Charles B. Wessler

Charles B. Wessler (born May 16, 1955) is an American film producer best known for his collaborations with the Farrelly brothers.

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 Yellin 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 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

Miscellaneous crew

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

Actor

Year Film Role Notes 2013 Movie 43 Himself Uncredited

As writer

Year Film 2003 Stuck on You

Thanks

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

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

Miscellaneous crew

Year Title Role 1995−96 Dumb and Dumber Creative consultant

As director

Year Title 2002 Nero Wolfe