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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).
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Also known as | Jon Chu |
Popular as | Directing |
Gender | MALE |
Birthday | November 2, 1979 (46 years old) |
| Year | Movie & Role |
|---|---|
| 2028 | Oh, the Places You'll Go! as Directing |
| 2025 | |
| 2025 | Wicked: For Good as Directing |
| 2024 | Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked as Self, Crew |
| 2024 | Making Wicked as Self |
| 2024 | Wicked as Directing |
| 2022 | Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration as Production |
| 2022 | |
| 2021 | Justin Bieber: The New Me as Actor |
| 2021 | In the Heights as Directing |
| 2021 | A Night at the Academy Museum as Self |
| 2019 | Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho as Directing |
| 2018 | Crazy Rich Asians as Directing |
| 2018 | |
| 2016 | Dance Camp as Production |
| 2016 | Now You See Me 2 as Directing |
| 2015 | Jem and the Holograms as Directing, Production |
| 2014 | We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss as Directing |
| 2013 | Justin Bieber's Believe as Self, Directing |
| 2013 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation as Directing |
