Harry Potter and Star Wars director dies aged 52 as stars pay tribute
Harry Potter and Star Wars director dies aged 52 as stars pay tribute
Director Jamie Christopher, best known for his work on the Harry Potter films, has died aged 52.
- Jamie Christopher worked on all eight Harry Potter films
- Christopher began his career in TV and movies as a production runner... He continued to climb the later throughout the 90s, landing second assistant director gigs on films like The Fifth Element and The Mummy.
- The British first assistant director worked on all eight of the movies inspired by J.K. Rowling's bestselling children's novels, as well as multiple Star Wars and Marvel films. It's understood that Christopher, who was born in Barnet, passed away of heart complications in Los Angeles. He is survived by his wife Carly and four children, Stella, Teddy, Phoebe and Killeon.
Jamie Christopher, assistant director on Marvel films including “Guardians of the Galaxy” and the entire Harry Potter franchise, died Tuesday in Los Angeles from heart complications. He was 52.
Christopher began his AD career in 1992 as third AD on David Fincher’s 1992 film “Alien 3.” In 1997, he was the second unit first AD on Luc Besson’s cult classic sci-fi film “The Fifth Element” starring Bruce Wilis, Gary Oldman and Milla Jovovich, and two years later joined Stephen Sommers as second AD on “The Mummy.”
Soon after, Christopher joined production for the first installment of the Harry Potter franchise, “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone,” where he served as the second unit’s first AD. He reprised this role through the first five editions of the series until he became first AD on “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,” and remained in that role until the eighth film was released in 2011.
Christopher is survived by his wife Carly and four children, Stella, Teddy, Phoebe and Killeon.
Damn that is really young. His poor family, I hope they are doing alright.
I read this as he died to pay tribute and was confused.
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