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Personal Info
Known For
Directing
Birthday
November 2, 1979
Place of Birth
Palo Alto, California, USA
Also Known As
- Jon Chu
- John M. Chu
- 朱浩伟
- Джон М. Чу
- جان ام. چو
Jon M. Chu
1.1 Popularity
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
10.0
Self
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
2025
8.4
Self
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
2025
0.0
Self
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
2025
8.0
Self
Making Wicked
2024
7.5
Self
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
2024
7.7
Self
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023
4.7
Self
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
2022
4.7
Self
One Perfect Shot
2022
0.0
Justin Bieber: The New Me
2021
7.0
Self
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021
Credits
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
as Self
2025
10.0
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
as Self
2025
8.4
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
as Self
2025
0.0
Making Wicked
as Self
2024
8.0
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
as Self
2024
7.5
100 Years of Warner Bros.
as Self
2023
7.7
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
as Self
2022
4.7
One Perfect Shot
as Self
2022
4.7
Justin Bieber: The New Me
2021
0.0
A Night at the Academy Museum
as Self
2021
7.0
Directors on Directors
as Self
2021
0.0
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
as Self
2018
7.2
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
Justin Bieber's Believe
as Self
2013
7.0
YouTube Live
as Himself
2008
7.0
The Miley and Mandy Show
2008
0.0
Dancing with the Stars
as Self - Guest Judge
2005
6.1
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
Freaked
as Giant Stuey Monster
1993
6.1
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
Golden Globe Awards
as Self - Nominee
1944
7.2