Columbus married choreographer Monica Devereux in 1983. The couple have four children named Eleanor, Violet, Brendan, and Isabella. Eleanor had a non-speaking role as Susan Bones in the first two Harry Potter films which her father directed. The family reside in San Francisco. Columbus endorsed Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton in the 2016 United States presidential election.Johnson, T., Clinton vs. Trump in Hollywood: Who’s Giving , Variety, October 7, 2016. He is also a partner at Ocean Blue Entertainment, a creative content company focused on film production.
