Chris Columbus
Directing
Born September 10, 1958 in Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA
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).
Filmography
Coming soon
Werwulf
Labyrinth 2
The President's Cake
The Voyage Out
John Candy: I Like Me
Self - Director, Home Alone
The Thursday Murder Club
Nosferatu
Music by John Williams
Self - Filmmaker
Child Star
Self - Director
Dìdi (弟弟)
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
Chupa
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
The Exiles
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Self
Cusp
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Yes, God, Yes
Scoob!
Reunited Apart
Self
The Movies That Made Us
Self
The Lighthouse
The Christmas Chronicles
I Kill Giants
Patti Cake$
Menashe
It Had to Be You
Tallulah
The Young Messiah
The Witch
Mediterranea
Pixels
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
Self
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
Self
Little Accidents
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
Self
Applebaum
The Help
French Exchange
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
Creating the Wizarding World - Behind the Scenes of Harry Potter
Director
The Cove
I Love You, Beth Cooper
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Fog City Mavericks
Self
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
Night at the Museum
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
Self
Rent
Fantastic Four
Christmas with the Kranks
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
Self
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
Self
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
Building a Scene
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Monkeybone
Bicentennial Man
Stepmom
Jingle All the Way
Nine Months
Mrs. Doubtfire
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Man in Toy Store (uncredited)
Only the Lonely
Home Alone
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
Heartbreak Hotel
Adventures in Babysitting
Galaxy High School
Young Sherlock Holmes
The Goonies
Gremlins
Reckless
I Think I'm Going to Like it Here