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Jonathan Murray Chu (born November 2, 1979) [1] 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. [2]
Jon M. Chu is a director, producer, writer and alumni of USC School of Cinema-Television. He is known for his work on G.I. Joe: Retaliation, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, Step Up, Crazy Rich Asians and more.
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May 16, 2024 · Jon M. Chu (born November 2, 1979, Palo Alto, California, U.S.) is an American director, producer, and writer. He directed the popular romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and the musical drama In the Heights (2021).
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Jun 11, 2021 · Jon M. Chu, Lin Manuel-Miranda, Luis Miranda, and Quiara Alegría at attend the New York premiere of In The Heights. It was only after Chu started working directly with Hudes and Miranda that...
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Jun 11, 2021 · Hollywood director Jon M. Chu got his start splicing VHS tapes of home videos, but it took him two decades — and acceptance of his cultural identity — to realize what stories he really wanted...
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Jon M. Chu is a director of films such as G.I. Joe: Retaliation and Crazy Rich Asians. He was discovered by Steven Spielberg as a USC film student and has won several awards and honors.
Jun 3, 2021 · Jon M. Chu, photographed at his Calabasas home on May 28, makes his movie musical debut with “In the Heights,” nearly 20 years after he was predicted to transform the genre. (Christina House...
