| Birth Date: | 23 February 1961 |
| Birth Place: | Union, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
| Occupation: | screenwriter, film producer |
| Years Active: | 1989–2012 |
Don Rhymer (February 23, 1961 – November 28, 2012) was an American screenwriter and film producer. He wrote movies such as Big Momma's House, The Santa Clause 2, , The Honeymooners, Deck the Halls, and Surf's Up.
Rhymer also enjoyed a successful TV career, and wrote and produced episodes of shows such as Coach, Evening Shade, Hearts Afire, Caroline in the City, Chicago Sons, and Fired Up.
In addition, he wrote the telefilms Banner Times, Past the Bleachers, and Under Wraps.
He co-wrote the film Rio for Blue Sky Studios and wrote the script for the sequel, released in April 2014.[1]
During production of Rio in 2009, Rhymer was diagnosed with head and neck cancer, but continued to do screenwriting. He died from complications of the disease on November 28, 2012, at 51 years old. Rio 2 was dedicated to his memory.[2]
| Year | Name | Writer | Producer | Note | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | McGee and Me! | 1 episode as writer | |||
| 1989 | Coach | 2 episodes as writer | |||
| 1990 | Bagdad Café | ||||
| 1991-93 | Evening Shade | 8 episodes | |||
| 1992 | Fish Police | Co-producer (6 episodes) | |||
| 1993 | Banner Times | Television film | |||
| 1993-94 | Hearts Afire | Co-executive producer and writer (4 episodes) | |||
| 1995 | Past the Bleacher | Television film | |||
| 1996 | Carpool | ||||
| 1997 | Chicago Sons | ||||
| 1997 | Under Wraps | Television film, executive producer | |||
| 1997 | Fired Up | 1 episode as writer | |||
| 1998 | Caroline in the City | 1 episode as writer | |||
| 2000 | Big Momma's House | ||||
| 2002 | The Santa Clause 2 | ||||
| 2004 | |||||
| 2005 | The Honeymooners | ||||
| 2006 | Big Momma's House 2 | ||||
| 2006 | Deck The Halls | ||||
| 2007 | Surf's Up | ||||
| 2011 | |||||
| 2011 | Rio | ||||
| 2014 | Rio 2 | Posthumous release; dedicated to his memory | |||
| 2017 | Ferdinand | Posthumous release |