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Charles Newirth
Producer, Additional CreditsBorn August 22, 1955 (70 years)
Charles Newirth (born August 22, 1955) is an American film producer.
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 co-produced Robert Zemeckis' multiple Academy Award-winning blockbuster Forrest Gump (1994). He also co-produced the Barry Levinson films Toys (1992) and the numerous 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 oversaw the physical production 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.
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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 co-produced Robert Zemeckis' multiple Academy Award-winning blockbuster Forrest Gump (1994). He also co-produced the Barry Levinson films Toys (1992) and the numerous 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 oversaw the physical production 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.
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Known For
Charles Newirth Filmography
| 2026 | Moana · as Executive Producer |
| 2025 | Captain America: Brave New World · as Executive Producer |
| 2021 | Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings · as Executive Producer |
| 2018 | Ant-Man and the Wasp · as Executive Producer |
| 2016 | Doctor Strange · as Executive Producer |
| 2013 | Iron Man 3 · as Executive Producer |
| 2011 | Hugo · as Executive Producer |
| 2007 | The Water Horse · as Executive Producer |
| 2007 | Across the Universe · as Executive Producer |
| 2007 | Perfect Stranger · as Executive Producer |
| 2006 | Freedomland · as Executive Producer |
| 2004 | Christmas with the Kranks · as Executive Producer |
| 2002 | Maid in Manhattan · as Executive Producer |
| 2001 | |
| 2001 | America's Sweethearts · as Executive Producer |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | |
| 1998 | City of Angels · as Executive Producer |
| 1996 | Ghosts of Mississippi · as Executive Producer |
| 1996 | Phenomenon · as Executive Producer |
| 1995 | The American President · as Executive Producer |
| 1994 | Forrest Gump · as Co-Producer |
| 1992 | Toys · as Co-Producer |
| 1990 | Avalon · as Associate Producer |
| 1989 | The Package · as Associate Producer |
| 2023 | RoboDoc: The Creation of RoboCop (TV Series) · as Self |
| 2021 | Marvel Studios: Assembled (TV Series) · as Self - Executive Producer |
| 2019 | The Movies That Made Us (TV Series) · as Self - Co-Producer |
| 2019 | |
| 2019 |
| 2022 | Thor: Love and Thunder · as Line Producer: Los Angeles Units |
| 2019 | El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie · as Unit Production Manager |
| 2011 | Zookeeper · as Unit Production Manager |
| 2006 | Freedomland · as Second Unit Director |
| 2005 | Are We There Yet? · as Executive In Charge Of Production |
| 2004 | 13 Going on 30 · as Executive In Charge Of Production |
| 2003 | Peter Pan · as Co-Executive Producer |
| 2002 | Punch-Drunk Love · as Executive In Charge Of Production |
| 2001 | Black Hawk Down · as Executive In Charge Of Production |
| 1999 | Galaxy Quest · as Unit Production Manager |
| 1991 | Bugsy · as Production Manager |
| 1988 | The Great Outdoors · as Production Manager |
| 1987 | RoboCop · as Production Manager |
| 1986 | Ferris Bueller's Day Off · as Location Manager |
| 1986 | Pretty in Pink · as Location Manager |
| 1984 | |
| 1982 | The Seduction · as Location Manager |