Jon M. Chu

Known for DirectingBorn 1979-11-02 (age 46)Palo Alto, California, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek

Wicked: One Wonderful Night

Making Wicked

100 Years of Warner Bros.

Thai Cave Rescue

Home Before Dark

Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked

Good Trouble

The Company You Keep

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

In the Heights

Crazy Rich Asians

A Night at the Academy Museum

The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers

Wicked

We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss

Justin Bieber's Believe

YouTube Live

Step Up Revolution

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

Now You See Me 2

Step Up 3D

Wicked: For Good

Step Up 2: The Streets

Golden Globe Awards

The Oscars

Dance Camp

The Daily Show

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Dancing with the Stars

Freaked

Silent Beats

Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho

The Jennifer Hudson Show

G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Jem and the Holograms

Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

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

One Perfect Shot

The LXD: The Secrets of the Ra

Oh, the Places You'll Go!

Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe

Making Wicked: For Good

Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks

Justin Bieber: The New Me

Directors on Directors

The Miley and Mandy Show

Gwai Lo: The Little Foreigner