Jon M. Chu

Jon M. Chu

Birthday: 1979-11-02

Place of Birth: Palo Alto, California, USA

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.

Movies

A Night at the Academy Museum
A Night at the Academy Museum

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Justin Bieber's Believe
Justin Bieber's Believe

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Freaked
Freaked

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Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage

Primetime program celebrating the diversity and recognizing the accomplishments and contributions of...

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Justin Bieber: The New Me
Justin Bieber: The New Me

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Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

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Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

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YouTube Live
YouTube Live

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Making Wicked
Making Wicked

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Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe

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Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Wicked: One Wonderful Night

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Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek

In an exclusive sneak peek, Angela Bishop heads down the yellow brick road to the land of Oz with th...

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