Carl Reiner, beloved creator of ‘Dick Van Dyke Show,’ dies

Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy’s front ranks as creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and straight man to Mel Brooks’ “2000 Year Old Man,” has died. He was 98.

In recent years, he was part of the roguish gang in the “Ocean’s Eleven” movies and appeared in documentaries including “If You’re Not in the Obit, Eat Breakfast.”

NEW YORK —