09/10/1958
Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA:
Christopher Joseph Columbus (nato il 10 settembre 1958) è un regista statunitense. Nato a Spangler, in Pennsylvania, Columbus ha studiato cinema alla Tisch School of the Arts della New York University, dove ha sviluppato un interesse per la regia. Dopo aver scritto le sceneggiature di diverse commedie per adolescenti a metà degli anni '80, tra cui Gremlins, I Goonies e Il giovane Sherlock Holmes, ha debuttato come regista con un film d'avventura per adolescenti, Adventures in Babysitting (1987). Columbus ha ottenuto presto il riconoscimento grazie al grande successo delle commedie natalizie Home Alone (1990) e Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). La commedia Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), con Robin Williams, fu un altro successo al botteghino per Columbus. Negli anni '90 diresse diversi altri film, che furono per lo più accolti con tiepido entusiasmo. Tuttavia, ha ritrovato il successo commerciale dirigendo gli adattamenti cinematografici dei romanzi di J. K. Rowling Harry Potter e la pietra filosofale (2001) e il suo sequel, Harry Potter e la camera dei segreti (2002). Oltre alla regia, Columbus è stato produttore di Harry Potter e il prigioniero di Azkaban (2004) e del film drammatico The Help (2011). Ha anche diretto il film fantasy Percy Jackson e gli dei dell'Olimpo: Il ladro di fulmini (2010) e la commedia d'azione in 3D Pixels (2015). Columbus is the co-founder of 1492 Pictures, a film production company that has produced some of his films since 1995. More recently, he co-founded another production firm with his daughter in 2014 called Maiden Voyage Pictures. In 2017, he launched ZAG Animation Studios, alongside Michael Barnathan, Haim Saban, and Jeremy Zag. Columbus is also known for his collaboration with composer John Williams, with whom he had worked on the film Home Alone and the film series Harry Potter.
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John Candy: I Like Me (2025) as Self - Director, Home Alone |
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Music by John Williams (2024) as Self - Filmmaker |
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Child Star (2024) as Self - Director |
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Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts (2022) as Self |
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Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins (2014) as Self |
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From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures (2014) as Self |
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Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter (2012) as Self |
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Fog City Mavericks (2007) as Self |
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No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' (2006) as Self |
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The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (2004) as Self |
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The Magic Touch of Harry Potter (2004) as Self |
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Building a Scene (2003) as |
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Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers (2002) as |
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) as Man in Toy Store (uncredited) |
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Gremlins 3 (2027) Director |
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Gremlins 3 (2027) Producer |
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Werwulf (2026) Executive Producer |
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The President's Cake (2025) Executive Producer |
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The Voyage Out (2025) Executive Producer |
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The Thursday Murder Club (2025) Director |
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The Thursday Murder Club (2025) Producer |
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Nosferatu (2024) Producer |
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Dìdi (弟弟) (2024) Executive Producer |
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Chupa (2023) Producer |
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Night at the Museum: Kahmunrah Rises Again (2022) Executive Producer |
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The Exiles (2022) Executive Producer |
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Cusp (2021) Executive Producer |
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The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020) Director |
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The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020) Producer |
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The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two (2020) Screenplay |
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Yes, God, Yes (2020) Executive Producer |
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Scoob! (2020) Executive Producer |
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The Lighthouse (2019) Executive Producer |
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The Christmas Chronicles (2018) Producer |
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I Kill Giants (2017) Producer |
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Patti Cake$ (2017) Producer |
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Menashe (2017) Executive Producer |
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It Had to Be You (2016) Executive Producer |
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Tallulah (2016) Producer |
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The Young Messiah (2016) Producer |
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The Witch (2016) Executive Producer |
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Mediterranea (2015) Producer |
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Pixels (2015) Director |
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Pixels (2015) Producer |
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Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (2014) Producer |
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Little Accidents (2014) Executive Producer |
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Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (2013) Executive Producer |
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Applebaum (2012) Director |
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Applebaum (2012) Executive Producer |
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The Help (2011) Producer |
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French Exchange (2011) Executive Producer |
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) Director |
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Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) Producer |
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The Cove (2009) Thanks |
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I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) Director |
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I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009) Producer |
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009) Producer |
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Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007) Executive Producer |
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Night at the Museum (2006) Producer |
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Rent (2005) Director |
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Rent (2005) Producer |
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Fantastic Four (2005) Executive Producer |
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Christmas with the Kranks (2004) Screenplay |
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Christmas with the Kranks (2004) Producer |
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) Producer |
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Director |
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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) Executive Producer |
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) Director |
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) Executive Producer |
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Monkeybone (2001) Executive Producer |
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Bicentennial Man (1999) Director |
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Bicentennial Man (1999) Producer |
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Stepmom (1998) Director |
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Stepmom (1998) Producer |
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Jingle All the Way (1996) Producer |
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Nine Months (1995) Director |
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Nine Months (1995) Screenplay |
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Nine Months (1995) Producer |
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Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) Director |
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Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) Director |
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Only the Lonely (1991) Director |
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Only the Lonely (1991) Screenplay |
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Home Alone (1990) Director |
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Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) Characters |
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NEMO/ニモ (1989) Screenplay |
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Heartbreak Hotel (1988) Director |
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Heartbreak Hotel (1988) Writer |
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Adventures in Babysitting (1987) Director |
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Young Sherlock Holmes (1985) Screenplay |
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The Goonies (1985) Screenplay |
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Gremlins (1984) Writer |
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Reckless (1984) Writer |
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I Think I'm Going to Like it Here (1980) Director |
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3-D Rocks () Director |
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A Christmas Carol () Producer |
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Untitled Labyrinth Sequel () Producer |