
Chris Columbus
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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 & 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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Known For

100 Years of Warner Bros.

The Movies That Made Us

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Showbiz Kids

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

Music by John Williams

The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

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

Creating the World of Harry Potter
Production Credits

Night at the Museum

Young Sherlock Holmes

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

Patti Cake$

The Help

The Christmas Chronicles

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

I Love You, Beth Cooper

Chupa

Dìdi (弟弟)

Applebaum

Stepmom

Christmas with the Kranks

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

Fantastic Four

Bicentennial Man

The Goonies

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two

Miraculous

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Jingle All the Way

Gremlins

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

The Lighthouse

Rent

Nosferatu

Tallulah

Home Alone

Pixels

Stay Awake

Adventures in Babysitting

Scoob!

Mrs. Doubtfire

The Witch

Galaxy High School
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