Jon M. Chu
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 2 Nov 1979 (age 46)
- Birthplace
- Palo Alto, California, USA
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).
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Known for
Now You See Me 2201653Pop Score out of 100
G.I. Joe: Retaliation201345Pop Score out of 100
Crazy Rich Asians201877Pop Score out of 100
Wicked202479Pop Score out of 100
Step Up 2: The Streets200855Pop Score out of 100
Step Up Revolution201255Pop Score out of 100
Step Up 3D201056Pop Score out of 100
Wicked: For Good202568Pop Score out of 100
Filmography
- TBAPlay-DohDirector · Producer
- TBAJoseph and the Amazing Technicolor DreamcoatExecutive Producer · Director
- TBAThe GoxfatherProducer · Director
- TBAThe Woman in MeDirector
- TBAPermanent RecordProducer · Director
- TBAThe Great Chinese Art Heist