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Charles Robert Band (b. December 27, 1951 in Los Angeles, California) is an American director, writer, and producer, mostly known for his work on horror films. He is the son of director-producer Albert Band, and brother of the composer Richard Band. With his former wife Meda, he had two children, Alex Band, the vocalist for the band The Calling, and Taryn Band (he also had two more sons with his former wife Debra Dion, Harlan and Zalman). Band' grandfather was the artist Max Band. His most famous films are those in the Puppet Master franchise and the Subspecies series, made by his company... MORE

Charles Robert Band (b. December 27, 1951 in Los Angeles, California) is an American director, writer, and producer, mostly known for his work on horror films. He is the son of director-producer Albert Band, and brother of the composer Richard Band. With his former wife Meda, he had two children, Alex Band, the vocalist for the band The Calling, and Taryn Band (he also had two more sons with his former wife Debra Dion, Harlan and Zalman). Band' grandfather was the artist Max Band. His most famous films are those in the Puppet Master franchise and the Subspecies series, made by his company Full Moon Features. Before Full Moon Features, his earlier (and now defunct) company Empire Pictures made films like Ghoulies and the cult classic Re-Animator. One of the few non-horror films he worked on was the Prehysteria trilogy, which were made by his family oriented company Moonbeam Entertainment. Starting in the seventies, Band formed Charles Band Productions. Dissatisfied with distributors' handling of his films, Band created Empire Pictures in the early eighties. Through Empire, he could produce and distribute his films ensuring proper distribution and return on profits. Empire entered LESS