Chris Columbus (Director and Executive Producer) is perhaps best known for directing one of the highest grossing motion pictures comedies of all time 'Home Alone' and its hugely successful follow-up 'Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'.

More recently Columbus directed the heart warming drama 'Stepmom' with Julia Roberts and Susan Sarandon. Other directing credits include 'Nine Months' which he also wrote and produced and the hit comedy 'Mrs. Doubtfire' starring Robin Williams and Sally Field.

Columbus first attained success as a screenwriter. While still in college he sold his first script 'Jocks', a semi-autobiographical comedy about a Catholic schoolboy who tries out for a football team.

After graduating from NYU, Chris wrote a small town drama entitled 'Reckless', based on his experiences as a factory worker in Ohio. He gained prominence in Hollywood writing several original scripts for Steven Spielberg: the 1984 comedy thriller 'Gremlins', the 1985 adventure 'Goonies' and the fantasy 'Young Sherlock Homes', which was directed by Barry Levinson.

These screenwriting achievements led Chris to directing his first feature, 'Adventures in Babysitting'. A meeting with John Hughes brought Columbus to the helm on 'Home Alone', the first of three films together including 'Only the Lonely', which he directed from his own screenplay.

Chris Columbus