Jake, 34, had to “step up” and become a “pillar” for her and their family as they deal with their grief and shock.

One added: “Jake has really had to take on a fatherly role. He lives by the principle of ‘family first,’ and that’s exactly what Rob and Michele taught their children when they were alive.”

Jake graduated from Syracuse University and has built a career in journalism, presenting, acting and podcasting.

He has appeared in, among others Limit your enthusiasm, For all humanity, and that of Netflix Monsters: The Story of Erik and Lyle Menendezwhere he portrayed a reporter covering a shocking parental murder – a heartbreaking coincidence, but an experience that some say has given him perspective on the current tragedy.