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Jon M. Chu

  • Producer
  • Writer
  • Director
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000435
Jon M. Chu
From 'Step Up 3D' and 'G.I. Joe: Retaliation' to 'Crazy Rich Asians' and 'In the Heights,' we reveal the vibrant cinematic trademarks of director Jon M. Chu.
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A Guide to the Films of Jon M. Chu
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Jon is an alumni of the USC School of Cinema-Television. There, he won the Princess Grace Award, the Dore Schary Award presented by the Anti-Defamation league, the Jack Nicholson directing award, and recognized as an honoree for the IFP/West program Project: Involve.

After making his student short, "When the Kids Are Away", Jon was scooped up by the William Morris Agency and attached to several high profile projects.
BornNovember 2, 1979
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BornNovember 2, 1979
IMDbProStarmeterTop 5,000435
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    • Awards
      • 10 wins & 17 nominations total

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    Known for

    Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in Wicked (2024)
    Wicked
    7.5
    • Director
    • 2024
    Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Dascha Polanco, Leslie Grace, and Anthony Ramos in In the Heights (2021)
    In the Heights
    7.2
    • Director
    • 2021
    Constance Wu and Henry Golding in Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
    Crazy Rich Asians
    6.9
    • Director
    • 2018
    Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, Lee Byung-hun, Elodie Yung, Channing Tatum, and Adrianne Palicki in G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
    G.I. Joe: Retaliation
    5.7
    • Director
    • 2013

    Credits

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    Producer

    • Split Fiction
      • producer
      • In Production
    • Crazy Rich Asians
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
      • producer
      • In Development
    • Crazy Rich Asians Spinoff
      • producer
      • In Development
    • Swiss Family Robinson
      • executive producer
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Milo Ventimiglia and Catherine Haena Kim in The Company You Keep (2023)
      The Company You Keep
      7.3
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2023
    • Rita Moreno, Martin Short, David Alan Grier, Shania Twain, Rizwan Manji, Josh Groban, Leo Abelo Perry, Jon Jon Briones, Joshua Henry, and H.E.R. in Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration (2022)
      Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration
      6.7
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Thai Cave Rescue (2022)
      Thai Cave Rescue
      7.8
      TV Mini Series
      • executive producer
      • 2022
    • Home Before Dark (2020)
      Home Before Dark
      7.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2020–2021
    • Single (2020)
      Single
      6.9
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2020
    • Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho (2019)
      Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho
      5.7
      TV Special
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Cierra Ramirez and Maia Mitchell in Good Trouble (2019)
      Good Trouble
      7.5
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2019
    • Nadji Jeter, Jake Paul, Jordyn Jones, and Meg DeAngelis in Dance Camp (2016)
      Dance Camp
      3.9
      • producer
      • 2016
    • Aubrey Shea in Jem and the Holograms (2015)
      Jem and the Holograms
      4.2
      • producer (p.g.a.)
      • 2015
    • Step Up All In (2014)
      Step Up All In
      5.9
      • executive producer
      • 2014
    • Dear Mr. Watterson (2013)
      Dear Mr. Watterson
      6.4
      • associate producer
      • 2013
    • Today's the Day (2012)
      Today's the Day
      6.7
      Short
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • S2dio City (2012)
      S2dio City
      7.2
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • The Arena (2012)
      The Arena
      4.9
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2012
    • Masterclass (2012)
      Masterclass
      6.4
      TV Series
      • executive producer
      • 2012

    Writer

    • The LXD: Rise of the Drifts (2011)
      The LXD: Rise of the Drifts
      6.0
      • written by
      • 2011
    • J.D. McElroy, Giovanni Watson, Bryan Tanaka, Brandon A. Phillips, Dondraico 'Draico' Johnson, and Mykal Bean in The LXD: The Secrets of the Ra (2011)
      The LXD: The Secrets of the Ra
      3.9
      • written by
      • 2011
    • The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (2010)
      The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers
      6.8
      TV Series
      • creator
      • screenplay
      • story ...
      • 2010–2011
    • The LXD: The Uprising Begins (2010)
      The LXD: The Uprising Begins
      6.0
      • written by
      • 2010
    • When the Kids Are Away
      5.8
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2002
    • Silent Beats (2001)
      Silent Beats
      6.0
      Short
      • Writer
      • 2001

