Charles Scheier, who received an Oscar nomination for co-writing the screenplay for Private Benjamin and directed such hit films as Father of the Bride and Baby Boom, has died. He was 83 years old.
On Saturday, a representative for Mr. Scheyer confirmed the filmmaker's death to Fox News Digital. His daughter Hallie Meyers Shire, shared with ex-wife Nancy Meyers, a frequent collaborator, said: hollywood reporter Her father died Friday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after a short illness, the statement said.
“It is with a heavy heart that words cannot express as we share the news of the death of our beloved father, Charles Shier,” the Myers Shier family said in a statement. With deadline.
Father of the Bride director Charles Scheyer has died at the age of 83. (Jesse Grant/WireImage for Star Magazine)
“His death has left a hole in our lives that will never be filled, but his legacy lives on through his children and the 50 years of incredible work he left behind. I admire his extraordinary life and know there will never be anyone like him.” ”
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In 1979, Scheier co-wrote the comedy Private Benjamin with Myers and screenwriter Harvey Miller, and the trio co-produced the film with star Goldie Hawn.
The film was a huge success at the box office, and the screenplay by Shire, Myers, and Miller won the Writers Guild of America Award for Best Original Comedy and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.
Hawn's performance earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress, while the late Eileen Brennen received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress.
“Private Benjamin” premiered in 1980, and Scheyer and Myers were married in Rome that same year. The former couple reunited in 1984 for the comedy-drama Irreconcilable Differences, starring Ryan O'Neal, Shelley Long, and Drew Barrymore.
Scheyer made his directorial debut with this film, which was co-written by the duo.
Nancy Meyers collaborated with Shire on a series of hit films. (Presley Ann/Getty Images, TCM)
Scheyer and Myers' next collaboration was on the 1987 romantic comedy Baby Boom, starring Diane Keaton. The film's script was co-written by the two and directed by Scheier. “Baby Boom” was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Comedy or Musical, and Keaton was nominated for Best Actress.
Myers and Scheyer later created a sitcom of the same name based on the film, which aired from 1988 to 1989.
The former couple's string of successes continued when they remade Vincente Minnelli's 1950 comedy Father of the Bride. Scheyer directed the 1990 hit “Father of the Bride,” starring Steve Martin, Keaton, Kimberly Williams and Martin Short. He also co-wrote the screenplay with Myers, Frances Goodrich, and Albert Hackett.
The former husband-and-wife duo co-starred in the 1994 film I Love Trouble, which they both wrote and Scheyer directed.
The former couple teamed up for the remake of “Father of the Bride.” (Touchstone/Getty Images)
Scheyer and Myers teamed up again for the 1995 sequel, Father of the Bride Part II. They shared screenwriting credit, and Scheier directed.
In 1998, Myers made her directorial debut with the hit romantic comedy The Parent Trap, starring Lindsay Lohan as two separated twin sisters plotting to reunite their parents. Shier produced the film and also co-wrote the screenplay with Myers and David Swift.
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“The Parent Trap” was the last collaboration between Scheier and Myers, who divorced in 1999.
Shier went on to direct and co-produce the 2001 historical drama The Affair of the Necklace, starring Hilary Swank.
He followed up with the 2004 remake of the 1966 film “Alfie,” which he wrote, directed, and produced. The film starred Jude Law and also starred Susan Sarandon and Sienna Miller.
One of Shire's last projects was the 2022 Netflix film “Noel's Diary.” (Charlie Galley/Getty Images, Netflix)
Shier directed and co-wrote the 2022 Netflix Christmas romantic comedy “The Noel Diary.” His most recent project was the 2023 Netflix holiday comedy “The Best.” Christmas. Ever!,” he co-wrote.
Scheyer was born in Los Angeles on October 11, 1941, the son of executive producer and director Melville Scheyer, co-founder of the Directors Guild of America, and Lois Delaney. Scheyer later attended the University of California, Los Angeles, and became an assistant to Garry Marshall and Jerry Belson, producers of the television show “The Odd Couple.” He later became head writer and associate producer on the hit series.
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Shier received his first feature film writing credit in 1977's Smokey and the Bandit, starring Burt Reynolds. He co-wrote the script for the 1978 film Goin' South, which starred and was directed by Jack Nicholson.
Mr. Shire's daughter, Harry Myers Shier, followed in her parents' footsteps. (Frank Trapper/Corbis via Getty Images)
The director's first major honor came in 1978 when he was nominated for a WGA Award for Best Original Screenplay for his co-writing of “House Call.”
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Scheyer was married to actress Debra Ewing from 1969 to 1974, and after his marriage to Meyers ended, he married Deborah Lynn from 2004 to 2009.
Harry Myers-Shyer followed in his parents' footsteps by directing and co-writing the 2017 comedy Home Again, starring Reese Witherspoon. Myers and Shier also had a daughter, Annie Myers-Shyer.
He is survived by Harry and Annie, and twins Jacob and Sophia, whom he shared with Lynn.
