Chris Columbus (film producer)
Chris Joseph Columbus (born September 10, 1958 in Spangler , Pennsylvania ) is an American film producer , director , screenwriter and writer .
Life
At the age of 15, Columbus was inspired to make films by the movie The Godfather . He attended the New York film school, where his first screenplay was written. After graduating from school, Columbus had a breakthrough with his fourth screenplay, Gremlins , which was filmed by Joe Dante . He moved to Los Angeles and wrote other scripts for Steven Spielberg ( The Goonies ). Columbus began his directing career with the film The Night of Adventure . He is now one of the most sought-after Hollywood directors and producers and is known to a wide audience through films such as Kevin - Home Alone , Mrs. Doubtfire - The Prickly Nanny and the film adaptations of the first two Harry Potter novels. In July 2015, Columbus announced that he would like to film a sequel to Harry, Ron and Hermione's adventures after they graduate from Hogwarts.
In 1995 Columbus founded the film production company 1492 Pictures .
Filmography (selection)
- Director
- 1987: The Night of Adventure (Adventures in Babysitting)
- 1988: Heartbreak Hotel
- 1990: Kevin Home Alone
- 1991: Mama, me and the two of us (Only the Lonely)
- 1992: Kevin - Allein in New York (Home Alone 2: Lost in New York)
- 1993: Mrs. Doubtfire - The Prickly Nanny (Mrs. Doubtfire)
- 2009: I Love You, Beth Cooper
- Direction and production
- 1995: Nine Months
- 1998: Side by Side (Stepmom)
- 1999: The Bicentennial Man
- 2001: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
- 2002: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- 2005: 3-D Rocks
- 2005: Rent
- 2010: Percy Jackson - Thieves in Olympus (Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief)
- 2015: Pixels
- producer
- 2004: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- 2004: Christmas with the Kranks (Christmas with the Kranks)
- 2006: Night at the Museum (Night at the Museum)
- 2009: Night at the Museum 2 (Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian)
- 2011: The Help
- 2013: Percy Jackson: Under the Slayer of Cyclops (Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters)
- 2014: Night at the Museum: The mysterious tomb (Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb)
- 2017: Patti Cake $
- 2018: The Christmas Chronicles
- executive producer
- 2001: Monkeybone
- 2005: Fantastic Four
- 2007: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer
- script
- 1984: Reckless - Directed by James Foley
- 1984: Gremlins - Kleine Monster (Gremlins) - Director: Joe Dante
- 1985: Die Goonies (The Goonies) - Director: Richard Donner
- 1985: The Secret of the Hidden Temple (Young Sherlock Holmes) - Director: Barry Levinson
- 1988: Heartbreak Hotel (also director)
- 1989: Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland - directed by Masami Hata and William T. Hurtz
- 1990: Gremlins 2 : The New Batch (Gremlins 2: The New Batch) - Director: Joe Dante
- 1991: Mama, me and the two of us ( Only the Lonely , also director)
- 2004: Christmas with the Kranks (Christmas with the Kranks) - Director: Joe Roth
- Novels
- House of Secrets, 2013 (Eng .: House of Secrets - The Curse of Denver Kristoff , 2013)
Web links
- Chris Columbus in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Literature by and about Chris Columbus in the catalog of the German National Library
- Chris Columbus at kino.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Chris Columbus wants to shoot a sequel In: Kerstin Ammermann: Harry Potter - Chris Columbus wants to shoot a sequel, moviepilot.de, July 23, 2015.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Columbus, Chris |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Columbus, Chris Joseph (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film producer, film director, screenwriter, and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1958 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Spangler , Pennsylvania , USA |