Chris Columbus

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film director film producer human screenwriter

Chris Columbus is an American filmmaker best known for directing the first two Harry Potter films and "Home Alone," as well as producing numerous successful family-oriented movies.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf film director ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
human ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
activeInField film industry ⓘ
birthName Christopher Joseph Columbus ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1958-09-10 ⓘ
directed Adventures in Babysitting ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002 film) ⓘ
surface form: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ⓘ
surface form: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Home Alone (1990 film) ⓘ
surface form: Home Alone

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ⓘ
Mrs. Doubtfire ⓘ
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief ⓘ
Rent ⓘ
Stepmom ⓘ
educatedAt Tisch School of the Arts ⓘ
surface form: New York University Tisch School of the Arts
founded 1492 Pictures ⓘ
genre comedy film ⓘ
family film ⓘ
fantasy film ⓘ
hasChild Eleanor Columbus ⓘ
knownFor directing family-oriented films ⓘ
name Chris Columbus self-link ⓘ
notableAward British Comedy Award ⓘ
surface form: British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Film
notableWork Adventures in Babysitting ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002 film) ⓘ
surface form: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ⓘ
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ⓘ
surface form: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Home Alone (1990 film) ⓘ
surface form: Home Alone

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York ⓘ
Mrs. Doubtfire ⓘ
Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief ⓘ
Rent ⓘ
Stepmom ⓘ
occupation film director ⓘ
film producer ⓘ
screenwriter ⓘ
placeOfBirth Spangler, Pennsylvania, United States ⓘ
spouse Monica Devereux ⓘ
wroteScreenplayFor Gremlins ⓘ
The Goonies ⓘ
Young Sherlock Holmes ⓘ
yearsActive 1980s–present ⓘ

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John Williams → collaboratedWith → Chris Columbus ⓘ
Home Alone (1990 film) → director → Chris Columbus ⓘ
1492 Pictures → foundedBy → Chris Columbus ⓘ
1492 Pictures → hasProducer → Chris Columbus ⓘ
1492 Pictures → keyPerson → Chris Columbus ⓘ
Chris Columbus → name → Chris Columbus self-link ⓘ
Night at the Museum → producer → Chris Columbus ⓘ
The Help → producer → Chris Columbus ⓘ