
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

The Goonies

Nosferatu

Jingle All the Way

I Love You, Beth Cooper

The Thursday Murder Club

The Lighthouse

Tallulah

Gremlins

Adventures in Babysitting

Rent

Galaxy High School

The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two

Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

I Kill Giants

Miraculous

Pixels

Young Sherlock Holmes

The Help

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Patti Cake$

Gremlins 2: The New Batch

Night at the Museum

Dìdi (弟弟)

Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian

The Witch

Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb

Chupa

Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters

Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer

The Christmas Chronicles

Bicentennial Man

Scoob!

Mrs. Doubtfire

Christmas with the Kranks

Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again

Stay Awake

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Applebaum

Fantastic Four

Stepmom

Home Alone
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