Charles Roven facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Charles Roven
Roven in 2017
Born	(1949-08-02) August 2, 1949 (age 76)
Occupation	Film producer
Spouse(s)	Dawn Steel ​ ​ (m. 1985; died 1997)​ Stephanie Haymes
Children	1

Charles "Chuck" Roven, born on August 2, 1949, is a famous American film producer. He helps make movies happen! He is also the president and a co-founder of a company called Atlas Entertainment.

He is well-known for producing many popular superhero films. These include The Dark Knight Trilogy, Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, and Suicide Squad.

Awards and Achievements

Charles Roven has received many important awards for his work in movies.

Oscar Wins

His film American Hustle was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Picture in 2014. It was also nominated for nine other awards that year. More recently, in 2024, he won the Academy Award for Best Picture for the movie Oppenheimer. He shared this big award with Emma Thomas and Christopher Nolan.

Other Big Awards

In January 2018, Charles Roven received the David O. Selznick Achievement Award. This award is given by the Producers Guild of America to honor a producer's entire career. He also won a Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture - Drama for Oppenheimer.

About His Life

Charles Roven was married to another film producer named Dawn Steel. They were married from 1985 until she passed away in 1997. They had one daughter, who was born in March 1987. Later, Roven married Stephanie Haymes. She is a restaurateur, which means she owns or manages restaurants. Her parents were famous entertainers, Dick Haymes and Fran Jeffries.

Movies He Produced

Charles Roven has produced many movies over the years. Being a producer means he helps manage the entire process of making a film. This includes finding the money, hiring the right people, and making sure everything runs smoothly.

Here are some of the notable films he has produced:

• Some Call It Loving (1973) - He was an assistant producer on this film.
• Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
• 12 Monkeys (1995)
• City of Angels (1998)
• Three Kings (1999)
• Scooby-Doo (2002)
• Batman Begins (2005) - This was the start of a very popular superhero series.
• The Dark Knight (2008) - Another big hit in the Batman series.
• The Dark Knight Rises (2012) - The final film in the Dark Knight trilogy.
• Man of Steel (2013)
• American Hustle (2013) - This film was nominated for an Oscar.
• Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
• Warcraft (2016)
• Suicide Squad (2016)
• Wonder Woman (2017)
• Justice League (2017)
• Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
• Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021)
• The Suicide Squad (2021)
• Uncharted (2022)
• Oppenheimer (2023) - This movie won him an Academy Award.

See also

In Spanish: Charles Roven para niños