Chris Columbus
Born: 1958-09-10 in Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA
Known For: Directing
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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Columbus, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2027
- Gremlins 3 ... (Director)
2026
- Werwulf ... (Executive Producer)
2025
- The Thursday Murder Club ... (Director)
- John Candy: I Like Me as Self
- The President's Cake ... (Executive Producer)
- The Voyage Out ... (Executive Producer)
2024
- Nosferatu ... (Producer)
- Dìdi (弟弟) ... (Executive Producer)
- Child Star as Self - Director
- Music by John Williams as Self - Filmmaker
2023
- Chupa ... (Producer)
- 100 Years of Warner Bros. as Self
2022
- Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts as Self
- Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again ... (Executive Producer)
- The Exiles ... (Executive Producer)
2021
- Cusp ... (Executive Producer)
2020
- The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two ... (Director)
- Scoob! ... (Executive Producer)
- Reunited Apart as Self
- Yes, God, Yes ... (Executive Producer)
2019
- The Movies That Made Us as Self
- The Lighthouse ... (Executive Producer)
2018
- The Christmas Chronicles ... (Producer)
2017
- Menashe ... (Executive Producer)
- Patti Cake$ ... (Producer)
- I Kill Giants ... (Producer)
2016
- The Witch ... (Executive Producer)
- Tallulah ... (Producer)
- It Had to Be You ... (Executive Producer)
- The Young Messiah ... (Producer)
2015
- Pixels ... (Director)
- Mediterranea ... (Producer)
2014
- Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb ... (Producer)
- From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures as Self
- Little Accidents ... (Executive Producer)
- Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins as Self
2013
- Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters ... (Executive Producer)
2012
- Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter as Self
- Applebaum ... (Director)
2011
- The Help ... (Producer)
- French Exchange ... (Executive Producer)
2010
- Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief ... (Director)
2009
- Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian ... (Producer)
- The Cove ... (Thanks)
- I Love You, Beth Cooper ... (Director)
2007
- Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer ... (Executive Producer)
- Fog City Mavericks as Self
2006
- Night at the Museum ... (Producer)
- No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' as Self
2005
- Fantastic Four ... (Executive Producer)
- Rent ... (Director)
2004
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban ... (Producer)
- The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing as Self
- Christmas with the Kranks ... (Screenplay)
- The Magic Touch of Harry Potter as Self
2003
2002
2001
- Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ... (Director)
- Monkeybone ... (Executive Producer)
1999
- Bicentennial Man ... (Director)
1998
- Stepmom ... (Director)
1996
- Jingle All the Way ... (Producer)
1995
- Nine Months ... (Director)
1993
- Mrs. Doubtfire ... (Director)
1992
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York as Man in Toy Store (uncredited)
1991
- Only the Lonely ... (Director)
1990
- Gremlins 2: The New Batch ... (Characters)
- Home Alone ... (Director)
1989
- Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland ... (Screenplay)
1988
- Heartbreak Hotel ... (Director)
1987
- Adventures in Babysitting ... (Director)
1986
- Galaxy High School ... (Writer)
1985
- The Goonies ... (Screenplay)
- Young Sherlock Holmes ... (Screenplay)
1980
- I Think I'm Going to Like it Here ... (Director)