Comedy legend Carl Reiner has died. He was 98.

Reiner's lengthy career took in writing for comedy greats, creating the Dick Van Dyke Show, directing the hit Steve Martin movies The Jerk and The Man With Two Brains and much more.

He worked regularly with Mel Brooks, famously in the classic The 2000 Year Old Man sketch. Brooks recently celebrated his 94th birthday. 

One of Carl's children is Rob Reiner, the director of This Is Spinal Tap.