Jon M. Chu
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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]
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Born | Jonathan Murray Chu (1979-11-02) November 2, 1979 (age 44) Palo Alto, California, U.S. |
Alma mater | University of Southern California (BFA) |
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Years active | 2001–present |
Spouse |
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.