Jon M. Chu
Jonathan Murray Chu (born November 2, 1979) is an American film director, producer, and screenwriter. He is best known as the director of 2018's Crazy Rich Asians, the first film by a major Hollywood studio to feature a majority cast of Asian descent in a modern setting since The Joy Luck Club in 1993.
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Chu in March 2013 | |
| Born | Jonathan Murray Chu November 2, 1979 Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California (BFA) |
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| Years active | 2001–present |
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Kristin Hodge (m. 2018) |
| Children | 2 |
The films that he has directed often include musical elements, including the dance films Step Up 2: The Streets (2008) and Step Up 3D (2010), musicals Jem and the Holograms (2015) and In the Heights (2021), and the live concert films Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) and Justin Bieber's Believe (2013). Chu is an alumnus of the USC School of Cinematic Arts.
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