Tributes to Rob Reiner, the film director murdered in Los Angeles on Sunday, and his wife, the actress and photographer Michel Reiner, have been paid by two of the cast members of the Spinal Tap movies.
Posting on Instagram, Harry Shearer, who played bassist Derek Smalls in the movies, said, "Rob was a friend and collaborator through much of my life. He was funny, he was smart, he was a mensch. When he came to see the comedy act I was in, and, later, the musical comedy I had co-written, his laugh was uproarious and audible around the block.
