Jon M. Chu | |
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 Chu in March 2013 | |
| Born | Jonathan Murray Chu November 2, 1979 Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California (BFA) |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
| Spouse |
Kristin Hodge (m. 2018) |
| Children | 5[1] |
Jonathan Murray Chu (born November 2, 1979)[2] is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as the director of 2018's Crazy Rich Asians, one of the first films by a major Hollywood studio to feature a majority cast of Asian descent in a modern setting since The Joy Luck Club in 1993,[3] and of the two-part film adaptation of the acclaimed stage musical Wicked, consisting of Wicked (2024) and Wicked: Part Two (2025).[4]
The films that he has directed often include musical elements, including the dance films Step Up 2: The Streets (2008) and Step Up 3D (2010), musicals Jem and the Holograms (2015) and In the Heights (2021), and the live concert films Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) and Justin Bieber's Believe (2013). Chu is an alumnus of the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
- ^ https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/director-jon-m-chu-expecting-205001659.html
- ^ Chu, Jon M. [@jonmchu] (2014-11-02). "Please dont wish me a happy 35th birthday today! Just help me reach my goal by..." (Tweet). Archived from the original on April 23, 2020. Retrieved 2020-04-22 – via Twitter.
- ^ Ho, Karen K. (August 15, 2018). "'Crazy Rich Asians' Is Going to Change Hollywood. It's About Time". Time. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- ^ Dayrit, Jay Ruben (July 23, 2024). "For the Director of Wicked, There's No Place Like Silicon Valley". Wired. Retrieved 2024-10-31.