Chris Joseph Columbus is an American filmmaker. Columbus is known for directing films such as Home Alone (1990), Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001), and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), and for writing films such as Gremlins (1984) and The Goonies (1985).
