Charles Shyer (born on 11 October 1941 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American film director, writer and producer.
As a writer/producer/director, Charles Shyer has carved out a successful niche, unique in American film today. Influenced by the great films of the 1930s and 1940s, he has fashioned a series of romantic comedies unparalleled in their blending of classic Hollywood style with a contemporary social perspective. Marked by crisp ...
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Charles Shyer (born on 11 October 1941 in Los Angeles, California, U.S.) is an American film director, writer and producer.
As a writer/producer/director, Charles Shyer has carved out a successful niche, unique in American film today. Influenced by the great films of the 1930s and 1940s, he has fashioned a series of romantic comedies unparalleled in their blending of classic Hollywood style with a contemporary social perspective. Marked by crisp dialogue and solid structure, his hits include Private Benjamin (1980); the critically acclaimed Irreconcilable Differences (1984); Baby Boom (1987); Father of the Bride (1991); and Father of the Bride Part II (1995), The Parent Trap (1998), The Affair of the Necklace (L'Affaire du Collier) (2001) and Alfie (2004).
Shyer grew up in the film industry where his father, Melville Shyer, worked with D.W. Griffith and was one of the founders of the Directors Guild of America. After attending UCLA, he was accepted into the DGA's apprenticeship...
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