Jon M. Chu

Film & TV

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…

Known for

• Tribeca 25 — Self2026
• Inside the Worlds of Epic Universe — Self2025
• Wicked: One Wonderful Night — Self2025
• Wicked: For Good - A Sneak Peek — Self2025
• Making Wicked: For Good — Self2025
• Epic Ride: The Story of Universal Theme Parks — Himself2025
• Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked — Self2024
• Making Wicked — Self2024
• 100 Years of Warner Bros. — Self2023
• Soul of a Nation Presents: Together As One: Celebrating Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage — Self2022

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Wikidata facts

Instance of

human

Gender

male

Citizenship

United States

Place of birth

Palo Alto

Occupation

film producer

Languages spoken

English language

Award

Time 100

Image

Jon Chu - Wicked.jpg

Number of children

2

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