Cast & creator
Jon M. Chu
Best known for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, The Daily Show, The Jennifer Hudson Show
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.
Also known as: Jon Chu, John M. Chu, جان ام. چو, Jonathan Murray Chu
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film credits
17
television credits
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1944–2028 · acting roles
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average across scored titles
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Known for
Across film & television
Filmography (72)
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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self
2015
The Daily Show
Self
1996
The Jennifer Hudson Show
Self - Guest
2022
Dancing with the Stars
Self - Guest Judge
2005
Golden Globe Awards
Self - Nominee
1944
Good Trouble
Director
2019
Wicked: For Good
Director
2025
The Oscars
Self
1953
Wicked
Director
2024
Now You See Me 2
Director
2016
The Company You Keep
Producer
2023
G.I. Joe: Retaliation
Director
2013
100 Years of Warner Bros.
Self
2023
Crazy Rich Asians
Director
2018
Home Before Dark
Executive Producer
2020Home Before Dark
Director
2020
Step Up 2: The Streets
Director
2008
Directors on Directors
Self
2021
Step Up 3D
Director
2010
Step Up Revolution
Executive Producer
2012
In the Heights
Director
2021
The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers
Creator
2010
Thai Cave Rescue
Executive Producer
2022
Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
Executive Producer
2022
The Miley and Mandy Show
2008
Freaked
Giant Stuey Monster
1993
Jem and the Holograms
Director
2015Jem and the Holograms
Producer
2015
Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks
Himself
2025
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Self
2024Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
Thanks
2024
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never
Director
2011
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
Self
2018
Justin Bieber's Believe
Self
2013Justin Bieber's Believe
Director
2013
Tribeca 25
Self
2026
One Perfect Shot
Self
2022
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Self
2025Wicked: One Wonderful Night
Executive Music Producer
2025
Oh, the Places You'll Go!
Director
2028
Split Fiction
Director
Split Fiction
Producer
Making Wicked: For Good
Self
2025
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
Self
2025
A Night at the Academy Museum
Self
2021
Making Wicked
Self
2024
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
Self
2025
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
Director
2014
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
Self
2022
The Woman in Me
Director
Justin Bieber: The New Me
2021Crazy Rich Asians Spinoff
Producer
Hot Wheels
Director
Hot Wheels
Producer
Crazy Rich Asians 2
Director
Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho
Director
2019
YouTube Live
Himself
2008
Dance Camp
Producer
2016
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Executive Producer
Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
Director
The Goxfather
Producer
The Goxfather
Director
The Great Chinese Art Heist
Director
The LXD: Rise of the Drifts
Director
Gwai Lo: The Little Foreigner
Director
2002
Silent Beats
Director
2001
Permanent Record
Director
Permanent Record
Producer
The LXD: The Secrets of the Ra
Director
2011Untitled Britany Spears Biopic
Director
Play-Doh
Director
Play-Doh
Producer