Rhine was born in San Francisco, California to Elias, a real estate broker and Ester, a homemaker.
[4] Rhine started his career as an announcer, writer and producer on KGB radio, working with Art Linkletter.
[citation needed] In the 1940s and 1950s Rhine worked on radio programs including The Life of Riley, Private Secretary and Duffy's Tavern,[6] among others.
[8][9] In 1963, he was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy for his work on The Red Skelton Hour.
[12] In the 1980s Rhine and Tolkin wrote an episode for Archie Bunker's Place and created the short-lived television series Joe's World, which starred Ramon Bieri.