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Chris Joseph Columbus is an American film director, producer, and writer, best known for his family and sentimental films. Born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, Columbus studied film at Tisch School of the Arts. After writing screenplays for Gremlins (1984) and The Goonies (1985), he made his directorial debut with a teen comedy, Adventures in Babysitting (1987). Columbus gained recognition soon after with the highly successful Christmas comedy-dramas, Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), the latter earning him two nominations each at the Academy Awards and Golden Globe Awards.
Birth Name
Christopher Columbus
Born
Wednesday, 10 September 1958
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | Self | 2022 |
The Holiday Movies That Made Us | Self - Director | 2019 |
Hollywood's Best Film Directors | film director / Self - interviewee | 2009 |
Fog City Mavericks | Himself / Self | 2007 |
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' | Himself / Self | 2006 |
Rent | Angry Man in Car | 2005 |
Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Self | 2004 |
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Man in Toy Store | 1992 |
HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
Actor Filmography
Title | Character | Year |
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Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts | Self | 2022 |
The Holiday Movies That Made Us | Self - Director | 2019 |
Hollywood's Best Film Directors | film director / Self - interviewee | 2009 |
Fog City Mavericks | Himself / Self | 2007 |
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' | Himself / Self | 2006 |
Rent | Angry Man in Car | 2005 |
Made in Hollywood | Self | 2005 |
The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing | Self | 2004 |
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | Man in Toy Store | 1992 |
HBO First Look | Self | 1992 |
Sidewalks Entertainment | Self - Guest | 1988 |
Biography | Self | 1987 |
Director Filmography
Title | Year |
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The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two | 2020 |
Miraculous | 2020 |
Pixels | 2015 |
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief | 2010 |
I Love You, Beth Cooper | 2009 |
Rent | 2005 |
3-D Rocks | 2005 |
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets | 2002 |
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone | 2001 |
Bicentennial Man | 1999 |
Stepmom | 1998 |
Nine Months | 1995 |
Mrs. Doubtfire | 1993 |
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York | 1992 |
Only the Lonely | 1991 |
Home Alone | 1990 |
Heartbreak Hotel | 1988 |
Adventures in Babysitting | 1987 |
Producer Filmography
Title | Year |
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Year | Type | Category | Won |
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2012 | Oscar | Best Motion Picture of the Year | Nominated |