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.”
Shyer tied the knot with rom-com writer Nancy Meyers in 1980 but the two ultimately divorced in 1999.
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 revealed.
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 earned a nod at the 53th Academy Awards for original screenplay.
During the director’s career, he received critical acclaim for directing “Baby Boom” which starred Diane Keaton, “Father of the Bride” featuring Kimberly Williams and Steve Martin and “Irreconcilable Differences” in 1984.
