Martin Short’s Daughter ‘Bonded’ With Nick Reiner When They Played Together as Kids: Report

By Entertainment Correspondent

LOS ANGELES — The children of comedy royalty reportedly formed a close friendship long before they were connected by Hollywood headlines.

According to a new report, one of Martin Short’s daughters developed a childhood bond with Nick Reiner, son of filmmaker Rob Reiner, during family gatherings years ago.

Sources familiar with the families say the two spent time together as children while their famous parents collaborated and socialized within overlapping entertainment circles. “They grew up around each other,” one insider told reporters. “There was a natural comfort there.”

The connection has resurfaced amid renewed public interest in both families, fueled in part by Short’s continued prominence in television and film and the enduring legacy of the Reiner family in Hollywood.

Short, known for his roles in comedy classics and his recent work on Hulu’s hit series Only Murders in the Building, has long kept his personal life relatively private. He shares three children with his late wife, Nancy Dolman.

Nick Reiner, meanwhile, has pursued a career behind the camera, contributing to film and television projects while maintaining a lower public profile than his father and grandfather, the late comedy icon Carl Reiner.

While neither family has publicly commented on the reported childhood friendship, the story has sparked nostalgia among fans who appreciate the generational ties linking two of Hollywood’s most beloved comedic lineages.

For now, what began as simple childhood playdates appears to be another example of how tightly woven the entertainment world can be — especially among its most storied families.