Sam tromans producer biography of christopher columbus

American filmmaker (born 1958)

Chris Columbus
Columbus at New York Comic Con in 2012
Born	Christopher Joseph Columbus (1958-09-10) September 10, 1958 (age 66) Spangler, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Alma mater	New York University
Occupations	Director producer screenwriter
Years active	1984–present
Spouse	Monica Devereux ​ (m. 1983)​
Children	4

Christopher Joseph Columbus^[1] (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 succes