Chris Columbus
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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Fotos
Películas (77)
Gremlins 3
2028 · Producer, Director, Characters
Werwulf
2026 · Executive Producer
The President's Cake
2026 · Executive Producer
The Voyage Out
2025 · Executive Producer
John Candy: I Like Me
2025 · Self - Director, Home Alone
The Thursday Murder Club
2025 · Director, Producer
Nosferatu
2024 · Producer
Music by John Williams
2024 · Self - Filmmaker
Child Star
2024 · Self - Director
Dìdi (弟弟)
2024 · Executive Producer
Chupa
2023 · Producer
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
2022 · Executive Producer
The Exiles
2022 · Executive Producer
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022 · Self
Cusp
2021 · Executive Producer
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020 · Director, Producer, Screenplay
Yes, God, Yes
2020 · Executive Producer
Scoob!
2020 · Executive Producer
The Lighthouse
2019 · Executive Producer
The Christmas Chronicles
2018 · Producer
I Kill Giants
2017 · Producer
Patti Cake$
2017 · Producer
Menashe
2017 · Executive Producer
It Had to Be You
2016 · Executive Producer
Tallulah
2016 · Producer
The Young Messiah
2016 · Producer
The Witch
2016 · Executive Producer
Mediterranea
2015 · Producer
Pixels
2015 · Director, Producer
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014 · Producer
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014 · Self
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014 · Self
Little Accidents
2014 · Executive Producer
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013 · Executive Producer
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
2012 · Self - Director
Applebaum
2012 · Executive Producer, Director
The Help
2011 · Producer
French Exchange
2011 · Executive Producer
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010 · Director, Producer
The Cove
2009 · Thanks
I Love You, Beth Cooper
2009 · Producer, Director
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 · Producer
Fog City Mavericks
2007 · Self
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007 · Executive Producer
Night at the Museum
2006 · Producer
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
2006 · Self
Rent
2005 · Producer, Director
Fantastic Four
2005 · Executive Producer
3-D Rocks
2005 · Director, Producer
Christmas with the Kranks
2004 · Screenplay, Producer
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 · Self
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004 · Self - Director
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Producer
Building a Scene
2003
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Director, Executive Producer
Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers
2002
Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal
2001 · Director, Executive Producer
Monkeybone
2001 · Executive Producer
Bicentennial Man
1999 · Director, Producer
Stepmom
1998 · Director, Producer
Jingle All the Way
1996 · Producer
Nine Months
1995 · Screenplay, Producer, Director
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993 · Director
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992 · Man in Toy Store (uncredited), Director
Only the Lonely
1991 · Director, Screenplay
Home Alone
1990 · Director
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990 · Characters
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
1989 · Screenplay
Heartbreak Hotel
1988 · Director, Writer
Adventures in Babysitting
1987 · Director
Young Sherlock Holmes
1985 · Screenplay
The Goonies
1985 · Screenplay
Gremlins
1984 · Writer
Reckless
1984 · Writer
I Think I'm Going to Like it Here
1980 · Director
Untitled Labyrinth Sequel
· Producer
A Christmas Carol
· Producer
