Jon M. Chu
Age: N/A | From: Palo Alto, California, USA
Person Details
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Aliases: Jon Chu , John M. Chu , 朱浩伟 , Джон М. Чу , جان ام. چو
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Palo Alto, California, USA
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Movie Involvements: 34
TV Involvements: 7
Most Famous Work
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.
Most Famous Work
Good Trouble
(2019) Director
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
(2013) Director
Now You See Me 2
(2016) Director
Crazy Rich Asians
(2018) Director
The Company You Keep
(2023) Producer
Home Before Dark
(2020) Executive Producer
The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers
(2010) Creator
Step Up Revolution
(2012) Executive ProducerActing
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Directing
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Production
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Creator
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