Chris Columbus

Chris Columbus

director

BIRTHDAY September 10, 1958
BIRTH SIGN Virgo
BIRTHPLACE Pennsylvania
AGE 67 years old
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ABOUT CHRIS COLUMBUS

Director and producer best known for his work on Gremlins , The Goonies , and the first two Harry Potter movies. He also directed the Home Alone films and Mrs. Doubtfire .

He studied at the prestigious Tisch School of the Arts at New York University .

He was nominated for an Academy Award for producing the 2011 film The Help .

He married Monica Devereux in 1983. They have four children.

He and screenwriter Charlie Kaufman were schoolmates at New York University .