Charles Richard Shyer ( born Charles Richard Shyer ; October 11, 1941 , Los Angeles , California , USA ) is an American filmmaker, screenwriter and producer. Known for the films “ Private Benjamin ”, “ Father of the Bride ”, “ Trap for Parents ”, “ The Story with a Necklace ”, “ Handsome Alfie, or What Men Want ” and others.
| Charles Scheyer | |
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| Charles Shyer | |
| Birth name | Charles Richard Scheyer |
| Date of Birth | October 11, 1941 (aged 77) |
| Place of Birth | |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Profession | filmmaker screenwriter |
| Career | 1970 - n. at. |
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Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Personal life
- 3 Selected filmography
- 3.1 Director
- 3.2 Screenwriter
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Biography
Born in 1941 in the family of Melville Scheyer (1895-1968), an American film director and screenwriter. [1] , one of the founders of the Directors Guild of America [2] , and his wife Lois (née Jones). He graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles .
Scheyer began his career as an assistant to Harry Marshall and Jerry Belson on the set of the television series The Strange Couple. By the end of the 70s, Charles achieved the position of chief screenwriter and assistant producer of popular TV shows [3] . In 1977, he co-wrote the comedy action movie "The Cop and the Bandit, " starring Burt Reynolds . The very next year, he collaborated with Jack Nicholson , together with Alan Mandel writing the script for his film “ Heading South ” and received a nomination for the Screenwriters Guild Award for the script for “Family Doctor” Howard Ziff.
In 1980, Charles Scheyer was nominated for an Oscar for his work on the script for the comedy Private Benjamin . Four years later, he made his debut as a feature film director, filming The Irreconcilable Controversy with Ryan O'Neill , Shelley Long, and Drew Barrymore .
Personal life
Charles Scheyer was married four times. From 1980 to 1999, was married to Nancy Meyers . The couple had two daughters - Annie and Holly [4] [5] [6] . They also worked together on several movies.
Selected Filmography
Director
- Strange Couple (1975) - episode "Two People on a Horse"
- Intransigent Controversy (1984)
- Baby Boom (1987)
- Father of the Bride (1991)
- I love trouble (1994)
- Father of the Bride 2 (1995)
- The story of the necklace (2001)
- Handsome Alfie, or What Men Want (2004) [7]
- He and us (2006) - TV movie
- Eloise in Paris
Screenwriter
- Barefoot in the park (1970) - episodes “Nothing but the truth” and “You must have a soul”
- A Strange Couple (1971) - episodes of "Trapped" and "Bunny Missing the Lake"
- Policeman and Bandit (1977)
- Family Doctor (1978)
- Heading South (1978)
- Private Benjamin (1980)
- Intransigent Controversy (1984)
- Protocol (1984)
- Jack Springbok (1986)
- Baby Boom (1987)
- Father of the Bride (1991)
- Once breaking the law (1992)
- I love trouble (1994)
- Father of the Bride 2 (1995)
- Parent Trap (1998)
- Handsome Alfie, or What Men Want (2004)
- Eloise in Paris
Notes
- ↑ Charles Shyer Biography (1941) . Filmreference.com . Date of treatment June 25, 2017.
- ↑ Archived copy . Date of treatment April 27, 2012. Archived September 13, 2012.
- ↑ "The Odd Couple" (1970) . IMDb.com . Date of treatment June 25, 2017.
- ↑ Annie and Robby , Martha Stewart Weddings (September 2, 2012). Date of appeal September 12, 2015.
- ↑ IMDB, Staff Biography for Nancy Meyers . Date of treatment February 12, 2008.
- ↑ IMDB, Staff Nancy Meyers Delivers Hilarious Speech, Asks if Young Actresses Have Started Giving Women a Bad Name (link not available) . Date of treatment February 12, 2008. Archived July 7, 2012.
- ↑ Alfie: Charles Shyer Interview . Culture.com . Date of treatment June 25, 2017.