
About
Jon M. Chu
Overview
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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Known for
Acting |
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2025 | Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2024 | Making Wicked | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
2024 | Making Wicked | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
2024 | Wicked: On Set with Jon M. Chu | Actor | Himself | N/A N/A |
2024 | Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2022 | Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2021 | Justin Bieber: The New Me | Actor | N/A N/A |
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2021 | A Night at the Academy Museum | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
2018 | Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
2013 | Justin Bieber's Believe | Actor | Self | 62 Fair |
2008 | YouTube Live | Actor | Himself | 58 Average |
1993 | Freaked | Actor | Giant Stuey Monster | 59 Average |
Directing |
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2028 | Oh, the Places You'll Go! | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2025 | Wicked: For Good | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2024 | Wicked | Directing | Director | 67 Fair |
2021 | In the Heights | Directing | Director | 66 Fair |
2019 | Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho | Directing | Director | 58 Average |
2018 | Crazy Rich Asians | Directing | Director | 69 Fair |
2016 | Now You See Me 2 | Directing | Director | 67 Fair |
2015 | Jem and the Holograms | Directing | Director | 56 Average |
2014 | We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2013 | Justin Bieber's Believe | Directing | Director | 62 Fair |
2013 | G.I. Joe: Retaliation | Directing | Director | 56 Average |
2011 | Justin Bieber: Never Say Never | Directing | Director | 55 Average |
2010 | Step Up 3D | Directing | Director | 66 Fair |
2008 | Step Up 2: The Streets | Directing | Director | 65 Fair |
2002 | Gwai Lo: The Little Foreigner | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
2001 | Silent Beats | Directing | Director | 59 Average |
Hot Wheels | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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The Goxfather | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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The Great Chinese Art Heist | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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Permanent Record | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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The Woman in Me | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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Split Fiction | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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Play-Doh | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Directing | Director | N/A N/A |
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Production |
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2023 | The Company You Keep | Production | Producer | 70 Good |
2022 | Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration | Production | Executive Producer | 59 Average |
2022 | Thai Cave Rescue | Production | Executive Producer | 70 Good |
2016 | Dance Camp | Production | Producer | 59 Average |
2015 | Jem and the Holograms | Production | Producer | 56 Average |
2012 | Step Up Revolution | Production | Executive Producer | 67 Fair |
Hot Wheels | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat | Production | Executive Producer | N/A N/A |
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Play-Doh | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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The Goxfather | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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Permanent Record | Production | Producer | N/A N/A |
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Crew |
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2024 | Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked | Crew | Thanks | 59 Average |