Chris Columbus Highlights

  • 2009: Directed and produced the comedy film "I Love You, Beth Cooper"
  • 2009: Produced the sequel "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian"
  • 2006: Produced "Night at the Museum," starring Ben Stiller
  • 2005: Directed the film version of the Pulitzer and Tony Award winning musical, "Rent"
  • 2004: Wrote and produced "Christmas with the Kranks," starring Tim Allen and Jamie Lee Curtis
  • 2002: Helmed the second installment in the series, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"
  • 2001: Directed the film version of popular children's book "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
  • 1999: Re-teamed with Robin Williams as producer and director of "Bicentennial Man"
  • 1998: Directed the drama "Stepmom," starring Julia Roberts, Susan Sarandon and Ed Harris
  • 1996: Produced "Jingle All the Way," starring Arnold Schwarzenegger
  • 1995: Re-teamed with Robin Williams for the comedy film "Nine Months"
  • 1993: Directed the comedy hit "Mrs. Doubtfire," starring Robin Williams and Sally Field
  • 1992: Helmed sequel, "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York"; scripted and produced by Hughes
  • 1991: Wrote and directed "Only the Lonely"; also produced by Hughes
  • 1990: Directed first successful film "Home Alone"; scripted and produced by John Hughes
  • 1988: Wrote and directed the fictional film "Heartbreak Hotel"
  • 1987: Formed production company, 1492 Productions
  • 1987: Feature directorial debut, "Adventures in Babysitting"
  • 1986: Created and wrote the first episodes of the animated series "Galaxy High School" (CBS)
  • 1985: Last collaboration with producer Spielberg, the screenplay for "Young Sherlock Holmes"; directed by Barry Levinson
  • 1984: First produced screenplay, "Reckless"
  • 1973: Inspired to become a filmmaker after seeing "The Godfather"
  • Sold screenplay for "Gremlins" to producer Steven Spielberg (produced in 1984)
  • Began making short super-8 films in high school
  • Fired as the screenwriter of "Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade" by Spielberg and George Lucas
  • Raised in Warren, Ohio
  • Sold first screenplay "Jocks" for $5,000 while at NYU; never produced

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