Chris Columbus
Directing
Born: 1958-09-10 · Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA
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
🎬 Movies (14)
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
Self - Director, Home Alone
Music by John Williams
2024
Self - Filmmaker
Child Star
2024
Self - Director
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022
Self
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014
Self
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014
Self
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
2012
Self
Fog City Mavericks
2007
Self
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
2006
Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
Self
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004
Self
Building a Scene
2003
Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers
2002
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
Man in Toy Store (uncredited)
