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Chris Columbus

Producer | Writer | Director

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"... See full bio »

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Christopher Columbus
in Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA
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Chris Columbus at event of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Director CHRIS COLUMBUS (right) and Professor Sprout (MIRIAM MARGOLYES) hold up a Mandrake. Still of Chris Columbus in Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief Chris Columbus and Mark Radcliffe at event of Rent Jamie Lee Curtis, Tim Allen, Chris Columbus, Joe Roth and Bruce A. Block in Christmas with the Kranks Still of Chris Columbus in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
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2014
Hello Ghost
2014
How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
2013
Will Sebastian
Untitled 'CREEPY' Project
The Cypress House
Home Front
Young Sherlock Holmes
Calico Joe
Welcome to Hoxford
Temple Stay
Crime After Crime
The Secret Lives of Road Crews
Troll Hunter
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2014 Killer Pizza (producer) (pre-production)
 
2014 Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt (producer) (pre-production)
 
2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (producer) (post-production)
 
2012 Scary Larry (TV series) (producer)
 
2012 3 (TV series) (executive producer - 1 episode)
– Episode #1.1 (2012) (executive producer)
 
2012 Applebaum (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2011 The Help (producer)
 
2011 French Exchange (short) (executive producer)
 
2010 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (producer)
 
2009 I Love You, Beth Cooper (producer)
 
2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (producer)
 
2007 Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (executive producer)
 
2006 Night at the Museum (producer)
 
2005 Rent (producer)
 
2005 Fantastic Four (executive producer)
 
2005 3-D Rocks (documentary) (producer)
 
2004 Christmas with the Kranks (producer)
 
2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (producer)
 
2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (executive producer)
 
2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (executive producer)
 
2001 Monkeybone (executive producer)
 
1999 Bicentennial Man (producer)
 
1998 Stepmom (producer)
 
1996 Jingle All the Way (producer)
 
1995 Nine Months (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (16 titles)
???? Gremlins (characters) (announced)
 
2004 Christmas with the Kranks (screenplay)
 
2002 Gremlins: Stripe Versus Gizmo (Video Game) (characters)
 
2001 Gremlins: Unleashed! (Video Game) (characters)
 
1995 Nine Months (screenplay)
 
1991 Only the Lonely (written by)
 
1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch (characters)
 
1989 Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (screenplay)
 
1988 Heartbreak Hotel (written by)
 
1987 The Goonies II (Video Game) (characters)
 
1986 Galaxy High School (TV series)
– It Came from Earth (1986) (developer)
– Martian Mumps (1986) (developer)
– The Brat Pack (1986) (developer)
– The Brain Blaster (1986) (developer)
– Beach Blanket Blow-Up (1986) (developer)
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1985 Young Sherlock Holmes (screenplay)
 
1985 The Goonies (screenplay)
 
1985 Gremlins (Video Game) (characters)
 
1984 Gremlins (written by)
 
1984 Reckless
 
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1986 Galaxy High School (TV series) (creative consultant - 13 episodes)
– It Came from Earth (1986) (creative consultant)
– Martian Mumps (1986) (creative consultant)
– The Brat Pack (1986) (creative consultant)
– The Brain Blaster (1986) (creative consultant)
– Beach Blanket Blow-Up (1986) (creative consultant)
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2005 Rent
Angry Man in Car (uncredited)
 
1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Man in Toy Store (uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2012 Chasing Ice (documentary) (thanks)
 
2009 The Cove (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1993 The Myth, the Magic, the Man (TV movie) (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (27 titles)
2013 Good Day L.A. (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 16 April 2013 (2013) … Himself
 
2013 Tavis Smiley (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 15 April 2013 (2013) … Himself - Guest
 
2012 Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 8: Growing Up (video documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter (video short)
Himself
 
2011 Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 6: Magical Effects (video documentary)
Himself
 
2011 Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 5: Evolution (video documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 3: Creatures (video documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 4: Sound and Music (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Días de cine (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 February 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 Breakfast (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 2 February 2010 (2010) … Himself
 
2009 Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 1: The Magic Begins (video documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 August 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 10 July 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 7 July 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2007 Fog City Mavericks (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 The Making of 'Home Alone' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #5.16 … Himself
 
2004 Creating the Vision (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Care of Magical Creatures (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (documentary)
Himself
 
2001-2004 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban': Something Wicked this Way Comes (2004) … Himself
– Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) … Himself
– Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) … Himself
 
2004 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Julianne Moore: Seeing Red (2004) … Himself
 
2003 Build a Scene (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2002 Charlie Rose (TV series)
Himself - Guest
– Episode dated 15 November 2002 (2002) … Himself - Guest
 
2002 Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2001 'Harry Potter': Behind the Magic (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1997 Sammy the Screenplay (video short)
Himself - at 'Nine Months' premiere (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2010 Breakfast (TV series)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

In 1995, Columbus also wrote a draft of the fourth Indiana Jones film, Indiana Jones and the Lost Continent (2001) See more »

Publicity Listings:

4 Interviews  | 2 Articles  | See more »

Height:

5' 8½" (1.74 m)
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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

I can understand the validity of showing people the ugliness of the world, but I also think there is a place for movies to leave people with a sense of hope. If your film isn't going to do that, I just don't think it's worth making. See more »

Trivia:

Got the directing gig on Harry Potter after longtime front-runner Steven Spielberg passed on the project. He met author J.K. Rowling in England and won the job over several other candidates after promising her he would film entirely in the U.K. and use an all-British cast. Most of the crew was also British. See more »

Trademark:

Leading characters who are underage and develops through situations See more »

Star Sign:

Virgo