Charles Shyer

Personal Info

Know For

Writing

Gender

Male

Birthday

1941-10-11 (83 years old)

Deathday

2024-12-27

Place of Birth

Los Angeles, California, USA

Charles Shyer

Biography

Charles Richard Shyer (October 11, 1941 – December 27, 2024) was 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), Alfie (2004), The Noel Diary (2022), and Best. Christmas. Ever! (2023).

Production

1980

Private Benjamin

as Producer

1994

I Love Trouble

as Director

1994

I Love Trouble

as Screenplay

1987

Baby Boom

as Screenplay

1987

Baby Boom

as Director

1977

1991

2004

Alfie

as Director

2004

Alfie

as Producer

1998

The Parent Trap

as Producer

1978

Goin' South

as Screenplay

1992

Once Upon a Crime

as Screenplay

1978

House Calls

as Writer

2023

Best. Christmas. Ever!

as Executive Producer

1991

Father of the Bride

as Screenplay

1986

Jumpin' Jack Flash

as Screenplay

1998

The Parent Trap

as Second Unit Director

2004

Alfie

as Screenplay

2023

1980

2020

1998

The Parent Trap

as Screenplay

1984

Protocol

as Story

2022

The Noel Diary

as Screenplay

2022

The Noel Diary

as Director

2006

Him and Us

as Director

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