Personal Info
Known Credits
12
Gender
Male
Birthdate
1958-09-10 (67 Y.O)
Place Of Birth
Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA
Also Known For
Christopher Joseph Columbus
Chris Columbus
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
Acting
2024 --
Music by John Williams
| Self - Filmmaker
2024 --
Child Star
| Self - Director
2023 --
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived
| Self (archive footage)
2022 --
Harry Potter 20th Anniversary: Return to Hogwarts
| Self
2020 --
Showbiz Kids
| Self (archive footage)
2014 --
Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins
| Self
2014 --
From Gizmo to Gremlins: Creating the Creatures
| Self
2012 --
Daniel Radcliffe: Being Harry Potter
| Self
2007 --
Fog City Mavericks
| Self
2006 --
No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent'
| Himself
2004 --
The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
| Self
1992 --
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
| Man in Toy Store (uncredited)