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Columbus is the co-founder of 1492 Pictures, a film production company that has produced some of his films since 1995. More recently, he co-founded another production firm with his daughter in 2014, called Maiden Voyage Pictures. In 2017, he launched ZAG Animation Studios, alongside Michael Barnathan, Haim Saban, and Jeremy Zag.
Chris Columbus is a filmmaker who has worked on movies such as Home Alone, Harry Potter, Mrs. Doubtfire, and Gremlins. IMDb provides his biography, filmography, awards, trivia, and contact info.
- January 1, 1
- 1.74 m
- Spangler, Pennsylvania, USA
Learn about the life and career of Chris Columbus, a director and writer of popular movies such as Home Alone, Harry Potter and Gremlins. Find out his family, trivia, quotes and salary details on IMDb.
- September 10, 1958
The name Christopher Columbus is the anglicisation of the Latin Christophorus Columbus. Growing up on the coast of Liguria, he went to sea at a young age and travelled widely, as far north as the British Isles and as far south as what is now Ghana.
One of the more successful filmmakers to come from the Spielberg school of genre moviemaking, writer-director Chris Columbus emerged as a specialist in combining a sensitivity for young people's...
- September 10, 1958
Chris Joseph Columbus (born September 10, 1958) is an American filmmaker. Born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, Columbus studied film at Tisch School of the Arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking.
Nov 11, 2021 · Chris Columbus was so determined to direct Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone that he pulled out all the stops to land the coveted project. He was just one of many helmers hoping to bring...
