Charles Breen

Charles Breen

Date of Birth: July 21, 1953
Date of Passing: August 16, 2018
Obituary: Legacy.com

Charles Breen was an American production designer and art director.

After studying architecture at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Breen moved to California to pursue his career. In Los Angeles, he began working at Universal Studios as a set designer and assistant art director.

His film credits include Blade Runner (1982), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Postcards from the Edge (1990), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Chaplin (1992), Disclosure (1994), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), and Batman & Robin (1997).

Charles Breen was an American production designer and art director.

After studying architecture at the Cranbrook Academy of Art in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan, Breen moved to California to pursue his career. In Los Angeles, he began working at Universal Studios as a set designer and assistant art director.

His film credits include Blade Runner (1982), Beverly Hills Cop (1984), Postcards from the Edge (1990), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Chaplin (1992), Disclosure (1994), The Bridges of Madison County (1995), and Batman & Robin (1997).

Breen was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award in the category of Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special for his work on the HBO film Weapons of Mass Distraction (with Gabriel Byrne, Ben Kingsley, and Jeffrey Tambor).

Breen died August 16, 2018, in Los Angeles, California. He was 65.

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