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Jon M. Chu (I)

Producer | Writer | Director

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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 ... read full biography

Known for G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013), Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011), Step Up 2 The Streets (2008), Now You See Me 2 (2016)

Guilds

DGA | WGA

External links

@jonmchu (twitter.com) | 2 official web sites & 6 more links

Vanity URL

imdb.me/jonmchu

Images (55)

Still of Jon M. Chu and Juliette Lewis in Jem and the Holograms

Still of Jon M. Chu and Aubrey Peeples in Jem and the Holograms

Still of Jon M. Chu, Aubree Storm, Justin Bieber, Elysandra Quinones, Shaun Evaristo, Jonathan Rabon and C.J. Salvador in Justin Bieber's Believe

Still of Jon M. Chu in G.I. Joe: Retaliation

Still of Jon M. Chu and Justin Bieber in Justin Bieber: Never Say Never

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Awards

2 wins & 2 nominations

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Filmography

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90 titles

Projects in Development (11 titles)	Budget	Status
Answer Me 1999 (TV Series) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer		Development Unknown
Can't Touch This Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer		Script
China Rich Girlfriend Director Director See fewer		Pre-Prod
Escape Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer		Script
Harmony (TV Series) - Director Director See fewer		Turnaround
Rich People Problems Director Director See fewer		Pre-Prod
Run Producer Producer See fewer		Development Unknown
Swiss Family Robinson (TV Series) - Director, Executive Producer Director, Executive Producer See fewer		Pitch
The Wangs vs The World (TV Movie) - Director, Executive Producer Director, Executive Producer See fewer		Optioned
Untitled Thai Cave Rescue Project Director, Executive Producer Director, Executive Producer See fewer		Pre-Prod
Wicked (2021) Director Director See fewer		Pre-Prod

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Films in Production (1 title)	Budget	Status
In the Heights (2021) Director Director See fewer		Post-Prod

Television in Production (1 title)	Episodes	Status
Triage (TV Movie) - Director Director See fewer		Post-Prod

Past Film & Video (32 titles)	Budget	Opening Weekend	Gross (US & Canada)	Gross (Worldwide)
Single (2020) (Short) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer	$31K
Somewhere (2018) (Video) - Cinematographer, Director Cinematographer, Director See fewer
Crazy Rich Asians (2018) Director Director See fewer	$30MM	$27MM	$175MM	$239MM
SPF-18 (2017) Special Thanks Special Thanks See fewer
Now You See Me 2: Bringing Magic to Life (2016) (Video) - Self, Special Thanks Self, Special Thanks See fewer
Now You See Me 2: On-Set Diary (2016) (Video) - Self, Special Thanks Self, Special Thanks See fewer	$1MM
Now You See Me 2: The Art of the Ensemble (2016) (Video) - Self, Special Thanks Self, Special Thanks See fewer	$1MM
Now You See Me 2: You Can't Look Away (2016) (Video) - Self, Special Thanks Self, Special Thanks See fewer	$1MM
Now You See Me 2 (2016) Director (directed by) Director (directed by) See fewer	$90MM	$22MM	$65MM	$335MM
Dance Camp (2016) Producer Producer See fewer
Jem and the Holograms (2015) Director, Producer (p.g.a.) Director, Producer (p.g.a.) See fewer	$5MM	$1.4MM	$2.2MM	$2.3MM
We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss (2014) Director Director See fewer
Step Up All In (2014) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer	$45MM	$6.5MM	$15MM	$86MM
Justin Bieber's Believe (2013) Self, Director Self, Director See fewer	$5MM	$2MM	$6.2MM	$11MM
Dear Mr. Watterson (2013) Associate Producer, Special Thanks Associate Producer, Special Thanks See fewer		$6K	$24K	$24K
G.I. Joe: Retaliation (2013) Director Director See fewer	$130MM	$41MM	$123MM	$376MM
Step Up Revolution (2012) Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer	$33MM	$12MM	$35MM	$140MM
Justin Bieber: Beauty and a Beat (2012) (Video) - Co-Director Co-Director See fewer
Today's the Day (2012) (Short) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
The LXD: Rise of the Drifts (2011) Director, Executive Producer, Writer Director, Executive Producer, Writer See fewer
Game On (2011) (Short) - Producer Producer See fewer
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011) Director Director See fewer	$13MM	$30MM	$73MM	$99MM
The LXD: The Secrets of the Ra (2011) Director, Editor, Executive Producer, Producer, Writer Director, Editor, Executive Producer, Producer, Writer See fewer
Step Up 3 (2010) Director Director See fewer	$30MM	$16MM	$42MM	$159MM
The LXD: The Uprising Begins (2010) Director, Editor, Executive Producer, Writer Director, Editor, Executive Producer, Writer See fewer
Step Up 2 The Streets (2008) Director Director See fewer	$18MM	$19MM	$58MM	$151MM
Cassie: Is It You (2008) (Video) - Director Director See fewer
The Secret of the Magic Gourd (2007) Producer (as John Chu) Producer (as John Chu) See fewer				$3.1MM
Killing Babies (2002) (Short) - Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer
Gwai Lo: The Little Foreigner (2002) (Short) - Director, Producer Director, Producer See fewer
When the Kids Are Away (2002) (Short) - Director, Writer Director, Writer See fewer
Silent Beats (2001) (Short) - Director, Producer, Production Designer, Sound, Writer Director, Producer, Production Designer, Sound, Writer See fewer	$400

