Shyer also co-wrote movies like 1998's "The Parent Trap" and 1977's "Smokey and the Bandit." Charles Shyer, who directed hit comedies like Father of the Bride, has died at age 83. A representative for Shyer confirmed to Entertainment Weekly that the filmmaker died on Friday.

Charles Shyer, who earned an Oscar nomination for co-writing "Private Benjamin" and directed hit movies including "Father of the Bride" and "Baby Boom," has died. He was 83. On Saturday, a representative for Shyer confirmed the filmmaker's death to Fox ...

Shyer earned an Oscar nomination, alongside his filmmaker ex-wife Nancy Meyers and the late Harvey Miller, for their co-writing efforts on the 1983 war comedy ‘Private Benjamin’