Known For
Directing
Known Credits
24
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 2, 1979 (46 years old)
Place of Birth
Palo Alto, California, USA
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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| 2025 | Wicked: One Wonderful Night...Executive Music Producer | |
| 2024 | Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked...Thanks |
| 2023 | The Company You Keep...Producer | |
| 2022 | Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration...Executive Producer | |
| 2022 | Thai Cave Rescue...Executive Producer | |
| 2020 | Home Before Dark...Executive Producer | |
| 2016 | Dance Camp...Producer | |
| 2015 | Jem and the Holograms...Producer | |
| 2012 | Step Up Revolution...Executive Producer | |
| Split Fiction...Producer | ||
| Play-Doh...Producer | ||
| Permanent Record...Producer | ||
| Hot Wheels...Producer | ||
| The Goxfather...Producer | ||
| Crazy Rich Asians Spinoff...Producer | ||
| Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat...Executive Producer |
| 2010 | The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers...Creator |
| 2025 | Making Wicked: For Goodas Self | |
| 2025 | Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peekas Self | |
| 2025 | Wicked: One Wonderful Nightas Self | |
| 2025 | Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parksas Himself | |
| 2025 | Inside the Worlds of Epic Universeas Self | |
| 2024 | Making Wickedas Self | |
| 2024 | Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wickedas Self | |
| 2023 | 100 Years of Warner Bros.as Self | |
| 2022 | The Jennifer Hudson Showas Self - Guest | |
| 2022 | Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritageas Self | |
| 2022 | One Perfect Shotas Self | |
| 2021 | Justin Bieber: The New Meas | |
| 2021 | A Night at the Academy Museumas Self | |
| 2021 | Directors on Directorsas Self | |
| 2018 | Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blachéas Self | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen Colbertas Self | |
| 2013 | Justin Bieber's Believeas Self | |
| 2008 | YouTube Liveas Himself | |
| 2008 | The Miley and Mandy Showas | |
| 2005 | Dancing with the Starsas Self - Guest Judge | |
| 1996 | The Daily Showas Self | |
| 1993 | Freakedas Giant Stuey Monster | |
| 1953 | The Oscarsas Self | |
| 1944 | Golden Globe Awardsas Self - Nominee |
