Chris Columbus

Full name: Christopher Columbus
Age: 47
Birthplace: Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA
Short biography: Raised in Ohio, Chris Columbus started in the industry as a screenwriter with Steven Spielberg's Amblin Productions, Gremlins (1984), The Goonies (1985) and Young Sherlock Holmes (1985). He created and wrote the first episode of the animated series Galaxy High (1986-87). He then made his directorial debut with the teen comedy Adventures in Babysitting (1987). He had huge success with Home Alone (1990) starring Macaulay Culkin. His later work includes the first two Harry Potter films, Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), BiCentennial Man (1999), and Rent (2006), an adaptation of the popular Broadway musical. Commercially, he has been hugely successful - outside the occasional flop, but like his one-time mentor, Steven Spielberg, he has met with critical accusations of infantilism and excessive sentimentality.

Filmography:

1. NFL Dad (2007) (producer)
2. Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom (2008) (producer)
3. Will Sebastian (2007) (announced) (producer)
4. Slanted and Enchanted (2006) (producer)
5. Night at the Museum (2006) (producer)
6. Rent (2005) (producer)
7. Fantastic Four (2005) (executive producer)
8. 3-D Rocks (2005) (producer)
9. Christmas with the Kranks (2004) (producer)
10. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) (producer)
11. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) (executive producer)
12. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) (executive producer)
13. Monkeybone (2001) (executive producer)
14. Bicentennial Man (1999) (producer)
15. Stepmom (1998) (producer)
16. Jingle All the Way (1996) (producer)
17. Nine Months (1995) (producer)

1. NFL Dad (2007)
2. Will Sebastian (2007)
3. Slanted and Enchanted (2006)
4. Rent (2005)
5. 3-D Rocks (2005)
6. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
7. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001)
8. Bicentennial Man (1999)
9. Stepmom (1998)
10. Nine Months (1995)
11. Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
12. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
13. Only the Lonely (1991)
14. Home Alone (1990)
15. Heartbreak Hotel (1988)
16. Adventures in Babysitting (1987)

1. Christmas with the Kranks (2004) (screenplay)
2. Gremlins: Stripe Versus Gizmo (2002) (VG) (characters)
3. Gremlins: Unleashed! (2001) (VG) (characters)
4. Nine Months (1995) (screenplay)
5. Only the Lonely (1991) (written by)
6. Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) (characters)
7. Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (1989)
8. Heartbreak Hotel (1988) (written by)
9. The Goonies II (1987) (VG) (characters)
10. "Galaxy High School" (1986) TV Series (developer)
11. Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
12. The Goonies (1985) (screenplay)
13. Gremlins (1985) (VG) (characters)
14. Gremlins (1984) (written by)
15. Reckless (1984)