Chris Columbus

Actor Profile
Chris Columbus

Chris Columbus was born on September 10, 1958 and is currently 64 years old.

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.

Movie Credits

Chris Columbus has appeared in 7 movies.

These include Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins, From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures, The Magic Touch of Harry Potter, No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent', Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts, Fog City Mavericks and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.

TV Credits

Chris Columbus has appeared in 3 TV Series.

These include The Movies That Made Us, Reunited Apart and 100 Years of Warner Bros..

Production Credits

Chris Columbus has 74 production credits.

Production

Credited for Executive Producer in 19 shows - Monkeybone, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Fantastic Four, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, French Exchange, Applebaum, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters, Little Accidents, The Witch, It Had to Be You, Menashe, The Lighthouse, Scoob!, Yes, God, Yes, Cusp, The Exiles, Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again and Stay Awake.
Credited for Producer in 23 shows - Nosferatu, Nine Months, Jingle All the Way, Stepmom, Bicentennial Man, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Christmas with the Kranks, Rent, Night at the Museum, Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, I Love You, Beth Cooper, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, The Help, Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb, Pixels, Mediterranea, The Young Messiah, Tallulah, Patti Cake$, I Kill Giants, The Christmas Chronicles, The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two and Chupa.

Directing

Credited for Director in 17 shows - Adventures in Babysitting, Heartbreak Hotel, Home Alone, Only the Lonely, Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Mrs. Doubtfire, Nine Months, Stepmom, Bicentennial Man, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Rent, I Love You, Beth Cooper, Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, Applebaum, Pixels and The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two.

Writing

Credited for Screenplay in 8 shows - The Goonies, Young Sherlock Holmes, Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Only the Lonely, Nine Months, Christmas with the Kranks and The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two.
Credited for Writer in 4 shows - Reckless, Gremlins, Galaxy High School and Heartbreak Hotel.
Credited for Characters in 1 show - Gremlins 3: Curse of the Mogwai.

Crew

Credited for Thanks in 1 show - The Cove.

Creator

Credited for Creator in 1 show - Galaxy High School.