Chris Columbus

Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 6 wins & 20 nominations. See more awards »

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Producer

(2001)

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Producer

(2002)

The Help Producer

(2011)

Rent Producer

(2005)

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Producer (40 credits)

Five Nights at Freddy's (producer) (announced)

Gremlins 3 (executive producer) (announced)

2020 The Christmas Chronicles 2 (producer) (filming)

2020 Scoob! (producer) (post-production)

2019/I The Lighthouse (executive producer)

2018 The Christmas Chronicles (producer - p.g.a.)

2017 I Kill Giants (producer - produced by)

2017 Menashe (executive producer)

2017 Patti Cake$ (producer)

2017 French Exchange (Short) (executive producer)

2016 The Young Messiah (producer)

2016 Tallulah (producer)

2015 It Had to Be You (executive producer)

2015 Mediterranea (producer)

2015 Pixels (producer)

2015 The Witch (executive producer)

2014 Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb (producer)

2014 Little Accidents (executive producer)

2013 Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters (executive producer)

2012 Applebaum (TV Movie) (executive producer)

2012 Scary Larry (TV Series) (producer)

2012 3 (TV Series) (executive producer - 1 episode)

- Episode #1.1 (2012) ... (executive producer)

2011 The Help (producer)

2010 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (producer)

2009 I Love You, Beth Cooper (producer)

2009 Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (producer)

2007 Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer (executive producer)

2006 Night at the Museum (producer)

2005 3-D Rocks (Documentary) (producer)

2005 Rent (producer)

2005/I Fantastic Four (executive producer)

2004 Christmas with the Kranks (producer - produced by)

2004 Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (producer)

2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (executive producer)

2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (executive producer)

2001 Monkeybone (executive producer)

1999 Bicentennial Man (producer)

1998 Stepmom (producer)

1996 Jingle All the Way (producer)

1995 Nine Months (producer)

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Writer (18 credits)

Gremlins 3 (characters) (announced)

The Goonies 2 (characters) (announced)

2020 The Christmas Chronicles 2 (written by) (filming)

2004 Christmas with the Kranks (screenplay)

2002 Gremlins: Stripe Versus Gizmo (Video Game) (characters)

2001 Gremlins: Unleashed! (Video Game) (characters)

1995 Nine Months (screenplay)

1991 Only the Lonely (written by)

1990 Gremlins 2: The New Batch (characters)

1989 Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland (screenplay)

1988 Heartbreak Hotel (written by)

1987 The Goonies II (Video Game) (characters)

Galaxy High School (TV Series) (developer - 13 episodes, 1986) (writer - 1 episode, 1986)

- It Came from Earth (1986) ... (creator)

- Martian Mumps (1986) ... (creator)

- The Brat Pack (1986) ... (creator)

- The Brain Blaster (1986) ... (creator)

- Beach Blanket Blow-Up (1986) ... (creator)

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1985 Gremlins (Video Game) (characters)

1985 Young Sherlock Holmes (screenplay)

1985 The Goonies (screenplay by)

1984 Gremlins (written by)

1984 Reckless

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Director (22 credits)

Five Nights at Freddy's (announced)

Melody (attached) (announced)

The Secret Lives of Road Crews (rumored) (announced)

2020 The Christmas Chronicles 2 (filming)

2015 Pixels

2012 Applebaum (TV Movie)

2010 Percy Jackson & The Olympians: The Lightning Thief: Deleted Scenes (Video short)

2010 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief

2009 I Love You, Beth Cooper

2005 3-D Rocks (Documentary)

2005 Rent

2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

2001 Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

1999 Bicentennial Man

1998 Stepmom

1995 Nine Months

1993 Mrs. Doubtfire

1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

1991 Only the Lonely

1990 Home Alone

1988 Heartbreak Hotel

1987 Adventures in Babysitting

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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)

1986 Galaxy High School (TV Series) (creative consultant - 13 episodes)

- It Came from Earth (1986) ... (creative consultant)

- Martian Mumps (1986) ... (creative consultant)

- The Brat Pack (1986) ... (creative consultant)

- The Brain Blaster (1986) ... (creative consultant)

- Beach Blanket Blow-Up (1986) ... (creative consultant)

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Actor (2 credits)

2005 Rent
Angry Man in Car (uncredited)

1992 Home Alone 2: Lost in New York
Man in Toy Store (uncredited)

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Thanks (8 credits)

2018 Robin Williams: Come Inside My Mind (Documentary) (very special thanks)

2015 All Eyes and Ears (Documentary) (very special thanks)

2012 Chasing Ice (Documentary) (the filmmakers wish to thank)

2009 Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 1: The Magic Begins (Video documentary) (special thanks)

2009 The Cove (Documentary) (special thanks)

2008 Pretty Ugly People (additional thanks)

2007 Fog City Mavericks (Documentary) (special thanks)

1993 The Myth, the Magic, the Man (TV Movie) (special thanks)

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Self (42 credits)

