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Chris Columbus (filmmaker) Chris Joseph Columbus [1] (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, he made his ...
- 1984–present
- Chris Joseph Columbus, September 10, 1958 (age 65), Spangler, Pennsylvania, U.S.
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. After graduation Columbus tried to sell his fourth script, "Gremlins", with no success, until ...
- September 10, 1958
Chris Joseph Columbus is a name every Harry Potter fan would be familiar with. The American director though already successful by the time he directed movies in the Harry Potter film franchise, was catapulted to worldwide acclaim when the Harry Potter movies based on the novels of J. K. Rowling became phenomenally popular among children and youth.
Director. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. Play trailer 2:30. I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) 15 Videos. 27 Photos. 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.
- Producer, Writer, Director
- September 10, 1958
- 3 min
Originally Published: Aug. 29, 2017. Chris Columbus, the famous-but-not-as-famous-as-he-should-be director of The Goonies, Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire, and the first two Harry Potter films has made a career out of telling stories about unconventional families. “One of the themes I’ve always been fascinated by is a character facing the ...
Nov 6, 2015 · With the 1990 Christmas classic returning to select theaters this weekend for a limited release, we asked director Chris Columbus to mine his memories of making the movie (still one of the highest ...
Nov 26, 2020 · For some people, filmmaker Chris Columbus is the King of Christmas movies. For others, he’s the guy who set the tone for the Harry Potter franchise. For another section of people, he’s got a ...
