Chris Joseph Columbus (born September 10, 1958) is an American filmmaker. Born in Spangler, Pennsylvania, Columbus studied film at Tisch School of the Arts where he developed an interest in filmmaking. After writing screenplays for several teen comedies in the mid-1980s, he made his directorial debut with a teen adventure, Adventures in Babysitting (1987). Columbus gained recognition soon after with the highly successful Christmas comedy Home Alone (1990) and its sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992).

The comedy Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), starring Robin Williams, was another box office success for Columbus. He went on to direct several other films throughout the 1990s, which were mostly met with lukewarm reception. However, he found commercial success again for directing the film adaptations of J. K. Rowling's novels, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001) and its sequel, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), which are his highest-grossing films to date. In addition to directing, Columbus was a producer for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004), and the drama The Help (2011). He also directed the fantasy Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief (2010) and the 3D action comedy Pixels (2015).

Columbus is the co-founder of 1492 Pictures, a film production company that has produced some of his films since 1995. More recently, he co-founded another production firm with his daughter in 2014, called Maiden Voyage Pictures. In 2017, he launched ZAG Animation Studios, alongside Michael Barnathan, Haim Saban, and Jeremy Zag.

克里斯·约瑟夫·哥伦布（Chris Joseph Columbus，1958年9月10日-），美国电影制片人。哥伦布出生于宾夕法尼亚州的斯潘格勒，在蒂施艺术学院学习电影，在那里他对电影制作产生了兴趣。在 1980 年代中期为几部青少年喜剧写剧本后，他以青少年冒险片《保姆历险记》（1987 年）完成了自己的导演处女作。不久之后，哥伦布凭借非常成功的圣诞喜剧《小鬼当家》（1990 年）及其续集《小鬼当家 2：迷失纽约》（1992 年）获得了认可。

由罗宾·威廉姆斯（Robin Williams）主演的喜剧片《疑火夫人》（1993）是哥伦布的又一次票房成功。在整个 1990 年代，他继续执导了其他几部电影，这些电影大多受到冷遇。然而，他再次获得了商业上的成功，执导了改编自J.K.罗琳小说的电影《哈利·波特与魔法石》（2001年）及其续集《哈利·波特与密室》（2002年），这是他迄今为止票房最高的电影。除了执导之外，哥伦布还是《哈利·波特与阿兹卡班的囚徒》（2004 年）和电视剧《帮助》（2011 年）的制片人。他还执导了奇幻片《珀西·杰克逊与奥运选手：闪电小偷》（2010年）和3D动作喜剧《像素》（2015年）。

哥伦布是 1492 Pictures 的联合创始人，这是一家电影制作公司，自 1995 年以来一直制作他的一些电影。最近，他于2014年与女儿共同创立了另一家制作公司，名为Maiden Voyage Pictures。2017 年，他与 Michael Barnathan、Haim Saban 和 Jeremy Zag 一起创立了 ZAG Animation Studios。

Christopher Joseph Columbus est un réalisateur, producteur et scénariste américain. Columbus a eu le plus de succès avec le premier film de la série Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, avec Home Alone, remportant un British Comedy Award pour le meilleur film de comédie.