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Aliases: Charles J. Newirth

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Scarsdale, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 46

TV Involvements: 2


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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Charles Newirth, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Captain America: Brave New World
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Captain America: Brave New World

(2025) Executive Producer
Moana
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Moana

(2026) Executive Producer
Forrest Gump
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9

Forrest Gump

(1994) Unit Production Manager
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
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8

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings

(2021) Executive Producer
Doctor Strange
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7

Doctor Strange

(2016) Executive Producer
Iron Man 3
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7

Iron Man 3

(2013) Executive Producer
Black Hawk Down
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7

Black Hawk Down

(2001) Executive In Charge Of Production
El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie
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7

Acting

Production

Year Role Movie/Tv
2026 Executive Producer
2025 Executive Producer
2021 Executive Producer
2019 Unit Production Manager
Producer
2018 Executive Producer
2016 Executive Producer
2013 Executive Producer
2011 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Unit Production Manager
2007 Executive Producer
2006 Executive Producer
2005 Executive In Charge Of Production
2004 Executive Producer
Executive In Charge Of Production
2002 Executive Producer
Executive In Charge Of Production
2001 Executive In Charge Of Production
Producer
Executive Producer
1999 Producer
Unit Production Manager
1998 Producer
Producer
Executive Producer
1996 Executive Producer
Executive Producer
Unit Production Manager
1995 Executive Producer
Unit Production Manager
1994 Co-Producer
Unit Production Manager
1992 Co-Producer
1991 Production Manager
Co-Producer
1989 Associate Producer
Production Manager
1988 Production Manager
1987 Production Manager
1986 Location Manager
1984 Unit Manager
1982 Location Manager
Year Role Movie/Tv

Directing

Year Role Movie/Tv
2006 Second Unit Director
Year Role Movie/Tv

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