Personal Info
Christopher Joseph Columbus
Chris Columbus
Directing
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 successful Christmas comedy Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992).
The comed…
Known For
Filmography
Movies
John Candy: I Like Me
as Self - Director, Home Alone
Music by John Williams
as Self - Filmmaker
Child Star
as Self - Director
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
as Self
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
as Self
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
as Self
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
as Self
Fog City Mavericks
as Self
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
as Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
as Self
