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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.
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- wc Gender: Male
- calendar_month Birth Date: 1958-09-10
- event Death Date Unknown
- school Known for: Directing
- star Popularity: 12.1
- info Birth Place Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA
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smart_display Movies and TV shows by Chris Columbus
7.6
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004-06-11
7.4
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022-01-01
6.5
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
2012-10-10
8.1
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
2006-08-02
7.4
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived
2023-11-13
6.9
Showbiz Kids
2020-07-14
8.5
Music by John Williams
2024-11-01
6.7
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992-11-15
6.5
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014-09-30
6.5
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014-09-30
8.5
Fog City Mavericks
2007-10-24
5.8
Child Star
2024-09-17
7.6
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023-05-25
7.2
The Movies That Made Us
2019-11-29
5.5
Reunited Apart
2020-04-27
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5.5
Night at the Museum
2006-12-20
5.5
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002-11-13
5.5
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001-11-16
5.5
Home Alone
1990-11-16
5.5
Mrs. Doubtfire
1993-11-24
5.5
Rent
2005-11-17
5.5
Rent
2005-11-17
5.5
Only the Lonely
1991-05-24
5.5
Only the Lonely
1991-05-24
5.5
Bicentennial Man
1999-12-17
5.5
Nine Months
1995-07-12
5.5
Nine Months
1995-07-12
5.5
Nine Months
1995-07-12
5.5
Young Sherlock Holmes
1985-12-04
5.5
Jingle All the Way
1996-11-21
5.5
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010-02-01
5.5
The Goonies
1985-06-07
5.5
Fantastic Four
2005-06-29
5.5
Stepmom
1998-12-25
5.5
Christmas with the Kranks
2004-11-24
5.5
Adventures in Babysitting
1987-07-01
5.5
Heartbreak Hotel
1988-09-30
5.5
Reckless
1984-02-03
5.5
Gremlins
1984-06-08
5.5
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009-05-20
5.5
The Help
2011-08-09
5.5
I Love You, Beth Cooper
2009-07-10
5.5
I Love You, Beth Cooper
2009-07-10
5.5
Cusp
2021-11-12
5.5
Pixels
2015-07-16
5.5
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013-08-07
5.5
Applebaum
2012-07-25
5.5
Applebaum
2012-07-25
5.5
Pixels
2015-07-16
5.5
Christmas with the Kranks
2004-11-24
5.5
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002-11-13
5.5
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001-11-16
5.5
Nosferatu
2024-12-25
5.5
French Exchange
2011-07-14
5.5
The Exiles
2022-01-21
5.5
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
2022-12-08
5.5
Dìdi (弟弟)
2024-07-26
5.5
The Cove
2009-07-31
5.5
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
1989-07-15
5.5
Tallulah
2016-06-02
5.5
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007-06-13
5.5
Patti Cake$
2017-08-18
5.5
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010-02-01
5.5
Monkeybone
2001-02-23
5.5
The Witch
2016-02-19
5.5
I Think I'm Going to Like it Here
1980-01-01
5.5
Stepmom
1998-12-25
5.5
The Thursday Murder Club
5.5
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014-12-17
5.5
Heartbreak Hotel
1988-09-30
5.5
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992-11-15
5.5
I Kill Giants
2017-11-15
5.5
The Christmas Chronicles
2018-11-22
5.5
Bicentennial Man
1999-12-17
5.5
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
1990-06-15
5.5
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020-11-18
5.5
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020-11-18
5.5
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020-11-18
5.5
The Lighthouse
2019-10-18
5.5
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004-05-31
5.5
The Young Messiah
2016-03-10
5.5
Little Accidents
2014-04-04
5.5
It Had to Be You
2016-10-21
5.5
Mediterranea
2015-09-02
5.5
Menashe
2017-07-28
5.5
Scoob!
2020-07-08
5.5
Chupa
2023-04-07
5.5
Yes, God, Yes
2020-07-24
5.5
The Thursday Murder Club
5.5
Galaxy High School
1986-09-13
5.5
Galaxy High School
1986-09-13