FILM DIRECTOR

Chris Columbus

1958 - Today

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Christopher Joseph Columbus (born September 10, 1958) is an American filmmaker. Born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, Columbus studied film at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking. After writing screenplays for several teen comedies in the mid-1980s, including Gremlins, The Goonies, and Young Sherlock Holmes, he made his directorial debut with a teen adventure, Adventures in Babysitting (1987). Columbus gained recognition soon after with the highly successful Christmas comedy Home Alone (1990) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Chris Columbus is the 210th most popular film director (down from 191st in 2019), the 1,678th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,305th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular American Film Director.

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Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Chris Columbus ranks 210 out of 2,041Before him are Lina Wertmüller, Roy Andersson, Francesco Rosi, Tony Richardson, Vsevolod Pudovkin, and Garry Marshall. After him are Agnieszka Holland, Frank Lloyd, Robert Aldrich, Miklós Jancsó, Mahesh Bhatt, and Alfonso Cuarón.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Chris Columbus ranks 46Before him are Andie MacDowell, Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, Andre Geim, Angela Bassett, Giancarlo Esposito, and Tzipi Livni. After him are Robert Patrick, Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca, Gian Piero Gasperini, Tom Lister Jr., Janez Janša, and Ellen DeGeneres.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Columbus ranks 1,678 out of 20,380Before him are Ken Thompson (1943), Marvin Heemeyer (1951), Garry Marshall (1934), Michael Stuart Brown (1941), George Read (1733), and Dean Reed (1938). After him are Anne Rice (1941), Loie Fuller (1862), Hugh Thompson Jr. (1943), Eva Marie Saint (1924), Mark Harmon (1951), and Donna Leon (1942).

Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Chris Columbus ranks 62Before him are Joel Schumacher (1939), Vincente Minnelli (1903), William Friedkin (1935), Blake Edwards (1922), Barry Levinson (1942), and Garry Marshall (1934). After him are Robert Aldrich (1918), Stanley Kramer (1913), Donald P. Bellisario (1935), David Zucker (1947), Robert J. Flaherty (1884), and Ryan Murphy (1965).