1. Charles Shyer was born in Los Angeles, the son of Lois Delaney and Melville Charles Shyer, a production executive and film director.
12 Facts About Charles Shyer
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However, Charles Shyer's focus was diverted to writing and he went to work as an assistant to Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson, producers of the TV series The Odd Couple.
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Charles Shyer eventually worked his way up to head writer and associate producer on the popular series in the early seventies.
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In 1979, Charles Shyer teamed up with Nancy Meyers and Harvey Miller to write and produce Private Benjamin, starring Goldie Hawn in the Oscar-nominated lead role of Private Judy Benjamin.
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In 1991, Meyers and Charles Shyer, working from earlier material for the first time, remade the 1950 Vincente Minnelli Father of the Bride with Charles Shyer directing.
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Meyers and Charles Shyer went on to write, produce, and direct the sequel, Father of the Bride Part II, with all the principal players returning.
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Charles Shyer co-wrote and produced the Meyers-directed remake of The Parent Trap.
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Charles Shyer next tackled a period drama, The Affair of the Necklace, starring Hilary Swank, Adrien Brody and Simon Baker.
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In 2004, Charles Shyer wrote, directed and produced a remake of the 1966 film Alfie.
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In 2008, Charles Shyer was announced to co-write, direct and produce a film adaptation of the 1950s children's book Eloise in Paris for HandMade Films, but the film project saw multiple delays and appears to have been put on hold.
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In 2022, Charles Shyer wrote and directed The Noel Diary, starring Justin Hartley, for Netflix.
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Charles Shyer died at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, on December 27,2024, at the age of 83.