
Charles Newirth
Personal Info
Known for
Production
Gender
Male
Birthday
1955-08-22 (69 years old)
Place of Birth
Scarsdale, New York, USA
Charles Newirth
Biography
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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Known For
Acting
(2019)
(2019)
Crew
(2026)
Moana
Executive Producer
(2025)
Captain America: Brave New World
Executive Producer
(2021)
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Executive Producer
(2019)
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
Unit Production Manager, Producer
(2018)
Ant-Man and the Wasp
Executive Producer
(2016)
Doctor Strange
Executive Producer
(2013)
Iron Man 3
Executive Producer
(2011)
Hugo
Executive Producer
(2011)
Zookeeper
Unit Production Manager, Executive Producer
(2007)
Perfect Stranger
Executive Producer
(2006)
Freedomland
Executive Producer, Second Unit Director
(2005)
Are We There Yet?
Executive In Charge Of Production
(2004)
13 Going on 30
Executive In Charge Of Production
(2004)
Christmas with the Kranks
Executive Producer
(2002)
Maid in Manhattan
Executive Producer
(2002)
Punch-Drunk Love
Executive In Charge Of Production
(2001)
The One
Producer
(2001)
Black Hawk Down
Executive In Charge Of Production
(2001)
America's Sweethearts
Executive Producer
(1999)
Galaxy Quest
Unit Production Manager, Producer
(1998)
Patch Adams
Producer
(1998)
Home Fries
Producer
(1998)
City of Angels
Executive Producer
(1996)
Phenomenon
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
(1996)
Ghosts of Mississippi
Executive Producer
(1995)
The American President
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
(1994)
Forrest Gump
Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
(1992)
Toys
Co-Producer
(1991)
Bugsy
Production Manager, Co-Producer
(1989)
The Package
Associate Producer, Production Manager
(1988)
The Great Outdoors
Production Manager
(1987)
RoboCop
Production Manager
(1986)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Location Manager
(1986)
Pretty in Pink
Location Manager
(1984)
Fear City
Unit Manager
(1982)
The Seduction
Location Manager