Person
Chris Columbus
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- September 10, 1958
- Place of birth
- Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA
- Also known as
- Christopher Joseph Columbus
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.
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In Catlg
6 Works in the catalog credit them.
Filmography
Gremlins 3Film · 2028 · Director- Gremlins 3Film · 2028 · Producer
John Candy: I Like MeFilm · 2025 · as Self - Director, Home Alone
The Thursday Murder ClubFilm · 2025 · Director- The Thursday Murder ClubFilm · 2025 · Producer
Child StarFilm · 2024 · as Self - Director
Music by John WilliamsFilm · 2024 · as Self - Filmmaker- NosferatuFilm · 2024 · Producer
100 Years of Warner Bros.TV · 2023 · as Self · 3 episodes
ChupaFilm · 2023 · Producer
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to HogwartsFilm · 2022 · as Self- Reunited ApartTV · 2020 · as Self · 1 episode
The Christmas Chronicles: Part TwoFilm · 2020 · Director- The Christmas Chronicles: Part TwoFilm · 2020 · Producer
- The Christmas Chronicles: Part TwoFilm · 2020 · Screenplay
The Movies That Made UsTV · 2019 · as Self · 1 episode
The Christmas ChroniclesFilm · 2018 · Producer
I Kill GiantsFilm · 2017 · Producer
Patti Cake$Film · 2017 · Producer
TallulahFilm · 2016 · Producer
The Young MessiahFilm · 2016 · Producer
MediterraneaFilm · 2015 · Producer- PixelsFilm · 2015 · Director
- PixelsFilm · 2015 · Producer
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making GremlinsFilm · 2014 · as Self
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the CreaturesFilm · 2014 · as Self
Night at the Museum: Secret of the TombFilm · 2014 · Producer
ApplebaumFilm · 2012 · Director
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry PotterFilm · 2012 · as Self- Scary LarryTV · 2012 · Producer · 1 episode
The HelpFilm · 2011 · Producer
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning ThiefFilm · 2010 · Director- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning ThiefFilm · 2010 · Producer
I Love You, Beth CooperFilm · 2009 · Director- I Love You, Beth CooperFilm · 2009 · Producer
Night at the Museum: Battle of the SmithsonianFilm · 2009 · Producer
Fog City MavericksFilm · 2007 · as Self
Night at the MuseumFilm · 2006 · Producer
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'Film · 2006 · as Self- 3-D RocksFilm · 2005 · Director
- 3-D RocksFilm · 2005 · Producer
RentFilm · 2005 · Director- RentFilm · 2005 · Producer
Christmas with the KranksFilm · 2004 · Producer- Christmas with the KranksFilm · 2004 · Screenplay
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of AzkabanFilm · 2004 · Producer
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie EditingFilm · 2004 · as Self
The Magic Touch of Harry PotterFilm · 2004 · as Self
Building a SceneFilm · 2003 · Acting
Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the FilmmakersFilm · 2002 · Acting
Harry Potter and the Chamber of SecretsFilm · 2002 · Director
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's StoneFilm · 2001 · Director
Bicentennial ManFilm · 1999 · Director- Bicentennial ManFilm · 1999 · Producer
StepmomFilm · 1998 · Director- StepmomFilm · 1998 · Producer
Jingle All the WayFilm · 1996 · Producer
Nine MonthsFilm · 1995 · Director- Nine MonthsFilm · 1995 · Producer
- Nine MonthsFilm · 1995 · Screenplay
Mrs. DoubtfireFilm · 1993 · Director
Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkFilm · 1992 · as Man in Toy Store (uncredited)- Home Alone 2: Lost in New YorkFilm · 1992 · Director
Only the LonelyFilm · 1991 · Director- Only the LonelyFilm · 1991 · Screenplay
Home AloneFilm · 1990 · Director
Little Nemo: Adventures in SlumberlandFilm · 1989 · Screenplay
Heartbreak HotelFilm · 1988 · Director- Heartbreak HotelFilm · 1988 · Writer
Adventures in BabysittingFilm · 1987 · Director
Galaxy High SchoolTV · 1986 · Writer · 1 episode- The GooniesFilm · 1985 · Screenplay
Young Sherlock HolmesFilm · 1985 · Screenplay
GremlinsFilm · 1984 · Writer
RecklessFilm · 1984 · Writer
I Think I'm Going to Like it HereFilm · 1980 · Director- A Christmas CarolFilm · Producer
Untitled Labyrinth SequelFilm · Producer
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