FILM DIRECTOR

Chris Columbus

1958 - Today

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Chris 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). Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Chris Columbus has received more than 39,898 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 49 in 2019). Chris Columbus is the 191st most popular film director (up from 200th in 2019), the 1,305th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,262nd in 2019) and the 49th most popular American Film Director.

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  • 60.91

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  • 53

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.42

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 4.20

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among FILM DIRECTORS

Among film directors, Chris Columbus ranks 191 out of 2,041. Before him are Jean Vigo, Jean Negulesco, Miklós Jancsó, Henry Hathaway, Dino Risi, and Marco Bellocchio. After him are Agnieszka Holland, Wes Anderson, Raoul Walsh, Stephen Frears, Richard Donner, and Margarethe von Trotta.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Chris Columbus ranks 35. Before him are Hugo Sánchez, Mehmet Ali Ağca, Ellen DeGeneres, Boris Tadić, Alar Karis, and Droupadi Murmu. After him are Angela Bassett, Yoav Galant, Anne L'Huillier, Avigdor Lieberman, Annette Bening, and Quique Setién.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Chris Columbus ranks 1,305 out of 20,380. Before him are Robert Taylor (1911), Alyson Hannigan (1974), George Dantzig (1914), Steven Chu (1948), Chyna (1969), and William Randolph Hearst (1863). After him are Owen Wilson (1968), Dionne Warwick (1940), Philip Johnson (1906), Joseph Kosuth (1945), Wallace Carothers (1896), and Norman Mailer (1923).

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Among FILM DIRECTORS In United States

Among film directors born in United States, Chris Columbus ranks 49. Before him are Joel Schumacher (1939), Gordon Parks (1912), Don Siegel (1912), Blake Edwards (1922), Kathryn Bigelow (1951), and Henry Hathaway (1898). After him are Wes Anderson (1969), Raoul Walsh (1887), Richard Donner (1930), John G. Avildsen (1935), Vincente Minnelli (1903), and Alan J. Pakula (1928).

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Filmography

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Director
Harry Potter has lived under the stairs at his aunt and uncle's house his whole life. But on his 11th birthday, he learns he's a powerful wizard—with a place waiting for him at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. As he learns to harness his newfound powers with the help of the school's kindly headmaster, Harry uncovers the truth about his parents' deaths—and about the villain who's to blame.
Nov 16o 20017.9 / 10
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione’s magical abilities and courage.
Nov 13o 20027.7 / 10
Home Alone
Director
Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister makes the most of the situation after his family unwittingly leaves him behind when they go on Christmas vacation. But when a pair of bungling burglars set their sights on Kevin's house, the plucky kid stands ready to defend his territory. By planting booby traps galore, adorably mischievous Kevin stands his ground as his frantic mother attempts to race home before Christmas Day.
Nov 16o 19907.436 / 10