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Rob Reiner's work has been almost ubiquitous in American life for decades. It's amazing how many lines from his movies and TV shows are in people's heads. NPR's Mandalit del Barco has been covering that career. Mandalit, how did Reiner's career begin?
MANDALIT DEL BARCO, BYLINE: Yeah, so Rob Reiner grew up in show business. And he said his No. 1 inspiration was his father, Carl Reiner, a comedy genius from the early days of television. He created "The Dick Van Dyke Show." Well, Rob Reiner often spoke about how much he loved what his father did. And comedy really was all in the family.
INSKEEP: Aha, which was the name of a sitcom that put Rob Reiner in a lot of American living rooms.
DEL BARCO: That's right. "All In The Family" was a comedy featuring the generation gap in the 1970s.
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