Renowned filmmaker Charles Shyer, greatest recognized for steering the hit comedy Father of the Bride, has handed away on the age of 83.
His consultant confirmed the information to Entertainment Weekly on Friday, December 27, with out revealing the reason for demise.
Meanwhile, Shyer’s household, in an announcement to Deadline, expressed their grief, saying, “It’s with an indescribably heavy coronary heart that we share the information of our beloved father Charles Shyer’s passing.”
“His loss leaves an unfillable gap in our lives, however his legacy lives on by means of his kids and the 5 a long time of great work he’s left behind,” they added.
The household concluded by honouring “the extraordinary life he led” and remarked that “there’ll by no means be one other fairly like him.”
Shyer’s illustrious profession as a screenwriter consists of writing for the 1977 blockbuster Smokey and the Bandit, House Calls and Goin’ South in 1978.
His breakthrough got here in 1980 with Private Benjamin, for which he earned an Oscar nomination for Best Original Screenplay.
Shyers made his directorial debut with 1984’s Irreconcilable Differences and continued his success with the 1987 traditional Baby Boom.
Over the years, Shyer’s movie credit grew to incorporate Once Upon a Crime, I Love Trouble, The Affair of the Necklace, and lots of extra.
Shyer’s last movie challenge was the 2023 vacation characteristic Best. Christmas. Ever!, which he co-wrote and executive-produced.
The veteran filmmaker and screenwriter is survived by his 4 kids.
