Sri Lanka, Dec. 15 -- US director and actor Rob Reiner and his wife have been found dead at their home in Los Angeles.

Reiner and wife Michele Singer Reiner apparently died of stab wounds and a family member is being questioned, US media reported.

The Los Angeles Fire Department said a 78-year-old man and a 68-year-old woman were found dead inside a property, without identifying the victims. Reiner turned 78 in March.

Detectives from the LAPD Robbery Homicide Division have been assigned to the case, the force said in a statement.

LAPD Captain Mike Bland said they were investigating an "apparent homicide".

A large police presence gathered at the house.

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