Hollywood star Rob Reiner and wife found dead in Los Angeles home
FILE PHOTO: Rob Reiner, director of "The Princess Bride," arrives for a special 25th anniversary viewing of the film during the New York Film Festival in New York October 2, 2012. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson/File Photo

Actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife Michelle Singer were found dead with apparent stab wounds in their Los Angeles home Sunday, according to reports.

The couple was found dead at their home in the 200 block of South Chadbourne Avenue in Brentwood. He was 78, and she was 68.

Los Angeles Police Department authorities were investigating the deaths as a homicide, Variety reported.

“It is with profound sorrow that we announce the tragic passing of Michele and Rob Reiner. We are heartbroken by this sudden loss, and we ask for privacy during this unbelievably difficult time,” Reiner's family said in a statement.