Charles Shyer, pictured at a screening of The Noel Diary in 2022.Photo:Charley Gallay/Getty

Charles Shyer attends The Noel Diary Special Screening at The Bay Theater on November 10, 2022 in Pacific Palisades, California

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Charles Shyer, a Hollywood director and Oscar-nominated writer, has died. He was 83.

Shyer’s daughter, Hallie Meyers-Shyer — who followed in his footsteps as a director and writer—confirmed his death toThe Hollywood Reporter.

Meyers-Shyer said her father dealt with a brief illness before his death at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Friday, Dec. 27. His official cause of death has not yet been disclosed.

A day later, Meyers-Shyer shared a throwback photo of Shyer on herInstagram Stories, alongside a heartfelt message. “1941-2024 🤍 A complete original,” she wrote.

A representative for Shyer did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment on Sunday, Dec. 29.

Charles Shyer, pictured on set for The Affair Of The Necklace in 2001.Murray Close/Alcon/Kobal/Shutterstock

Charles Shyer, On Set The Affair Of The Necklace

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The Meyers-Shyer family said in a statement toDeadline, “It’s with an indescribably heavy heart that we share the news of our beloved father Charles Shyer’s passing.”

“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,” they continued. “We honor the extraordinary life he led and know there will never be another quite like him.”

Charles Shyer and Nancy Meyers, pictured on set in 1987.United Artists / courtesy Everett Collection

screenwriter and producer Nancy Meyers, screenwriter and director Charles Shyer, 1987

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Shyer and Meyers’ final collaboration was on the screenplay forThe Parent Trap,featuringLindsay Lohan.

In a tribute shared viaInstagram, Meyers posted two photographs of herself and Shyer — who divorced in 1999 after 19 years of marriage — speaking and smiling on a movie set.

Charles Shyer, pictured.Annie Wells/Los Angeles Times via Getty

Director Charles Shyer is best known for the broad comedies he s done like Father of the Bride and Parent Trap. Now he s trying his hand at period drama with Affair of the Necklace

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“Charles Shyer 1941 -2024 💔” she captioned the post.

More recently, Shyer also worked on the screenplay of the 2004 romantic comedyAlfie,Netflix’sThe Noel Diaryin 2022 andBest Christmas Ever!,which was released in 2023, according toIMDB.

source: people.com