The name, Chris Columbus, automatically comes while discussing about the male Hollywood directors. There is a whole gamut of Hollywood films that have been directed by Chris Columbus. It is in the spheres of movie production and film direction that Chris Columbus has shown his outstanding talent.
Chris Columbus was born on 10th September in the year 1985. Columbus completed his graduation from the famous John F. Kennedy High School situated at Warren in Ohio. After his graduation, he took admission in the film School of New York University. Charlie Kaufman was the schoolmate of Chris Columbus here. After getting his degree from the film school, Chris Columbus began his career as a screenwriter in the industry. He worked for Amblin Productions of Steven Spielberg.
He has also written the beginning episode of the “Galaxy High”. “Galaxy High” is an animated series. “Adventures in Babysitting” is considered to be the debut film of Chris Columbus as a director. This film released in the year 1987. Apart from this, Columbus became successful with the first Home Alone film released in the year 1990. Macaulay Culkin played the main role in this particular film of Chris Columbus.
Chris Columbus opened his production company in 1995. He named his company as 1492 Pictures. Other films in which Chris Columbus served as a director include 1999 released Bicentennial Man, and the 1993 released Mrs. Doubtfire. The first two films related to Harry Potter have also been directed by Chris Columbus. Rent released in the year 2005 also bears the great specimen of Columbus’s ability as a film director.
Except very few flops, Chris Columbus's movies have been commercially successful. He worked excellently as a director in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets which released in 2002. He also worked as a director in the 1988 movie “Heartbreak Hotel”. He has also been the executive producer of a number of movies. |
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These movies include “Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone”, “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer”, and “Fantastic Four”.
Chris Columbus is also known as a good writer. He wrote stories for several Hollywood films. Many of the film stories written by him became famous. The stories of the films like “Reckless”, “The Goonies”, “Little Nemo: Adventures in Slumberland”, “Gremlins” and “Young Sherlock Holmes” was written by him. Apart from this the credit of writing, producing as well as directing the film “Stepmom” goes to Chris Columbus.
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