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Chris Columbus
Directing

Chris Columbus
Known For
Directing
Birthday
1958-09-10,Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA
Gender
Male
Biography
Christopher Joseph Columbus (born September 10, 1958) is an American filmmaker. Born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, Columbus studied film at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking. After writing screenplays for several teen comedies in the mid-1980s, including Gremlins, The Goonies, and Young Sherlock Holmes, he made his directorial debut with a teen adventure, Adventures in Babysitting(1987). Columbus gained recognition soon after with the highly successful Christmas comedy Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). The comedy Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), starring Robin Williams, was another box-office success for Columbus. He went on to direct several other films throughout the 1990s, which were mostly met with lukewarm reception. However, he found commercial success again by directing the film adaptations of J. K. Rowling's novels Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) and its sequel, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). In addition to directing, Columbus was a producer for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), as well as the drama The Help(2011). He also directed the fantasy Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief(2010) and the 3D action comedy Pixels (2015). Columbus is the co-founder of 1492 Pictures, a film production company that has produced some of his films since 1995. More recently, he co-founded another production firm with his daughter in 2014 called Maiden Voyage Pictures. In 2017, he launched ZAG Animation Studios, alongside Michael Barnathan, Haim Saban, and Jeremy Zag. Columbus is also known for his collaboration with composer John Williams, with whom he had worked on the film Home Alone and the film series Harry Potter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Columbus, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

7.7

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004-06-11

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

7.305

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022-01-01

Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter

6.6

Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
2012-10-10

No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'

8.1

No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
2006-08-02

Music by John Williams

8.063

Music by John Williams
2024-11-01

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

6.77

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992-11-15

From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures

7

From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014-09-30

Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins

7

Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014-09-30

Fog City Mavericks

8.5

Fog City Mavericks
2007-10-24

6.2

Child Star
2024-09-17

John Candy: I Like Me

7.9

John Candy: I Like Me
2025-09-04

Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers

0

Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers
2002-01-01

Building a Scene

5

Building a Scene
2003-01-01

100 Years of Warner Bros.

7.7

100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023-05-25

The Movies That Made Us

7.2

The Movies That Made Us
2019-11-29

5.5

Reunited Apart
2020-04-27