Directing
Jon M. Chu
EN cinema · 43 credits
Born
2 November 1979 (age 47)
Birthplace
Palo Alto, California, USA
Also known as Jon Chu · John M. Chu · Jonathan Murray Chu
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
Filmography
Play-Doh
Director, Producer
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Executive Producer, Director
The Goxfather
The Goxfather
Producer, Director
The Woman in Me
Director
Permanent Record
Director, Producer
Split Fiction
Director, Producer
Hot Wheels
Director, Producer
Tribeca 25
as Self
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
as Self, Executive Music Producer
Wicked: For Good
Director
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
as Self, Thanks
Making Wicked
as Self
Wicked
Director
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Executive Producer
In the Heights
Director
Crazy Rich Asians
Director
Now You See Me 2
Director
Dance Camp
Producer
Jem and the Holograms
Director, Producer
Justin Bieber's Believe
as Self, Director
Step Up Revolution
Executive Producer
Step Up 3D
Director
YouTube Live
as Himself
Silent Beats
Director
Freaked
as Giant Stuey Monster