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2. 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. Director: G.I. Joe: Retaliation. 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.
2 days ago · Listen • 35:33. Universal. Jon M. Chu directs Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande on the set of Wicked. Filmmaker Jon M. Chu says one his most enduring childhood memories is of his father, a Chinese immigrant, bustling about the family-run restaurant in California. One moment, Chu's dad would be in the dining area, suavely greeting guests and ...
3 days ago · Jon M. Chu. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images Before becoming a famed director, Chu made his professional stage debut in an all-Asian production of the late Stephen Sondheim’s Pacific Overtures ...
2 days ago · 'Wicked' Director Jon M. Chu On The Hard Work Of Creativity : Fresh Air Chu takes his inspiration from his dad, a Chinese immigrant who worked both the front room and the kitchen of their family ...
4 days ago · July 22, 2024. Jon M. Chu on the set of Crazy Rich Asians with Michelle Yeoh and Henry Golding. Sanja Bucko/Everett Collection. “It’s nothing to worry about,” my agent told me. “But the ...
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).