    Director

    • Wicked: For Good
      • Director
      • Post-production
      • 2025
    • Crazy Rich Asians 2
      • Director
      • In Development
    • Split Fiction
      • Director
      • In Production
    • Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat
      • Director
      • In Development
    • Swiss Family Robinson
      • Director
      • Pre-production
      • TV Series
    • Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo in Wicked (2024)
      Wicked
      7.5
      • Director
      • 2024
    • Lin-Manuel Miranda, Daphne Rubin-Vega, Corey Hawkins, Stephanie Beatriz, Melissa Barrera, Dascha Polanco, Leslie Grace, and Anthony Ramos in In the Heights (2021)
      In the Heights
      7.2
      • Director
      • 2021
    • Triage
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Home Before Dark (2020)
      Home Before Dark
      7.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2020
    • Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho (2019)
      Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho
      5.7
      TV Special
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Cierra Ramirez and Maia Mitchell in Good Trouble (2019)
      Good Trouble
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2019
    • Somewhere (2018)
      Somewhere
      4.8
      Short
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Constance Wu and Henry Golding in Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
      Crazy Rich Asians
      6.9
      • Director
      • 2018
    • Morgan Freeman, Michael Caine, Woody Harrelson, Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Eisenberg, Daniel Radcliffe, Mark Ruffalo, Jay Chou, and Dave Franco in Now You See Me 2 (2016)
      Now You See Me 2
      6.4
      • Director (directed by)
      • 2016
    • Aubrey Shea in Jem and the Holograms (2015)
      Jem and the Holograms
      4.2
      • Director
      • 2015
    • We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss (2014)
      We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss
      5.8
      • Director (segment "Supply & Dance, Man!")
      • 2014
    • Justin Bieber in Justin Bieber's Believe (2013)
      Justin Bieber's Believe
      1.6
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Bruce Willis, Dwayne Johnson, Lee Byung-hun, Elodie Yung, Channing Tatum, and Adrianne Palicki in G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013)
      G.I. Joe: Retaliation
      5.7
      • Director
      • 2013
    • Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj in Justin Bieber Feat. Nicki Minaj: Beauty and a Beat (2012)
      Justin Bieber Feat. Nicki Minaj: Beauty and a Beat
      4.9
      Music Video
      • co-director
      • 2012
    • The LXD: Rise of the Drifts (2011)
      The LXD: Rise of the Drifts
      6.0
      • Director
      • 2011
    • In-development projects at IMDbPro

    Videos26

    Reflected on Screen: Lin-Manuel Miranda and the 'In the Heights' Team
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    Reflected on Screen: Lin-Manuel Miranda and the 'In the Heights' Team
    Ones to Watch in 2021
    Clip 3:52
    Ones to Watch in 2021
    Ones to Watch in 2021
    Clip 3:52
    Ones to Watch in 2021
    Jon M. Chu Gives a 'Crazy Rich Asians 2' Update
    Clip 1:18
    Jon M. Chu Gives a 'Crazy Rich Asians 2' Update
    "Underdogs"
    Clip 0:32
    "Underdogs"
    "Every Stage"
    Clip 1:03
    "Every Stage"
    "Tickets"
    Clip 1:12
    "Tickets"

    Personal details

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    • Official sites
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      • YouTube
    • Alternative names
      • Jonathan Chu
    • Height
      • 5′ 10″ (1.78 m)
    • Born
      • November 2, 1979
      • Palo Alto, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Kristin Hodge? - present (5 children)
    • Children
        Jonathan Heights
    • Parents
        Lawrence Chu
    • Relatives
      • Larry Chu(Sibling)
    • Publicity listings
      • 8 Articles

    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Was discovered as a USC film student by Steven Spielberg who saw his short film "When the Kids Are Away".
    • Quotes
      I started making films in fifth grade when my family and I would go on vacations and my mom decided to let me be in charge of the camera... Rather than shooting our family in front of the London Bridge or the Eiffel Tower, I was making sci-fi thrillers and murder mysteries.
    • Trademark
        Incorporating dancing moves

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