Jon M. Chu
Director
Biography
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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Filmography
Justin Bieber's Believe
as Self 2013
Freaked
as Giant Stuey Monster 1993
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
as Self 2018
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
as Self 2025
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
as Self 2024
A Night at the Academy Museum
as Self 2021
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
as Self 2022
YouTube Live
as Himself 2008
Making Wicked
as Self 2024
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
as Self 2025
Justin Bieber: The New Me
2021
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
as Self 2025