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Jon M. Chu
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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As director
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Wicked: For Good
Wicked
In the Heights
Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho
Crazy Rich Asians
Now You See Me 2
Jem and the Holograms
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Justin Bieber's Believe
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
The LXD: The Secrets of the Ra
Step Up 3D
Step Up 2: The Streets
Gwai Lo: The Little Foreigner
Silent Beats
Play-Doh
The Goxfather
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
The Woman in Me
Permanent Record
The Great Chinese Art Heist
Split Fiction
Hot Wheels
The LXD: Rise of the Drifts
Crazy Rich Asians 2
As actor
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
Making Wicked: For Good
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Making Wicked
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
A Night at the Academy Museum
Justin Bieber: The New Me
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Justin Bieber's Believe
YouTube Live
Freaked