Charles William Breen
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.
Filmography (25)
Adventures in Babysitting
American Virgin
The Longshots
Idlewild
A Cinderella Story
Eight Legged Freaks
Boat Trip
Dude, Where's My Car?
Nurse Betty
She's All That
Urban Legend
Kissing a Fool
Your Friends & Neighbors
Gang Related
The Crow: City of Angels
Jade
Disclosure
Addams Family Values
Beethoven's 2nd
Flesh and Bone
Beethoven
Trespass
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
L.A. Story
