Chris Columbus
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.
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
(Self)
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
(Self)
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
(Self)
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
(Himself)
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived
(Self (archive footage))
Showbiz Kids
(Self (archive footage))
Music by John Williams
(Self - Filmmaker)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
(Man in Toy Store (uncredited))
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
(Self)
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
(Self)
Fog City Mavericks
(Self)
Child Star
(Self - Director)
100 Years of Warner Bros.
(Self)
The Movies That Made Us
(Self)
Reunited Apart
(Self)
Night at the Museum
(Producer)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
(Director)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(Director)
Home Alone
(Director)
Mrs. Doubtfire
(Director)
Rent
(Producer)
Rent
(Director)
Only the Lonely
(Director)
Only the Lonely
(Screenplay)
Bicentennial Man
(Director)
Nine Months
(Screenplay)
Nine Months
(Producer)
Nine Months
(Director)
Young Sherlock Holmes
(Screenplay)
Jingle All the Way
(Producer)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
(Director)
The Goonies
(Screenplay)
Fantastic Four
(Executive Producer)
Stepmom
(Director)
Christmas with the Kranks
(Screenplay)
Adventures in Babysitting
(Director)
Heartbreak Hotel
(Director)
Reckless
(Writer)
Gremlins
(Writer)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
(Producer)
The Help
(Producer)
I Love You, Beth Cooper
(Producer)
I Love You, Beth Cooper
(Director)
Cusp
(Executive Producer)
Pixels
(Director)
Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
(Executive Producer)
Applebaum
(Executive Producer)
Applebaum
(Director)
Pixels
(Producer)
Christmas with the Kranks
(Producer)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
(Executive Producer)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
(Executive Producer)
Nosferatu
(Producer)
French Exchange
(Executive Producer)
The Exiles
(Executive Producer)
Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
(Executive Producer)
Dìdi (弟弟)
(Executive Producer)
The Cove
(Thanks)
Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
(Screenplay)
Tallulah
(Producer)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
(Executive Producer)
Patti Cake$
(Producer)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
(Producer)
Monkeybone
(Executive Producer)
The Witch
(Executive Producer)
I Think I'm Going to Like it Here
(Director)
Stepmom
(Producer)
The Thursday Murder Club
(Director)
Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
(Producer)
Heartbreak Hotel
(Writer)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
(Director)
I Kill Giants
(Producer)
The Christmas Chronicles
(Producer)
Bicentennial Man
(Producer)
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
(Characters)
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
(Director)
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
(Producer)
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
(Screenplay)
The Lighthouse
(Executive Producer)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
(Producer)
It Had to Be You
(Executive Producer)
Little Accidents
(Executive Producer)
Mediterranea
(Producer)
Menashe
(Executive Producer)
The Young Messiah
(Producer)
Scoob!
(Executive Producer)
Chupa
(Producer)
Yes, God, Yes
(Executive Producer)
The Thursday Murder Club
(Producer)
Galaxy High School
(Writer)
Galaxy High School
(Creator)