Biography
Jon M. Chu
Directing
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 o…
Career works
24
Movies
13
Series
11
Career average
6.8/10
Birth date
11/02/1979
Place of birth
Palo Alto, California, USA
Filmography highlights
Movies
Making Wicked: For Good
2025
Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek
2025 · 10.0
Wicked: One Wonderful Night
2025 · 8.2
Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe
2025
Making Wicked
2024 · 8.0
Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked
2024 · 7.5
Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage
2022 · 4.7
Justin Bieber: The New Me
2021
A Night at the Academy Museum
2021 · 7.0
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché
2018 · 7.2
Justin Bieber's Believe
2013 · 6.9
YouTube Live
2008 · 7.0
Freaked
1993 · 6.2
Series
Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks
2025
100 Years of Warner Bros.
2023 · 7.6
The Jennifer Hudson Show
2022 · 5.6
One Perfect Shot
2022 · 4.7
Directors on Directors
2021
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · 6.1
The Miley and Mandy Show
2008
Dancing with the Stars
2005 · 6.1
The Daily Show
1996 · 6.4
The Oscars
1953 · 7.0
Golden Globe Awards
1944 · 7.0