Chris Columbus
Directing Born Sep 10, 1958 Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA 18 credits
Biography
Christopher Joseph Columbus is an American filmmaker born on September 10, 1958, in Spangler, Pennsylvania. He studied film at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts, where he developed his interest in filmmaking. Columbus began his career writing screenplays for teen comedies in the mid-1980s, including Gremlins, The Goonies, and Young Sherlock Holmes. He made his directorial debut with the teen adventure film Adventures in Babysitting in 1987. Columbus gained significant recognition with the highly successful Christmas comedy Home Alone in 1990, followed by Home Alone 2: Lost in New York in 1992. His 1993 comedy Mrs. Doubtfire, starring Robin Williams, also achieved box-office success.
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Full filmography
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) as Man in Toy Store (uncredited)
- The Movies That Made Us (2019) as Self
- Reunited Apart (2020) as Self
- 100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023) as Self
- Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022) as Self
- John Candy: I Like Me (2025) as Self - Director, Home Alone
- Music by John Williams (2024) as Self - Filmmaker
- The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) as Self
- Child Star (2024) as Self - Director
- The Magic Touch of Harry Potter (2004) as Self
- Fog City Mavericks (2007) as Self
- Creating the Wizarding World - Behind the Scenes of Harry Potter (2009) as Director
- Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter (2012) as Self
- No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' (2006) as Self
- Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins (2014) as Self
- From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures (2014) as Self
- Building a Scene (2003)
- Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers (2002)