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Charles Shyer

Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Writer / Television Producer | * 10/11/1941 (82) | Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA))
Charles Richard Shyer (born October 11, 1951) is an American film director, screenwriter and producer. Shyer's films are predominantly comedies, often with a romantic-comedy overtone. His writing and directing credits include Private Benjamin (1980), Irreconcilable Differences (1984), Baby Boom (1987), Father of the Bride (1991), Father of the Bride Part II (1995), The Parent Trap (1998), The Affair of the Necklace (2001), and Alfie (2004). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Romance / Love | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

A sheltered young high society woman joins the army on a whim and finds herself in a more difficult situation than she ever expected. ...

Private Benjamin

R

1980 | 3.0/5 | 1h 49min
Comedy
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In Manhattan, the British limousine driver Alfie is surrounded by beautiful women, having one night stands with all of them and without any sort of commitment. His best friends are his colleague Marlo ...

Alfie

R

2004 | 2.9/5 | 1h 43min
Comedy, Drama, Romance / Love
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George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to marry a man from an upper-class family, but George can't think of what life would be like without his daug ...

Father of the Bride

PG

1991 | 3.2/5 | 1h 45min
Comedy, Romance / Love
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Hallie Parker and Annie James are identical twins separated at a young age because of their parents' divorce. Unknowingly to their parents, the girls are sent to the same summer camp where they meet, ...

The Parent Trap

PG

1998 | 3.6/5 | 2h 7min
Comedy, Kids & Family
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Awards & Nominations for Charles Shyer

Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
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Movies with Charles Shyer as Crew(32)

Production/Producer2023 Best. Christmas. Ever!
Writing/Writer2023 Best. Christmas. Ever!
Production/Executive Producer2023 Best. Christmas. Ever!
Directing/Director2022 The Noel Diary
Writing/Screenplay2022 The Noel Diary
Production/Executive Producer2020 Father of the Bride Part 3 (ish)
Directing/Director2004 Alfie
Production/Producer2004 Alfie
Writing/Screenplay2004 Alfie
Directing/Director2001 The Affair of the Necklace
Production/Producer2001 The Affair of the Necklace
Directing/Second Unit Director1998 The Parent Trap
Production/Producer1998 The Parent Trap
Writing/Screenplay1998 The Parent Trap
Directing/Director1995 Father of the Bride Part II
Writing/Screenplay1995 Father of the Bride Part II
Directing/Director1994 I Love Trouble
Writing/Screenplay1994 I Love Trouble
Writing/Screenplay1992 Once Upon a Crime
Directing/Director1991 Father of the Bride
Writing/Screenplay1991 Father of the Bride
Directing/Director1987 Baby Boom
Writing/Screenplay1987 Baby Boom
Writing/Screenplay1986 Jumpin' Jack Flash
Writing/Story1984 Protocol
Directing/Director1984 Irreconcilable Differences
Writing/Writer1984 Irreconcilable Differences
Production/Producer1980 Private Benjamin
Writing/Writer1980 Private Benjamin
Writing/Writer1978 House Calls
Writing/Screenplay1978 Goin' South
Writing/Screenplay1977 Smokey and the Bandit

TV Shows/Series with Charles Shyer as Crew(9)

Writing/Writer1988 Baby Boom
Directing/Director1988 Baby Boom
Creator/Creator1988 Baby Boom
Writing/Writer1974 Happy Days
Writing/Writer1971 Getting Together
Production/Producer1970 The Odd Couple
Writing/Writer1970 The Odd Couple
Directing/Director1970 The Odd Couple
Writing/Writer1970 Barefoot in the Park

Full Name: Charles Shyer
Born: Saturday, 10/11 1941 (October) in Los Angeles, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 82 years + 198 days)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Snake)
Languages: English (EN)
Spouses (current/former): Nancy Meyers
Other names for Charles Shyer (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"J.W. Melville"
Charles Shyer frequently works together with these people:
Nancy Meyers (19x, Crew)
Garry Marshall (10x, Actor)
Richard Stahl (8x, Actor)
Bruce A. Block (8x, Crew)
Eddie Garrett (7x, Actor)
Herbie Faye (6x, Actor)
Eugene Levy (5x, Actor)
Hallie Meyers-Shyer (5x, Actress)
David Ketchum (5x, Actor)
Billy Sands (5x, Actor)
William A. Fraker (5x, Crew)
David W. Duclon (5x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:59584, Added: 05/17/2018, Last updated: 04/22/2024