Biography
Chris Joseph Columbus (born September 10, 1958) is an American filmmaker. Born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, Columbus studied film at Tisch School of the Arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking. After writing screenplays for several teen comedies in the mid-1980s, 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 its sequel 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 for 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), which are his highest-grossing films to date. In addition to directing, Columbus was a producer for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), and 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.
Filmography
all 74
Movies 69
Producer 37
self 13
Director 13
Writer 8
TV Shows 5
Screenplay 1
Nosferatu (2024)
Dìdi (弟弟) (2024)
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived (2023)
100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023)
Stay Awake (2023)
Chupa (2023)
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again (2022)
The Exiles (2022)
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022)
Cusp (2021)
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020)
Yes, God, Yes (2020)
Scoob! (2020)
Reunited Apart (2020)
The Movies That Made Us (2019)
The Lighthouse (2019)
The Christmas Chronicles (2018)
I Kill Giants (2017)
Patti Cake$ (2017)
Menashe (2017)
It Had to Be You (2016)
Tallulah (2016)
The Young Messiah (2016)
The Witch (2015)
Mediterranea (2015)
Pixels (2015)
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014)
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures (2014)
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins (2014)
Little Accidents (2014)
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013)
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter (2012)
Applebaum (2012)
The Help (2011)
French Exchange (2011)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
The Cove (2009)
I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
Hollywood's Best Film Directors (2009)
Aging Gracefully: A Look Back at 'Mrs. Doubtfire' (2008)
Fog City Mavericks (2007)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
Night at the Museum (2006)
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' (2006)
Rent (2005)
Fantastic Four (2005)
Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter (2004)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Madame Doubtfire (2001)
Monkeybone (2001)
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Stepmom (1998)
Jingle All the Way (1996)
Nine Months (1995)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Only the Lonely (1991)
Home Alone (1990)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
Heartbreak Hotel (1988)
Galaxy High School: Welcome to Galaxy High (1988)
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Galaxy High School (1986)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
The Goonies (1985)
Gremlins (1984)
Reckless (1984)
Gremlins 3
Young Sherlock Holmes
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1958-09-10 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceSpangler, United States
ChildrenEleanor Columbus
CitizenshipsUnited States
ResidencesPacific Heights, United States of America
Also Known AsChristopher Joseph Columbus
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