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Chris Columbus

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66 Years Old

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). 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. Columbus is also known for his collaboration with composer John Williams, with whom he had worked on the film Home Alone and the film series Harry Potter. Description above from the Wikipedia article Chris Columbus, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born

Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA on 10th September 1958

All Credits

The Movies That Made Us Image
The Movies That Made Us
Self
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York Image
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Man in Toy Store (uncredited)
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts Image
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
Self
100 Years of Warner Bros. Image
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
Reunited Apart Image
Reunited Apart
Self
Creating the World of Harry Potter Image
Creating the World of Harry Potter
Self - Director
Music by John Williams Image
Music by John Williams
Self - Filmmaker
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived Image
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived
Self (archive footage)
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter Image
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
Self
Child Star Image
Child Star
Self - Director
Showbiz Kids Image
Showbiz Kids
Self (archive footage)
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter Image
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
Self
Fog City Mavericks Image
Fog City Mavericks
Self
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures Image
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
Self
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' Image
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
Self
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins Image
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
Self