Person
Jon M. Chu
Directing · Born 1979-11-02 · 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
The Daily Show
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Guest Judge
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
Good Trouble
Director
The Oscars
Self
Wicked
Director
Wicked: For Good
Director
Now You See Me 2
Director
Filmography
- 2028Oh, the Places You'll Go!Director
- 2025Making Wicked: For GoodSelf
- 2025Wicked: For GoodDirector
- 2025Wicked: For Good - A Sneak PeekSelf
- 2025Wicked: One Wonderful NightSelf
- 2025Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme ParksHimself
- 2025Inside the Worlds of Epic UniverseSelf
- 2024Making WickedSelf
- 2024Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on WickedSelf
- 2024WickedDirector
- 2023100 Years of Warner Bros.Self
- 2023The Company You KeepProducer
- 2022Beauty and the Beast: A 30th CelebrationExecutive Producer
- 2022Thai Cave RescueExecutive Producer
- 2022The Jennifer Hudson ShowSelf - Guest
- 2022Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander HeritageSelf
- 2022One Perfect ShotSelf
- 2021Justin Bieber: The New Me
- 2021A Night at the Academy MuseumSelf
- 2021In the HeightsDirector
- 2021Directors on DirectorsSelf
- 2020Home Before DarkExecutive Producer
- 2019Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, HoDirector
- 2019Good TroubleDirector
- 2018Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-BlachéSelf
- 2018Crazy Rich AsiansDirector
- 2016Now You See Me 2Director
- 2016Dance CampProducer
- 2015Jem and the HologramsDirector
- 2015The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf
- 2014We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to MissDirector
- 2013Justin Bieber's BelieveSelf
- 2013G.I. Joe: RetaliationDirector
- 2012Step Up RevolutionExecutive Producer
- 2011Justin Bieber: Never Say NeverDirector
- 2011The LXD: The Secrets of the RaDirector
- 2010Step Up 3DDirector
- 2010The Legion of Extraordinary DancersCreator
- 2008YouTube LiveHimself
- 2008The Miley and Mandy Show
- 2008Step Up 2: The StreetsDirector
- 2005Dancing with the StarsSelf - Guest Judge
- 2002Gwai Lo: The Little ForeignerDirector
- 2001Silent BeatsDirector
- 1996The Daily ShowSelf
- 1993FreakedGiant Stuey Monster
- 1953The OscarsSelf
- 1944Golden Globe AwardsSelf - Nominee
- —Play-DohDirector
- —Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatExecutive Producer
- —The GoxfatherDirector
- —The Woman in MeDirector
- —Permanent RecordDirector
- —The Great Chinese Art HeistDirector
- —Split FictionDirector
- —Hot WheelsDirector
- —The LXD: Rise of the DriftsDirector
- —Crazy Rich Asians 2Director
- —Crazy Rich Asians SpinoffProducer
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