Chris Columbus

Director

Born: September 10, 1958 (age 67)
From: Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA

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…

Filmography (34)

Gremlins 3
Gremlins 3 (2027)
Director
John Candy: I Like Me (2025)
Self - Director, Home Alone
The Thursday Murder Club (2025)
Director
Music by John Williams (2024)
Self - Filmmaker
Child Star (2024)
Self - Director
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022)
Self
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020)
Director
Pixels (2015)
Director
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures (2014)
Self
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins (2014)
Self
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter (2012)
Self
Applebaum (2012)
Director
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
Director
I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
Director
Fog City Mavericks (2007)
Self
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' (2006)
Self
Rent (2005)
Director
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004)
Self
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter (2004)
Self
Building a Scene (2003)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Director
Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers (2002)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001)
Director
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Director
Stepmom (1998)
Director
Nine Months (1995)
Director
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Director
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Director
Only the Lonely (1991)
Director
Home Alone (1990)
Director