Chris Columbus

Biography

Chris Colombus was born on September 10th, 1958 in Spangler in Pennsylvania (the United States). It made its studies in Tisch School off the Arts of New York or it sells its first scenario, named JOCKS .

It begins in Hollywood where it writes scenarios for James Foley ( Reckless ), it continues with the scenarios of the Gremlins (1984) and Goonies (1985).

It then starts the career of realizer with Nuit of madnesses (1987), and Heartbreak Hotel (1988). It carries out then two known comedies, Maman I missed the plane (1990) and Maman I still missed the plane (1992), following his meeting with John Hughes.

Chris Columbus signs Mrs Doubtfire (1993), which marks the first collaboration with Robin Williams. This one continues with Last nine months also (1995) and the Man bicentenary (2000). In 2001, it turns Harry Potter to the school of the wizards , adaptation of the book of J.K. Rowling, it signs then the second episode of the saga of the young magician, Harry Potter and the room of the secrecies .

Catalog of films

Realizer

1987 : Night of madness (Adventures in Babysitting)
1988: Heartbreak Hotel
1990: Mom, I missed the plane (Alone Home)
1991: Your mother or me! (Only the Lonely)
1992: Mom, I still missed the plane (Home Alone 2: Lost in New York)
1993: Mrs Doubtfire (Mrs. Doubtfire)
1995: Last nine months also (Nine Months)
1998: My best enemy (Stepmom)
1999: the Man bicentenary (Bicentennial Man)
2001: Harry Potter at the school of the wizards (Harry Potter and the Philosopher' S Stone)
2002: Harry Potter and the room of the secrecies (Harry Potter and the Chamber off Secret)
2005: Rent
2006 : ??? (Sub-Mariner)

Scenario writer

1984 : Reckless
1984 : Gremlins
1985 : Goonies (The Goonies)
1985: the Secrecy of the pyramid (Young Sherlock Holmes)
1986: " Galaxy High School" (series TV) (creative)
1988: Heartbreak Hotel
1990: Gremlins 2, the new generation (Gremlins 2, the new batch)
1991: Your mother or me! (Only the Lonely)
1992: Little Nemo (Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland)
1995: Last nine months also (Nine Months)
2004: Christmas of madness! (Christmas with the Kranks)
2005: Rent

Producer

1995 : Last nine months also (Nine Months)
1996: the Race with the toy (Jingle All the Way)
1998: My best enemy (Stepmom)
1999: the Man bicentenary (Bicentennial Man)
2001: Monkeybone

* Harry Potter at the school of the wizards (Harry Potter and the Philosopher' S Stone)

2002: Harry Potter and the room of the secrecies (Harry Potter and the Chamber off Secret)
2004: Harry Potter and the prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter and the Prisoner off Azkaban)

* Christmas of madness! (Christmas with the Kranks)

2005: 4 Fantastic (Fantastic Furnace)
2006: the Night with the museum ( Night At the Museum ) of Shawn Levy

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