Chris Columbus

Person

Chris Columbus

Born 10 September 1958 67 years old Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA Who else is 67? → TMDB ↗

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 successful Christmas comedy Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992).

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The numbers

Computed from the record
34age in their first credit on record (1992)
17years on screen and counting
1credits in 2009, their busiest year
4dated credits on record
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Movie credits

Newest first
Building a Scene poster Age: 44

Building a Scene

2003
Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers poster Age: 43

Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers

2002
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York poster Age: 34

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1992
as Man in Toy Store (uncredited)
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TV credits

Newest first
Creating the Wizarding World - Behind the Scenes of Harry Potter poster Age: 51

Creating the Wizarding World - Behind the Scenes of Harry Potter

2009
as Director
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