2019 The Movies That Made Us (TV Series documentary)
Himself - Director

- Home Alone (2019) ... Himself - Director

2016 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to John Williams (TV Special)
Himself

2016 Sidewalks Entertainment (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Filmmaker Chris Columbus (2016) ... Himself - Guest

2016 Today (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 24 February 2016 (2016) ... Himself - Guest

2009-2015 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 30 October 2015 (2015) ... Himself

- Episode dated 27 August 2009 (2009) ... Himself

- Episode dated 10 July 2009 (2009) ... Himself

2015 Janela Indiscreta (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode #1.284 (2015) ... Himself

2015 Good Morning America (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 20 July 2015 (2015) ... Himself - Guest

2014 Gremlins: Cute. Clever. Mischievous. Intelligent. Dangerous: Making Gremlins (Video short)
Himself

2014 Gremlins: From Gizmo to Gremlins - Creating the Creatures (Video short)
Himself

2013 Good Day L.A. (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 16 April 2013 (2013) ... Himself

2013 Tavis Smiley (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 15 April 2013 (2013) ... Himself - Guest

2012 Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 8: Growing Up (Video documentary)
Himself - Director

2012 Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter (Video short)
Himself

2011 Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 5: Evolution (Video documentary)
Himself - Director

2011 Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 6: Magical Effects (Video documentary)
Himself - Director

2010 Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 3: Creatures (Video documentary)
Himself - Director

2010 Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 4: Sound and Music (Documentary)
Himself - Director

2010 Made in Hollywood (TV Series)
Himself

- Valentine's Day/The Wolfman/Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) ... Himself

2010 Días de cine (TV Series)
Himself - Interviewee

- Episode dated 4 February 2010 (2010) ... Himself - Interviewee

2010 Breakfast (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 2 February 2010 (2010) ... Himself

2009 Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 1: The Magic Begins (Video documentary)
Himself - Director

2009 Creating the World of Harry Potter, Part 2: Characters (Video documentary)
Himself - Director

2009 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV Series)
Himself

- Episode dated 7 July 2009 (2009) ... Himself

2009 Hollywood's Best Film Directors (TV Series)
Himself - interviewee / film director

- Chris Columbus (2009) ... Himself - interviewee / film director

2008 Aging Gracefully: A Look Back at 'Mrs. Doubtfire' (Video documentary short)
Himself

2007 Fog City Mavericks (Documentary)
Himself

2006 No Day But Today: The Story of 'Rent' (Video documentary)
Himself

2006 The Making of 'Home Alone' (Video documentary short)
Himself

2004 Care of Magical Creatures (Video documentary short)
Himself

2004 Creating the Vision (Video documentary short)
Himself

2004 The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing (Documentary)
Himself

2001-2004 HBO First Look (TV Series documentary short)
Himself

- 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban': Something Wicked this Way Comes (2004) ... Himself

- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) ... Himself

- Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) ... Himself

1995-2004 Biography (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Julianne Moore: Seeing Red (2004) ... Himself

- Maureen O'Hara: Wild Irish Rose (2000) ... Himself

- To John with Love: A Tribute to John Candy (1995) ... Himself

2003 Build a Scene (Video documentary short)
Himself

2002 Charlie Rose (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Episode dated 15 November 2002 (2002) ... Himself - Guest

2002 Capturing the Stone: A Conversation with the Filmmakers (Video documentary short)
Himself

2001 'Harry Potter': Behind the Magic (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

1998 E! True Hollywood Story (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Macaulay Culkin (1998) ... Himself

1997 Sammy the Screenplay (Video short)
Himself - at 'Nine Months' premiere (uncredited)

1995 Late Night with Conan O'Brien (TV Series)
Himself - Guest

- Greta Scacchi/Chris Columbus/Mario Cantone (1995) ... Himself - Guest

1993 The Making of 'Mrs. Doubtfire' (Video short)
Himself

1992 The Making of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

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Archive footage (5 credits)

2014-2017 Les Chroniques du Mea (TV Series)
Himself

- Gremlins 2 (1990) (2017) ... Himself

- L'Homme Bicentenaire (1999) (2014) ... Himself

2017 L'antre du Mea (TV Series documentary)
Himself

- Gremlins (1984) (2017) ... Himself

2015 Entertainment Tonight (TV Series)
Himself - Director, Home Alone / Himself

- Episode dated 26 December 2015 (2015) ... Himself - Director, Home Alone

- Episode dated 31 October 2015 (2015) ... Himself

2010 Breakfast (TV Series)
Himself - Director

- Episode dated 5 March 2010 (2010) ... Himself - Director

2008 From Man to Mrs.: The Evolution of 'Mrs. Doubtfire' (Video documentary short)
Himself

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Wrote a rejected draft of Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989) See more »

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5' 8½" (1.74 m)

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[Robin Williams as Mrs Doubtfire] You never had any concept of where he was going. You just never knew. See more »

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During its early stages of production, he was originally attached to direct Daredevil (2003). See more »

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Leading characters who are underage and develops through situations See more »

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Virgo

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