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American film producer
Charles B. Wessler(born May 16, 1955) is an American film producer[1]best known for his collaborations with theFarrelly brothers.
Wessler's first job was as a production assistant on the filmCan I Do It... 'Til I Need Glasses?(1977). He was also a production assistant forGeorge LucasonThe Empire Strikes Back(1980) andReturn of the Jedi(1983).
Wessler spent time working atThe Ladd CompanyforAlan Ladd Jr.and atZoetrope StudioswithFrancis Ford Coppola.He soon moved on to produce specials forHBOwhere he hiredPeter Farrellyand Bennett Yellen to write a script for the 1987 special,Paul Reiser Out on a Whim.Wessler,Peter FarrellyandBobby Farrellywent on to develop several scripts together. Their first feature film wasDumb and Dumber(1994) forNew Line Cinema.In 1998, he was nominated for theGolden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedyfor producingThere's Something About Mary.[2]
Wessler's other producing credits includeIt's Pat,Bushwhacked,Me, Myself & Irene,Shallow HalandStuck on YouandThe Heartbreak Kid(2007). His 2010s films includedHall Pass,The Three Stooges(2012),Movie 43(2013),Dumb and Dumber To(2014).
In 2018 Wessler producedGreen Book,directed by Peter Farrelly. The film won numerous awards, including: theToronto International Film Festival's People Choice Award,[3]Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy,[4]Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture,[5]honoree ofAmerican Film InstituteMovies Of The Year,[6]and theAcademy Award for Best Picture.[7]
He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.
- Miscellaneous crew
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Film
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Role
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2013 |
Movie 43 |
Himself |
Uncredited
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- As writer
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Title
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1985 |
From Here to Maternity |
Television pilot
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1987 |
Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim |
Television special
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- As director
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1951–1975 | |
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1976–2000 |
- Robert ChartoffandIrwin Winkler(1976)
- Charles H. Joffe(1977)
- Michael Cimino,Michael Deeley,John Peverall andBarry Spikings(1978)
- Stanley R. Jaffe(1979)
- Ronald L. Schwary(1980)
- David Puttnam(1981)
- Richard Attenborough(1982)
- James L. Brooks(1983)
- Saul Zaentz(1984)
- Sydney Pollack(1985)
- Arnold Kopelson(1986)
- Jeremy Thomas(1987)
- Mark Johnson(1988)
- Lili Fini ZanuckandRichard D. Zanuck(1989)
- Kevin CostnerandJim Wilson(1990)
- Ron Bozman,Edward SaxonandKenneth Utt(1991)
- Clint Eastwood(1992)
- Branko Lustig,Gerald R. MolenandSteven Spielberg(1993)
- Wendy Finerman,Steve StarkeyandSteve Tisch(1994)
- Bruce Davey,Mel GibsonandAlan Ladd Jr.(1995)
- Saul Zaentz(1996)
- James CameronandJon Landau(1997)
- Donna Gigliotti,Marc Norman,David Parfitt,Harvey WeinsteinandEdward Zwick(1998)
- Bruce CohenandDan Jinks(1999)
- David Franzoni,Branko LustigandDouglas Wick(2000)
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2001–present |
- Brian GrazerandRon Howard(2001)
- Martin Richards(2002)
- Peter Jackson,Barrie M. OsborneandFran Walsh(2003)
- Clint Eastwood,Tom RosenbergandAlbert S. Ruddy(2004)
- Paul HaggisandCathy Schulman(2005)
- Graham King(2006)
- Ethan Coen, Joel CoenandScott Rudin(2007)
- Christian Colson(2008)
- Kathryn Bigelow,Mark Boal,Nicolas ChartierandGreg Shapiro(2009)
- Iain Canning,Emile ShermanandGareth Unwin(2010)
- Thomas Langmann(2011)
- Ben Affleck,George ClooneyandGrant Heslov(2012)
- Dede Gardner,Anthony Katagas,Jeremy Kleiner,Steve McQueenandBrad Pitt(2013)
- Alejandro G. Iñárritu,John LesherandJames W. Skotchdopole(2014)
- Blye Pagon Faust,Steve Golin,Nicole RocklinandMichael Sugar(2015)
- Dede Gardner,Jeremy KleinerandAdele Romanski(2016)
- J. Miles DaleandGuillermo del Toro(2017)
- Jim Burke,Brian Currie,Peter Farrelly,Nick VallelongaandCharles B. Wessler(2018)
- Bong Joon-hoandKwak Sin-ae(2019)
- Mollye Asher, Dan Janvey,Frances McDormand,Peter SpearsandChloé Zhao(2020)
- Fabrice Gianfermi,Philippe Rousselet,Patrick Wachsberger (2021)
- Daniel Kwan, Daniel ScheinertandJonathan Wang(2022)
- Emma Thomas,Charles Roven,andChristopher Nolan(2023)
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