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Jon M. Chu
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…
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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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon M. Chu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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2028
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Movie Director
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2026
Tribeca 25
Movie Self
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2025
Making Wicked: For Good
Movie Self
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2025
Wicked: For Good
Movie Director
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2025
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
Movie Self
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2025
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Movie Self
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2025
Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks
TV show Himself
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2025
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
Movie Self
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2024
Making Wicked
Movie Self
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2024
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Movie Self
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2024
Wicked
Movie Director
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2023
100 Years of Warner Bros.
TV show Self
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2023
The Company You Keep
TV show Producer
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2022
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Movie Executive Producer
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2022
Thai Cave Rescue
TV show Executive Producer
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2022
The Jennifer Hudson Show
TV show Self - Guest
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- 2022
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2022
One Perfect Shot
TV show Self
- 2021
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2021
A Night at the Academy Museum
Movie Self
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2021
In the Heights
Movie Director
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2021
Directors on Directors
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2020
Home Before Dark
TV show Executive Producer
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2019
Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho
Movie Director
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2019
Good Trouble
TV show Director
- 2018
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2018
Crazy Rich Asians
Movie Director
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2016
Now You See Me 2
Movie Director
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2016
Dance Camp
Movie Producer
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2015
Jem and the Holograms
Movie Director
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2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV show Self
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2014
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
Movie Director
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2013
Justin Bieber's Believe
Movie Self
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2013
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Movie Director
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2012
Step Up Revolution
Movie Executive Producer
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2011
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
Movie Director
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2011
The LXD: The Secrets of the Ra
Movie Director
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2010
Step Up 3D
Movie Director
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2010
The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers
TV show Creator
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2008
YouTube Live
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