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Chris 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.
Chris Columbus. Producer: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Ohio, Chris Columbus was first inspired to make movies after seeing "The Godfather" at age 15.
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Chris Columbus. Producer: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Ohio, Chris Columbus was first inspired to make movies after seeing "The Godfather" at age 15. After enrolling at NYU film school, he sold his first screenplay (never produced) while a sophomore there.
- September 10, 1958
Nov 5, 2021 · Sony Pictures Entertainment. In an interview with Screen Rant, Columbus — who is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" — looked back to...
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One of the more successful filmmakers to come from the Spielberg school of genre moviemaking, writer-director Chris Columbus emerged as a specialist in combining a sensitivity for young...
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Oct 15, 2023 · Learn how the director of the first two Harry Potter movies set the tone, cast the actors, and adapted the books faithfully. Chris Columbus was the first filmmaker to bring J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World to life on the big screen.
Nov 11, 2021 · Columbus recalls how the film landed Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, the heartbreak of losing the first Dumbledore, and why he walked away from the franchise.