- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- September 10, 1958
- Place of Birth
- Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA
Chris Columbus
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…
Filmography
Gremlins 3
movieGremlins 3
2027 · Producer, Director, Original Film Writer
movieWerwulf
2026 · Executive Producer
movieThe President's Cake
2026 · Executive Producer
movieThe Voyage Out
2025 · Executive Producer
movieJohn Candy: I Like Me
2025 · Self - Director, Home Alone
movieThe Thursday Murder Club
2025 · Director, Producer
movieNosferatu
2024 · Producer
movieMusic by John Williams
2024 · Self - Filmmaker
movieChild Star
2024 · Self - Director
movieDìdi (弟弟)
2024 · Executive Producer
tv100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023 · Self
movieChupa
2023 · Producer
movieNight at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again
2022 · Executive Producer
movieThe Exiles
2022 · Executive Producer
movieHarry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022 · Self
movieCusp
2021 · Executive Producer
movieThe Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020 · Director, Producer, Screenplay
movieYes, God, Yes
2020 · Executive Producer
movieScoob!
2020 · Executive Producer
tvReunited Apart
2020 · Self
tvThe Movies That Made Us
2019 · Self
movieThe Lighthouse
2019 · Executive Producer
movieThe Christmas Chronicles
2018 · Producer
movieI Kill Giants
2017 · Producer
moviePatti Cake$
2017 · Producer
movieMenashe
2017 · Executive Producer
movieIt Had to Be You
2016 · Executive Producer
movieTallulah
2016 · Producer
movieThe Young Messiah
2016 · Producer
movieThe Witch
2016 · Executive Producer
movieMediterranea
2015 · Producer
moviePixels
2015 · Director, Producer
movieNight at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb
2014 · Producer
movieFrom Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014 · Self
movieCute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014 · Self
movieLittle Accidents
2014 · Executive Producer
moviePercy Jackson: Sea of Monsters
2013 · Executive Producer
movieDaniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
2012 · Self
movieApplebaum
2012 · Director, Executive Producer
movieThe Help
2011 · Producer
movieFrench Exchange
2011 · Executive Producer
moviePercy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
2010 · Director, Producer
tvCreating the Wizarding World - Behind the Scenes of Harry Potter
2009 · Director
movieThe Cove
2009 · Thanks
movieI Love You, Beth Cooper
2009 · Director, Producer
movieNight at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
2009 · Producer
movieFog City Mavericks
2007 · Self
movieFantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
2007 · Executive Producer
movieNight at the Museum
2006 · Producer
movieNo Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
2006 · Self
movieRent
2005 · Director, Producer
movieFantastic Four
2005 · Executive Producer
movieChristmas with the Kranks
2004 · Screenplay, Producer
movieThe Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 · Self
movieThe Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004 · Self
movieHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · Producer
movieBuilding a Scene
2003
movieHarry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
2002 · Director, Executive Producer
movieCapturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers
2002
movieHarry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
2001 · Director, Executive Producer
movieMonkeybone
2001 · Executive Producer
movieBicentennial Man
1999 · Director, Producer
movieStepmom
1998 · Director, Producer
movieJingle All the Way
1996 · Producer
movieNine Months
1995 · Producer, Screenplay, Director
movieMrs. Doubtfire
1993 · Director
movieHome Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992 · Man in Toy Store (uncredited), Director
movieOnly the Lonely
1991 · Director, Screenplay
movieHome Alone
1990 · Director
movieGremlins 2: The New Batch
1990 · Characters
movieLittle Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland
1989 · Screenplay
movieHeartbreak Hotel
1988 · Director, Writer
movieAdventures in Babysitting
1987 · Director
tvGalaxy High School
1986 · Writer, Creator
movieYoung Sherlock Holmes
1985 · Screenplay
movieThe Goonies
1985 · Screenplay
movieGremlins
1984 · Writer
movieReckless
1984 · Writer
movieI Think I'm Going to Like it Here
1980 · Director
movieLabyrinth 2
— · Producer
A Christmas Carol
movieA Christmas Carol
— · Producer
3-D Rocks
movie3-D Rocks
— · Director