Director
Jon M. Chu
46 years · Palo Alto, California, USA · 37 films
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.
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Filmography 30
Tribeca 25
2026 · Self
Making Wicked: For Good
2025 · Self
Wicked: For Good
2025 · Director
On Netflix
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
2025 · Self
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
2025 · Self
On Peacock Premium
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
2025 · Self
Making Wicked
2024 · Self
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
2024 · Self
Wicked
2024 · Director
On Hulu
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
2022 · Self
Justin Bieber: The New Me
2021 · Actor
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021 · Self
In the Heights
2021 · Director
On TNT
Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho
2019 · Director
On Netflix
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018 · Self
On Plex
Crazy Rich Asians
2018 · Director
On HBO Max
Now You See Me 2
2016 · Director
On Amazon Prime Video
Dance Camp
2016 · Producer
Jem and the Holograms
2015 · Director, Producer
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
2014 · Director
Justin Bieber's Believe
2013 · Self, Director
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
2013 · Director
On Hoopla
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
2011 · Director
The LXD: The Secrets of the Ra
2011 · Director