Charles B. Wessler

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::summary American film producer ::

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Field	Value
name	Charles B. Wessler
birth_date
birth_place	United States
occupation	Film producer
notable_works	There's Something About Mary
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Charles B. Wessler (born May 16, 1955) is an American film producer best known for his collaborations with the Farrelly brothers.

Life and career

Wessler's first job was as a production assistant on the film Can I Do It... 'Til I Need Glasses? (1977). He was also a production assistant for George Lucas on The Empire Strikes Back (1980) and Return of the Jedi (1983).

Wessler spent time working at The Ladd Company for Alan Ladd Jr. and at Zoetrope Studios with Francis Ford Coppola. He soon moved on to produce specials for HBO where he hired Peter Farrelly and Bennett Yellen to write a script for the 1987 special, Paul Reiser Out on a Whim. Wessler, Peter Farrelly and Bobby Farrelly went on to develop several scripts together. Their first feature film was Dumb and Dumber (1994) for New Line Cinema. In 1998, he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy for producing There's Something About Mary.

Wessler's other producing credits include It's Pat, Bushwhacked, Me, Myself & Irene, Shallow Hal and Stuck on You and The Heartbreak Kid (2007). His 2010s films included Hall Pass, The Three Stooges (2012), Movie 43 (2013), Dumb and Dumber To (2014).

In 2018 Wessler produced Green Book, directed by Peter Farrelly. The film won numerous awards, including: the Toronto International Film Festival's People Choice Award, Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Musical or Comedy, Producers Guild of America Award for Best Theatrical Motion Picture, honoree of American Film Institute Movies Of The Year, and the Academy Award for Best Picture.

Filmography

He was a producer in all films unless otherwise noted.

Film

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Year	Film	Credit
1983	Cold Feet
1994	It's Pat
Dumb and Dumber
1995	Bushwhacked
1997	The Locusts	Executive producer
1998	There's Something About Mary
2000	Me, Myself & Irene	Executive producer
Bachelor #2
2001	Shallow Hal
2003	Dumb and Dumberer: When Harry Met Lloyd
Stuck on You
2007	The Heartbreak Kid	Executive producer
2011	Hall Pass
2012	The Three Stooges
2013	Movie 43
2014	Dumb and Dumber To
2018	Green Book
2021	Palmer
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;Miscellaneous crew

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Year	Film	Role	Notes
1977	Can I Do It... 'Til I Need Glasses?	Production assistant
1979	Chilly Scenes of Winter
1980	The Empire Strikes Back
1982	Hammett	Production aide
1983	Return of the Jedi	Production assistant	Uncredited
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;Actor

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Year	Film	Role	Notes
2013	Movie 43	Himself	Uncredited
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;As writer

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Year	Film
2003	Stuck on You
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;Thanks

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Year	Film	Role
1992	A League of Their Own	Thanks
2017	Fun Mom Dinner	Special thanks
2019	The Last Laugh
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Television

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Year	Title	Notes
1985	From Here to Maternity	Television pilot
1987	Paul Reiser: Out on a Whim	Television special
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;Miscellaneous crew

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Year	Title	Role
1995−96	Dumb and Dumber	Creative consultant
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;As director

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Year	Title
2002	Nero Wolfe
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References

References

1. Fleming, Mike Jr.. (October 26, 2011). "Peter And Bobby Farrelly Plan More 'Dumb And Dumber' For Jim Carrey & Jeff Daniels".
2. "There's Something About Mary".
3. (16 September 2018). "'Green Book' Wins 2018 Toronto Film Festival People's Choice Award – Oscar Harbinger?".
4. "Green Book".
5. "2019 PGA Awards Winners - Producers Guild of America".
6. "Announcing the AFI AWARDS 2018 Honorees".
7. "The 91st Academy Awards - 2019".

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