Chris Columbus
Directing
Born: Sep 10, 1958
From: Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA
Credits: 17 titles
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 …
Filmography
| Title | Character | Year | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Candy: I Like Me | Self - Director, Home Alone | 2025 | 7.854 |
| Music by John Williams | Self - Filmmaker | 2024 | 8.012 |
| Child Star | Self - Director | 2024 | 6.2 |
| 100 Years of Warner Bros. TV | Self | 2023 | 7.7 |
| Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | Self | 2022 | 7.311 |
| Reunited Apart TV | Self | 2020 | 5.5 |
| The Movies That Made Us TV | Self | 2019 | 7.244 |
| From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures | Self | 2014 | 7.0 |
| Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins | Self | 2014 | 7.0 |
| Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter | Self | 2012 | 6.6 |
| Fog City Mavericks | Self | 2007 | 8.5 |
| No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' | Self | 2006 | 7.938 |
| The Magic Touch of Harry Potter | Self | 2004 | 7.7 |
| The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Self | 2004 | 7.015 |
| Building a Scene | 2003 | 5.0 | |
| Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers | 2002 | — | |
| Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Man in Toy Store (uncredited) | 1992 | 6.785 |
| Known for | Directing |
| Credits | 17 |
| Born | 1958 |
| From | Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA |