Chris Columbus
Chris Columbus
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.
Known For Directing
Most Rating 11.271
Birthday 1958-09-10
Place of Birth Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known As Christopher Joseph Columbus,
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
2012

Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter

No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
2006

No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'

David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived
2023

David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Showbiz Kids
2020

Showbiz Kids

Music by John Williams
2024

Music by John Williams

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014

From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures

Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014

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

Fog City Mavericks
2007

Fog City Mavericks

Child Star
2024

Child Star