Chris Columbus
Film director
1958 –
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Who is Chris Columbus?
Chris Joseph Columbus is an American film director, producer and screenwriter. Columbus is known for directing such movies as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Mrs. Doubtfire, Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York and for writing movies such as Gremlins and The Goonies.
Home Alone received a British Comedy Award for Best Comedy Film. Columbus received an Academy Award nomination for producing The Help. Chris Columbus was named after Christopher Columbus.
Famous Quotes:
- 'I can understand the validity of showing people the ugliness of the world, but I also think there is a place for movies to leave people with a sense of hope. If your film isn't going to do that, I just don't think it's worth making.'
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- Born
- Sep 10, 1958
Spangler - Also known as
- Christopher Columbus
- Chris Joseph Columbus
- Parents
- Spouses
- Monica Devereux
(1983 - )
- Monica Devereux
- Children
- Ethnicity
- Italian people
- Czechs
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- New York University
- John F. Kennedy High School
- Tisch School of the Arts
- Lived in
- Warren
- San Francisco
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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