GOSSIP & RUMORS: ‘Father of the Bride’ director Charles Shyer dead at 83

Hollywood director Charles Shyer has died at the age of 83.

The father-of-four, famed for directing the 1991 remake of “Father of the Bride,” died Friday in Los Angeles, his children confirmed in a statement to Variety.

“It’s with an indescribably heavy heart that we share the news of our beloved father, Charles Shyer’s passing,” they stated.

“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.”

In addition to “Father of The Bride,” Shyer also directed “Baby Boom” and “Irreconcilable Differences,” and co-wrote hit films including “Private Benjamin” and “The Parent Trap.”

Shyer is survived by his daughters Annie Meyers-Shyer, 44, Hallie Meyers-Shyer, 37, and Sophia Shyer, 18, and son Jacob, 18. 

His cause of death has not yet been disclosed.

Shyer famously tied the knot with writer Nancy Meyers in 1980.

Shyer and Meyers, who were married for 19 years, collaborated on a slew of iconic projects during the 1980s and 1990s. The two famously wrote “Private Benjamin” together in 1980, which was nominated for Best Original Screenplay at the 53rd Academy Awards.

Shyer and Meyers divorced shortly after writing and producing the 1998 remake of Disney’s “The Parent Trap” which starred Lindsay Lohan and Dennis Quaid. Shyer then set off on his own and directed and produced the period piece “The Affair Of The Necklace” in 2001 which starred Hilary Swank.

He also wrote, directed and produced the 2004 remake of “Alfie” with Jude Law.

Shyer most recently wrote and directed the 2022 Netflix film “The Noel Diary” and was a co-writer and producer of the 2023 holiday film, “Best Christmas Ever!”