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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.
Chris Columbus. Producer: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Ohio, Chris Columbus was first inspired to make movies after seeing "The Godfather" at age 15.
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Chris Columbus. Producer: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Born in Pennsylvania and raised in Ohio, Chris Columbus was first inspired to make movies after seeing "The Godfather" at age 15.
- September 10, 1958
Oct 15, 2023 · Learn how the director of the first two Harry Potter movies set the tone, cast the actors, and adapted the books faithfully. Chris Columbus was the first filmmaker to bring J.K. Rowling's Wizarding World to life on the big screen.
Nov 5, 2021 · Sony Pictures Entertainment. In an interview with Screen Rant, Columbus — who is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the release of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" — looked back to his...
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Nov 10, 2021 · Director Chris Columbus recalls feeling a sense of terror when he signed on to direct Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in the late 1990s. “I was undertaking this job where billions of ...
Nov 11, 2021 · Columbus recalls how the film landed Daniel Radcliffe as Harry Potter, the heartbreak of losing the first Dumbledore, and why he walked away from the franchise.
