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Jon M. Chu

Jon M. Chu

Director · Born 1979-11-02 · Palo Alto, California, USA

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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.

Directed

  1. Now You See Me 2 (2016) — Director
  2. G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) — Director
  3. Crazy Rich Asians (2018) — Director
  4. Wicked (2024) — Director
  5. Step Up 2: The Streets (2008) — Director
  6. Step Up 3D (2010) — Director
  7. Wicked: For Good (2025) — Director
  8. In the Heights (2021) — Director
  9. Home Before Dark (2020) — Director
  10. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) — Director
  11. Jem and the Holograms (2015) — Director
  12. Justin Bieber's Believe (2013) — Director
  13. Good Trouble (2019) — Director
  14. Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho (2019) — Director
  15. Silent Beats (2001) — Director
  16. We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss (2014) — Director
  17. The LXD: The Secrets of the Ra (2011) — Director
  18. Play-Doh — Director
  19. Oh, the Places You'll Go! (2028) — Director
  20. The Goxfather — Director
  21. Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat — Director
  22. The Woman in Me — Director
  23. Permanent Record — Director
  24. The Great Chinese Art Heist — Director
  25. Gwai Lo: The Little Foreigner (2002) — Director
  26. Split Fiction — Director
  27. Hot Wheels — Director
  28. The LXD: Rise of the Drifts — Director
  29. Crazy Rich Asians 2 — Director
  30. Untitled Britany Spears Biopic — Director

Also appeared in

  1. The Daily Show (1996) — Self
  2. The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) — Self
  3. Justin Bieber's Believe (2013) — Self
  4. Freaked (1993) — Giant Stuey Monster
  5. Dancing with the Stars (2005) — Self - Guest Judge
  6. The Oscars (1953) — Self
  7. Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018) — Self
  8. 100 Years of Warner Bros. (2023) — Self
  9. The Jennifer Hudson Show (2022) — Self - Guest
  10. Wicked: One Wonderful Night (2025) — Self
  11. Golden Globe Awards (1944) — Self - Nominee
  12. Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked (2024) — Self
  13. One Perfect Shot (2022) — Self
  14. A Night at the Academy Museum (2021) — Self
  15. Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage (2022) — Self
  16. YouTube Live (2008) — Himself
  17. Making Wicked (2024) — Self
  18. Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek (2025) — Self
  19. Justin Bieber: The New Me (2021)
  20. Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe (2025) — Self
  21. Making Wicked: For Good (2025) — Self
  22. The Miley and Mandy Show (2008)
  23. Directors on Directors (2021) — Self
  24. Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks (2025) — Himself