Charles Newirth

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Charles Newirth
Born (1955-08-22) August 22, 1955 (age 69)
Scarsdale, New York, US
Alma materOhio State University
OccupationFilm producer
SpouseSusan Newirth
Children2

Charles Newirth (born August 22, 1955) is an American film producer. [1]

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Raised in Scarsdale, New York, Newirth received a BA in Photography and Cinema from Ohio State University. He broke into the film industry as a location manager on such films as Flashdance (1983), Pretty in Pink (1986) and Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986). He later moved up to production manager on Throw Momma from the Train (1987) and RoboCop (1987) before getting his first producing credit as an associate producer on The Package (1989).

Newirth served as a co-producer on Robert Zemeckis' multiple Academy Award-winning blockbuster Forrest Gump (1994). He also co-produced the Barry Levinson films Toys (1992), the multiple Oscar-nominated Bugsy (1991) and as an associate producer on Barry Levinson's Avalon (1990). His other executive producing credits include: Hugo (2011) ;Zookeeper (2011) ; Brad Silberling's City of Angels (1998) starring Nicolas Cage and Meg Ryan; Rob Reiner's true-life drama Ghosts of Mississippi (1996) with Alec Baldwin, Whoopi Goldberg and James Woods; The American President (1995), also for director Rob Reiner, starring Michael Douglas and Annette Bening and Jon Turteltaub's Phenomenon (1996) starring John Travolta.

Newirth produced the popular Robin Williams hit Patch Adams (1998), Home Fries (1998) starring Drew Barrymore, and the sleeper hit Galaxy Quest (1999), starring Tim Allen, Sigourney Weaver and Alan Rickman, before joining Revolution Studios in 2000.

Newirth was responsible for overseeing the physical production of all of Revolution Studios' motion pictures. Revolution Studios released 47 films, including America's Sweethearts (2001), Black Hawk Down (2001), XXX (2002), Anger Management (2003), Daddy Day Care (2003), Mona Lisa Smile (2003), Hellboy (2004), 13 Going on 30 (2004) and Rocky Balboa (2006). At Revolution Studios, Newirth served as executive producer on The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (2007), Across the Universe (2007), Freedomland (2006), Christmas with the Kranks (2004), Peter Pan (2003), Maid in Manhattan (2002), The One (2001) and America's Sweethearts (2001). He continued with Revolution Studios until June 2007, when he returned to working as an independent producer.

Newirth most recently executive produced the blockbuster films Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021), Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018), Doctor Strange (2016) and Iron Man 3 (2013), for Marvel Studios and Disney.

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

YearFilmCreditNotes
1989 The Package Associate producer
1990 Avalon Associate producer
1991 Bugsy Co-producer
1992 Toys Co-producer
1994 Forrest Gump Co-producer
1995 The American President Executive producer
1996 Phenomenon Executive producer
Ghosts of Mississippi Executive producer
1998 City of Angels Executive producer
Home Fries Producer
Patch Adams Producer
1999 Galaxy Quest Producer
2001 America's Sweethearts Executive producer
The One Producer
2002 Maid in Manhattan Executive producer
2003 Peter Pan Co-executive producer
2004 Christmas with the Kranks Executive producer
2006 Freedomland Executive producer
2007 Perfect Stranger Executive producer
Across the Universe Executive producer
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep Executive producer
2011 Zookeeper Executive producer
Hugo Executive producerUncredited
2013 Iron Man 3 Executive producer
2016 Doctor Strange Executive producer
2018 Ant-Man and the Wasp Executive producer
2019 El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie Producer
2021 Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Executive producer
Production manager
YearFilmRoleNotes
1982 Parasite Unit production manager
1984 Fear City Unit manager
1987 RoboCop Production manager
Throw Momma from the Train
1988 The Great Outdoors
1989 The Package
1990 Avalon Unit production manager
1991 Bugsy Production manager
1992 Toys Unit production manager
1994 Forrest Gump
1995 The American President
1996 Phenomenon
Ghosts of Mississippi
1999 Galaxy Quest
2001 Black Hawk Down Executive in charge of production
2002 Punch-Drunk Love
XXX
2003 Anger Management
Daddy Day Care
The Missing
Mona Lisa Smile
2004 Hellboy
13 Going on 30
2005 Are We There Yet?
Rent
2006 Click Uncredited
Rocky Balboa
2011 Hugo Unit production manager
2016 Doctor Strange
2018 Ant-Man and the Wasp
2019 El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Location management
YearFilmRoleNotes
1982 The Seduction Location manager
Cat People Uncredited
1983 Flashdance
1984 Thief of Hearts
1985 Perfect
My Man Adam
1986 Pretty in Pink
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1987 Blind Date
Miscellaneous crew
YearFilmRole
1980 Can't Stop the Music Production assistant
1982 Cat People
Second unit director or assistant director
YearFilmRole
2006 Freedomland Second unit director
Thanks
YearFilmRole
1991 Kafka Special thanks
2002 Punch-Drunk Love

Television

Thanks
YearTitleRoleNotes
2021 The Movies That Made Us Special thanksDocumentary

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