Charles Shyer Dead - 'Father of the Bride' & 'The Parent Trap' Screenwriter & Director Dies at 83
Charles Shyer has sadly passed away.
The Academy-Award nominated screenwriter, director and producer passed on Friday (December 27) at the age of 83, his family confirmed.
“It’s with an indescribably heavy heart that we share the news of our beloved father, Charles Shyer’s passing. His loss leaves an unfillable hole in our lives, but his legacy lives on through his children and the five decades of wonderful work he’s left behind. We honor the extraordinary life he led and know there will never be another quite like him,” the Meyers-Shyer family told Deadline.
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His daughter, writer-director Hallie Meyers-Shyer, told THR her father dealt with a brief illness before his death at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, but an official cause of death was not given.
“1941-2024 ???? A complete original,” she wrote on her Instagram Story one day later.
Charles and ex-wife Nancy Meyers made several comedies together like Private Benjamin, Baby Boom and Irreconcilable Differences in the ’80s, as well as the ’90s remake of Father of the Bride and the 1995 sequel.
They also wrote the screenplay for 1998′s The Parent Trap, starring Lindsay Lohan.
“Charles Shyer 1941 -2024 ????,” Nancy wrote on Instagram, with Lindsay commenting simply “????.”
Our thoughts are with Charles Shyer‘s loved ones at this incredibly difficult time. RIP.