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Charles William Breen

1953–2018 · 27 titles in the catalogue

Charles William Breen (July 21, 1953 - August 16, 2018) was an American art director and production designer for movie sets.

After studying architecture at Cranbrook the world-renowned art and design school in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, he moved to California to pursue his career. Once in Los Angeles, he quickly gravitated to the film industry. He began his career in the motion picture industry at Universal Studios as a set designer at the age of 21 when encouraged to do so by Academy Award-winning production designer, John DeCuir.

He was nominated for an Emmy for Best Art Direction for HBO's Weapons of Mass Distraction (1997). He was also a member of the Art Directors Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) and sat on the Executive Committee.

Their work

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  1. Terminator 2: Judgment Day1991Assistant Art Director
  2. A Cinderella Story2004Production Design
  3. Addams Family Values1993Assistant Art Director
  4. The Bridges of Madison County1995Assistant Art Director
  5. She's All That1999Production Design
  6. Beethoven1992Art Direction
  7. Dude, Where's My Car?2000Production Design
  8. Urban Legend1998Production Design
  9. Eight Legged Freaks2002Production Design
  10. Disclosure1994Art Direction
  11. Beethoven's 2nd1993Art Direction
  12. Boat Trip2002Production Design
  13. The Crow: City of Angels1996Art Direction
  14. Adventures in Babysitting2016Production Design
  15. Nurse Betty2000Production Design
  16. L.A. Story1991Art Direction
  17. Jade1995Art Direction
  18. Fled1996Art Direction
  19. The Adventures of Ford Fairlane1990Set Designer
  20. Battle Beyond the Stars1980Art Direction
  21. I Love Trouble1994Assistant Art Director
  22. Trespass1992Art Direction
  23. Gang Related1997Production Design
  24. American Virgin2009Production Design
  25. Repli-Kate2002Production Design
  26. Flesh and Bone1993Art Direction
  27. The Longshots2008Production Design