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Director Name: Christopher "Chris" Columbus
List of Movies:
*Director
Adventures in Babysitting (1987)
Heartbreak Hotel (1990)
Home Alone (1990)
Only the Lonely (1991)
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992)
Mrs. Doubtfire (1993)
Nine Months (1995)
Stepmom (1998)
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Rent (2005)
I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010)
The Last Campaign (2010)
Ripley’s Believe It or Not! (2011)
*Producer
Nine Months (1995)
Jingle All The Way (1996)
Stepmom (1998)
Bicentennial Man (1999)
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
Fantastic Four (2005)
Rent (2005)
Night at the Museum (2006)
Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)
Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2009)
I Love You, Beth Cooper (2009)
The Last Campaign (2010)
The Help (2010)
Will Sebastian (2011)
Welcome to Hoxford (2011)
Caroe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom (2011)
*Writer
Reckless (1984)
Gremlins (1984)
The Goonies (1985)
Young Sherlock Holmes (1985)
Heartbreak Hotel (1988)
Only the Lonely (1991)
Nine Months (1995)
Christmas with the Kranks (2004)
Link to their site/blog:
None that it is known
Review about the director:
Chris Columbus was born September 10, 1958 in Spangler, Pennsylvania; son to Irene and Alex Columbus a factory worker and aluminum plant worker. Chris was then raised in Youngstown, Ohio. He graduated from Tisch School of the Arts and made his directorial debut with the teen comedy Adventures in Babysitting in 1987. Chris is a film director, producer and screenwriter. He married Monica Devereux in 1983, with whom he had four children. In 1984 he wrote his first film named Reckless which was then followed by Gremlins, the same year. In the years 1986 and 1987 he also created and wrote the first episodes of the animated series Galaxy High.
Chris had most success with the film Home Alone in 1990, winning a British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Film.
Chris Columbus founded his production company named 1492 Pictures in 1995, intended as a play to Columbus's more famous namesake, Christopher Columbus.
In 2001, he directed and produced the films Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone and its sequel Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets in 2002 based on the book series by author J.K. Rowling. Later in 2004 he returned to the series, but this time as producer for the third book Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. In the previous films some of his children appeared in cameos, such as one being the character of Susan Bones.
One of his most upcoming films where he’ll be directing is Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, based on the book series by author Rick Riordan.
Upcoming events/films:
Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, February 12, 2010.
The Last Campaign in 2010 where he’ll be directing and producing.
The Help in 2010.
Will Sebastian in 2011.
Welcome to Hoxford in 2011.
Repley’s Believe It or Not! As a director and starting Jim Carey.
Carpe Demon: Adventures of a Demon-Hunting Soccer Mom.
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