Chris Columbus
Directing
17
Acting Credits
20
Directed
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...
Known For
Filmography
John Candy: I Like Me
2025
as Self - Director, Home Alone
Music by John Williams
2024
as Self - Filmmaker
Child Star
2024
as Self - Director
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
as Self
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
2022
as Self
Reunited Apart
2020
as Self
The Movies That Made Us
2019
as Self
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
2014
as Self
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
2014
as Self
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
2012
as Self
Fog City Mavericks
2007
as Self
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
2006
as Self
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004
as Self
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004
as Self
Building a Scene
2003
Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers
2002
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
1992
as Man in Toy Store (uncredited)