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Chris Columbus Biography (1959-)

Full name, Christopher Columbus; born in 1959 in Spangler, PA; son of Alex (acoal miner and aluminum plant worker) and Irene (a factory worker) Columbus;married Monica Devereux (a dancer). Addresses: Agent: Jack Rapke, Creative Artists Agency, 9830 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90212.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

director, screenwriter

Birth Details

1959

Spangler, Pennsylvania, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Film Director
• Adventures in Babysitting, Buena Vista, 1987.
• Heartbreak Hotel (also see below), Buena Vista, 1988.
• Home Alone, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1990.
• Only the Lonely (also see below), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991.
• Credits; Television Work
• Developer, Galaxy High School (animated series), CBS, 1986.
• Credits; Screenplays
• Reckless, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984.
• Gremlins, Warner Brothers, 1984.
• Young Sherlock Holmes, Paramount, 1985.
• The Goonies, Warner Brothers, 1985.
• Heartbreak Hotel, Buena Vista, 1988.
• Only the Lonely, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1991.
• Credits; Television Series
• Galaxy High School (animated), CBS, 1986.

Further Reference

Periodicals

• Daily News (New York), June 30, 1985.
• Daily News Magazine (New York), June 28, 1987, p. 12.
• Rolling Stone, March 27, 1986, p. 107.