Jon M. Chu

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). Description above from the Wikipedia article Jon M. Chu, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

The Jennifer Hudson Show

Dancing with the Stars

Golden Globe Awards

The Oscars

100 Years of Warner Bros.

Directors on Directors

All Movies (13)

• Making Wicked: For Good2025 · as Self
• Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek2025 · as Self
• Wicked: One Wonderful Night2025 · as Self
• Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe2025 · as Self
• Making Wicked2024 · as Self
• Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked2024 · as Self
• Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage2022 · as Self
• Justin Bieber: The New Me2021
• A Night at the Academy Museum2021 · as Self
• Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché2018 · as Self
• Justin Bieber's Believe2013 · as Self
• YouTube Live2008 · as Himself
• Freaked1993 · as Giant Stuey Monster

All TV Shows (11)

• Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks2025 · as Himself
• 100 Years of Warner Bros.2023 · as Self
• The Jennifer Hudson Show2022 · as Self - Guest
• One Perfect Shot2022 · as Self
• Directors on Directors2021 · as Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
• The Miley and Mandy Show2008
• Dancing with the Stars2005 · as Self - Guest Judge
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• The Oscars1953 · as Self
• Golden Globe Awards1944 · as Self - Nominee