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The Bear Finale Honors Rob Reiner Amid Son’s Murder Trial

6/27/2026

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The Bear ended its five-season run on FX and Hulu with a finale that honored late actor Rob Reiner.
In the finale Cook Ebra (Edwin Lee Gibson) calls Albert Schnurr, a character played by Rob Reiner.
Nick Reiner, Rob Reiner’s son, was arrested for an alleged Dec. 14 Brentwood murder, pleaded to two murder counts in February, and faces a fall trial.

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Story summary

The Bear ended its five-season run on FX and Hulu with a finale that honored late actor Rob Reiner.
In the finale Cook Ebra (Edwin Lee Gibson) calls Albert Schnurr, a character played by Rob Reiner.
Nick Reiner, Rob Reiner’s son, was arrested for an alleged Dec. 14 Brentwood murder, pleaded to two murder counts in February, and faces a fall trial.