FILM DIRECTOR

Charles Shyer

1951 - 2024

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Charles Richard Shyer (October 11, 1941 – December 27, 2024) was an American filmmaker. Shyer's films are mainly comedies, often with a romcom overtone. His writing-directing credits include Private Benjamin (1980), Irreconcilable Differences (1984), Baby Boom (1987), Father of the Bride (1991), The Parent Trap (1998), The Affair of the Necklace (2001), and Alfie (2004). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Charles Shyer is the 891st most popular film director (up from 1,594th in 2019), the 6,331st most popular biography from United States (up from 11,566th in 2019) and the 230th most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Charles Shyer ranks 891 out of 2,041. Before him are Bruno Bozzetto, Joseph Vilsmaier, Charles Crichton, Serge Bourguignon, George Pal, and Fernando Trueba. After him are Steve Barron, Emeric Pressburger, Lucian Pintilie, Dante Ferretti, Andy Muschietti, and Uwe Boll.

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Among people born in 1951, Charles Shyer ranks 318. Before him are Bill Atkinson, Jadwiga Jankowska-Cieślak, Dean Barrow, Mario Delpini, Marijan Beneš, and Gerrie Knetemann. After him are Mike Thompson, Ildikó Schwarczenberger, David Almond, Ramón Puerta, Anton Tkáč, and Marie-Anne Chazel. Among people deceased in 2024, Charles Shyer ranks 307. Before him are Ruth Westheimer, Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, Richard H. Truly, George Eastham, Richard Simmons, and Francisco Rodríguez. After him are Pedro Rubiano Sáenz, Michel Jazy, Kishin Shinoyama, Guram Kostava, Lynn Conway, and Allen J. Bard.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Shyer ranks 6,332 out of 20,380. Before him are Kathy Ellis (1946), James Blake (1979), William Gaddis (1922), Shirley Booth (1898), Tucker Carlson (1969), and Melanie Martinez (1995). After him are Verne Troyer (1969), Henry L. Giclas (1910), Alice Pike Barney (1857), Marion Donovan (1917), Margaret Weis (1948), and Charles Conrad Abbott (1843).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Charles Shyer ranks 230. Before him are Catherine Hardwicke (1955), Barry Jenkins (1979), Willis H. O'Brien (1886), Ralph Nelson (1916), Antoine Fuqua (1966), and Todd Haynes (1961). After him are Mary Lambert (1951), Mimi Leder (1952), Godfrey Reggio (1940), Mark L. Lester (1946), Wilfred Jackson (1906), and Jimmy T. Murakami (1933).

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