Biography.guide
Home › People › Screenwriter › Don Rhymer
Portrait of Don Rhymer

Don Rhymer

1961 – 2012

Screenwriter and film producer

Don't just read it — keep itBiographies to ownE-book · Audio · Video From $7 →

About Don Rhymer

Lived 1961 – 2012 (aged 51). Don Rhymer was an American screenwriter.

Don Rhymer (February 23, 1961 – November 28, 2012) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He wrote movies such as Big Momma's House, The Santa Clause 2, Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, The Honeymooners, Deck the Halls, and Surf's Up.

Career Rhymer also enjoyed a successful TV career, and wrote and produced episodes of shows such as Coach, Evening Shade, Hearts Afire, Caroline in the City, Chicago Sons, and Fired Up.

In addition, he wrote the telefilms Banner Times, Past the Bleachers, and Under Wraps.

He co-wrote the film Rio for Blue Sky Studios and wrote the script for the sequel, released in April 2014.

Death During production of Rio in 2009, Rhymer was diagnosed with head and neck cancer, but continued to do screenwriting. He died from complications of the disease on November 28, 2012, at 51 years old. Rio 2 was dedicated to his memory.

Filmography Television

TV movies

Feature film writer Carpool (1996) Big Momma's House (2000) The Santa Clause 2 (2002) Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London (2004) The Honeymooners (2005) Big Momma's House 2 (2006) Deck The Halls (2006) Surf's Up (2007) Big Mommas: Like Father Like Son (2011) Rio (2011) Rio 2 (2014) (Posthumous release) Ferdinand (2017) (Posthumous release)

Biography shop

Don’t just read it —
keep it.

Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.

  • E-book
  • Audio
  • Video
Browse the shop — from $7

Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free

Important facts

Birth century
Occupation
Nationality
Education
James Madison University

People in Don Rhymer's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Don Rhymer's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Don Rhymer?

screenwriter and film producer

When was Don Rhymer born?

Don Rhymer was born on 23 February 1961 in Union.

When did Don Rhymer die?

Don Rhymer died on 28 November 2012 in Los Angeles.

What was Don Rhymer's occupation?

Don Rhymer was a screenwriter.

What nationality was Don Rhymer?

Don Rhymer was American.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Don Rhymer

· Wikidata: Q245905

· DBpedia: Don Rhymer

Cite this page

APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Don Rhymer. https://biography.guide/don-rhymer/

MLA: "Don Rhymer." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/don-rhymer/.

Chicago: "Don Rhymer." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/don-rhymer/.

Data last updated: 2026-09-22 · Spot an error? Report a correction.

Page generated 2026-09-27 05:19 UTC