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Tributes pour in for legendary film director as family issues heartbreaking statement

Charles Shyer, the director of iconic films like Father of the Bride and The Parent Trap, has died at the age of 83. His family have issued a statement following his sad passing

I spoke to him two years ago, and he was as funny and flinty and forward-thinking as you'd expect the director of BABY BOOM to be," reports the Mirror. Another fan reminisced: "Charles Shyer not only directed some of the best American comedies of the 80s and 90s - he also invented Mr. Napkin Head as seen in Nancy Meyers' The Holiday." Taking to Instagram a couple of months back, Nancy delved into the backstory of the Mr. Napkin Head scene, revealing: "Actually, it was originally at our kitchen table.

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