Chris Columbus

Chris Columbus

Directing

Birthday

1958/09/10 (66 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA

Also know as

Christopher Joseph Columbus

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...Read more

Acting
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
7.4

(2004) The Magic Touch of Harry Potter

as Self

Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
7.3

(2022) Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts

as Self

Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
6.5

(2012) Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter

as Self

8.1

(2006) No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'

as Himself

David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived
7.1

(2023) David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived

as Self (archive footage)

Showbiz Kids
6.8

(2020) Showbiz Kids

as Self (archive footage)

Music by John Williams
8.0

(2024) Music by John Williams

as Self - Filmmaker

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
6.8

(1992) Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

as Man in Toy Store (uncredited)

From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
7.0

(2014) From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures

as Self

Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
7.0

(2014) Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins

as Self

Fog City Mavericks
8.5

(2007) Fog City Mavericks

as Self

Child Star
6.2

(2024) Child Star

as Self - Director

100 Years of Warner Bros.
7.7

(2023) 100 Years of Warner Bros.

as Self

The Movies That Made Us
7.2

(2019) The Movies That Made Us

as Self

Reunited Apart
5.5

(2020) Reunited Apart

as Self

Creating the World of Harry Potter
0.0

(2009) Creating the World of Harry Potter

as Self - Director