Chris Columbus
Known for: Directing
Born: September 10, 1958
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…
Known for
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014
Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers
2002
Building a Scene
2003
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
2006
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004
Music by John Williams
2024
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
2012
Child Star
2024
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022
The Movies That Made Us
2019
Reunited Apart
2020
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
Creating the Wizarding World - Behind the Scenes of Harry Potter
2009
Fog City Mavericks
2007
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992