1979-11-02 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.
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Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked | Self | 2024-11-16 |
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Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage | Self | 2022-05-27 |
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A Night at the Academy Museum | Self | 2021-10-12 |
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Justin Bieber: The New Me | 2021-11-09 | |
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Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché | Self | 2018-12-07 |
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Justin Bieber's Believe | Self | 2013-12-19 |
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YouTube Live | Himself | 2008-11-22 |
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Freaked | Giant Stuey Monster | 1993-09-11 |
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Making Wicked | Himself |