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  1. 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, including Gremlins, The Goonies, and Young ...

  2. Chris Columbus is a prolific and versatile filmmaker who has directed, written and produced many popular movies, such as Home Alone, Harry Potter and The Help. He started his career as a screenwriter for Steven Spielberg and has been nominated for an Oscar for his work on Gremlins.

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    • Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA
  3. 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
  4. 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 also established the visual language and tone of the Wizarding World that influenced later filmmakers.

  5. Nov 5, 2021 · Marvel Comics and Spider-Man inspired Chris Columbus to become a filmmaker. Sony Pictures Entertainment. In an interview with Screen Rant, Columbus — who is celebrating the 20th anniversary of ...

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  6. Chris Columbus is a writer-director who specializes in family-friendly adventure movies, such as Home Alone, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Harry Potter. See his full filmography, ratings, photos, and biography on Rotten Tomatoes.

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  8. Nov 11, 2021 · Released in theaters two decades ago, on Nov. 14, 2001, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone was the first of an eventual eight-film franchise based on Rowling’s seven-book saga about a young ...

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