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Chris Columbus

Chris Columbus

Director · Born 1958-09-10 · Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA

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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 …

Directed

  1. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) — Director
  2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) — Director
  3. Home Alone (1990) — Director
  4. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) — Director
  5. Pixels (2015) — Director
  6. Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) — Director
  7. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) — Director
  8. Bicentennial Man (1999) — Director
  9. Stepmom (1998) — Director
  10. The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020) — Director
  11. The Thursday Murder Club (2025) — Director
  12. I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) — Director
  13. Adventures in Babysitting (1987) — Director
  14. Nine Months (1995) — Director
  15. Rent (2005) — Director
  16. Only the Lonely (1991) — Director
  17. Heartbreak Hotel (1988) — Director
  18. 3-D Rocks — Director
  19. Applebaum (2012) — Director
  20. I Think I'm Going to Like it Here (1980) — Director
  21. Gremlins 3 (2027) — Director

Also appeared in

  1. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) — Man in Toy Store (uncredited)
  2. Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022) — Self
  3. The Movies That Made Us (2019) — Self
  4. The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) — Self
  5. John Candy: I Like Me (2025) — Self - Director, Home Alone
  6. Music by John Williams (2024) — Self - Filmmaker
  7. 100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023) — Self
  8. Child Star (2024) — Self - Director
  9. Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter (2012) — Self
  10. The Magic Touch of Harry Potter (2004) — Self
  11. No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' (2006) — Self
  12. Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins (2014) — Self
  13. From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures (2014) — Self
  14. Fog City Mavericks (2007) — Self
  15. Reunited Apart (2020) — Self
  16. Building a Scene (2003)
  17. Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers (2002)