Jon M. Chu
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- November 2, 1979 (age 47)
- Birthplace
- Palo Alto, California, USA
Biography
Jonathan Murray Chu (born November 2, 1979) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is known for directing the romantic comedy "Crazy Rich Asians" (2018) and the musical fantasy "Wicked" (2024), the former being one of the first films by a major Hollywood studio to feature a majority cast of Asian descent. For his direction for "Wicked," Chu won the National Board of Review Award for Best Director and Critics’ Choice Award for Best Director. An alumnus of the USC School of Cinematic Arts, other films he has directed often include musical elements, including the dance films "Step Up 2: The Streets" (2008) and "Step Up 3D" (2010), the musicals "Jem and the Holograms" (2015) and "In the Heights" (2021), as well as the live concert films "Justin Bieber: Never Say Never" (2011) and "Justin Bieber's Believe" (2013). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon M. Chu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
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Filmography
Play-Doh
Movie · Director
The Goxfather
Movie · Director
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Movie · Director
The Woman in Me
Movie · Director
Permanent Record
Movie · Director
The Great Chinese Art Heist
Movie · Director
Split Fiction
Movie · Director
Hot Wheels
Movie · Director
The LXD: Rise of the Drifts
Movie · Director
Untitled Britney Spears Biopic
Movie · Director
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Movie · Director
Wicked: For Good
Movie · Director
Wicked
Movie · Director
In the Heights
Movie · Director
Home Before Dark
TV · Director · 2 eps
Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho
Movie · Director
Good Trouble
TV · Director · 1 ep
Crazy Rich Asians
Movie · Director
Now You See Me 2
Movie · Director
Jem and the Holograms
Movie · Director
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
Movie · Director
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Movie · Director
Justin Bieber's Believe
Movie · Director
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
Movie · Director
The LXD: The Secrets of the Ra
Movie · Director
Step Up 3D
Movie · Director
Step Up 2: The Streets
Movie · Director
Gwai Lo: The Little Foreigner
Movie · Director
Silent Beats
Movie · Director