Chris Columbus Biography
Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Ohio, Chris Columbus was first inspired to make movies after seeing 'The Godfather' at age 15. After enrolling at NYU film school, he sold his first screenplay (never produced) while a sophomore there. After graduation Columbus tried to sell his fourth script, 'Gremlins', with no success, until Steven Spielberg optioned it; Columbus moved to Los Angeles for a year during rewrites on the project in Spielberg's bungalow at Universal. After writing two more scripts for Spielberg, 'The Goonies' and 'Young Sherlock Holmes', Columbus' own directing career was launched a few years later with 'Adventures in Babysitting'. He is best known to audiences as the director of the runaway hit 'Home Alone', written and produced by John Hughes its sequel 'Home Alone 2', and most recently 'Mrs. Doubtfire'.
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Genres: Comedy Director: Chris Columbus Artists: Josh Emerson, Shawn Roberts, Cynthia Stevenson, Jack Carpenter Show description |
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Genres: Comedy Director: Chris Columbus Artists: Coach Raupp, Lauren Storm, Pat Finn, Cynthia Stevenson Show description |
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Genres: Romance, Musical, Drama Director: Chris Columbus Artists: Idina Menzel, Wilson Jermaine Heredia, Adam Pascal, Anthony Rapp Show description |
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Genres: Adventure, Family, Fantasy Director: Chris Columbus Artists: Fiona Shaw, Richard Griffiths, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint Show description |
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Genres: Mystery, Fantasy, Family, Adventure Director: Chris Columbus Artists: Richard Harris, Richard Griffiths, Robbie Coltrane, Daniel Radcliffe Show description |