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.

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".

Chris Joseph Columbus [1] (born September 10, 1958) is an American movie director, producer and screenwriter. His most successful movies are Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone , Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets , Mrs. Doubtfire , and Home Alone .

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". His films often have a brief, often humorous, scene after or during the end credits.

Chris Columbus is the American film director famous for directing the Harry Potter movie franchise. This biography of Chris Columbus provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.

Christopher Joseph Columbus (born September 10, 1958) is an American filmmaker. Born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, Columbus studied film at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking.

Oct 15, 2023 · Chris Columbus had a significant impact on the Harry Potter franchise, setting the tone, casting the perfect actors, and faithfully adapting the books. Columbus' previous work as a director...

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...

Chris Columbus is an American filmmaker best known for writing, directing and producing many of the most successful films of the past 30 years. He was born in Spangler, Penn., on September 10, 1958, and raised in Champion, Ohio.

Jul 16, 2022 · Chris Columbus directed the first two "Harry Potter" films before passing the baton. The director explains why he left the franchise and his future hopes.