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Past Television (11 titles)	Episodes
Home Before Dark (2020) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2020), Director (2 episodes, 2020) Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2020), Director (2 episodes, 2020) See fewer Bigger Than All of Us (Apr 3, 2020) Season 1, Episode 10 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	10
Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho (2019) (TV Special) - Director, Executive Producer Director, Executive Producer See fewer
Good Trouble (2019) (TV Series) - Director (1 episode, 2019), Executive Producer (1 episode, 2019) Director (1 episode, 2019), Executive Producer (1 episode, 2019) See fewer DTLA (Jan 8, 2019) Season 1, Episode 1 - Director, Executive Producer Director, Executive Producer See fewer	1
S2dio City (2012) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (18 episodes, 2012) Executive Producer (18 episodes, 2012) See fewer The Cliff (Dec 26, 2012) Season 1, Episode 19 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	18
The Arena (2012) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2012) Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2012) See fewer Finals - El Nino vs Morris (Nov 26, 2012) Season 1, Episode 10 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	10
Masterclass (2012) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2012) Executive Producer (10 episodes, 2012) See fewer Aakomon Jones (Aug 24, 2012) Season 1, Episode 10 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	10
Ds2dio 360 (2012– ) (TV Series) - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer
Remixed (2012) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (6 episodes, 2012) Executive Producer (6 episodes, 2012) See fewer Melinda Sullivan & Big Bad VooDoo Daddy (Jul 23, 2012) Season 1, Episode 6 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	6
The LXD: The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers (2010–2011) (TV Series) - Executive Producer (25 episodes, 2010), Writer (creator) (20 episodes, 2010), Writer (16 episodes, 2010), Director (9 episodes, 2010), Editor (5 episodes, 2010), … See more Executive Producer (25 episodes, 2010), Writer (creator) (20 episodes, 2010), Writer (16 episodes, 2010), Director (9 episodes, 2010), Editor (5 episodes, 2010), Writer (screenplay) (4 episodes, 2010), Writer (story) (4 episodes, 2010), High School Announcer (1 episode, 2010), Producer (1 episode, 2011), Writer (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Rise of the Drifts (Sep 21, 2011) Season 3, Episode 10 - Executive Producer Executive Producer See fewer See more See fewer Loading	31
So You Think You Can Dance (2009) (TV Series) - Choreographic Director (9 episodes, 2009) Choreographic Director (9 episodes, 2009) See fewer Two of 10 Voted Off (Dec 2, 2009) Season 6, Episode 20 - Choreographic Director Choreographic Director See fewer See more See fewer Loading	9
Surfing Channels (1997–2001) (TV Series) - Cinematographer Cinematographer See fewer

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Self (32 titles)
Music N Motion (2021) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2021) Self (1 episode, 2021) See fewer Episode 1 (2021) Season 1, Episode 1 - Self Self See fewer
Close Up with the Hollywood Reporter (2020) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2020) Self (1 episode, 2020) See fewer TV Director (Sep 20, 2020) Season 6, Episode 7 - Self Self See fewer
Made in Hollywood (2010–2020) (TV Series) - Self (5 episodes, 2010) Self (5 episodes, 2010) See fewer Quibi/Home Before Dark/Coffee & Kareem/Tacoma FD (Apr 25, 2020) Season 15, Episode 28 - Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Sidewalks Entertainment (2020) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2020) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Jon M. Chu (Apr 6, 2020) Season 30, Episode 42 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
35th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2020) (TV Special) - Self - Honorary Chair Self - Honorary Chair See fewer
Ok! TV (2019) (TV Series) - Self (5 episodes, 2019) Self (5 episodes, 2019) See fewer Episode #4.136 (Mar 11, 2019) Season 4, Episode 136 - Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Red Carpet Report (2019) (TV Series) - Self (3 episodes, 2019) Self (3 episodes, 2019) See fewer 56th Annual ICG Publicist Awards (Feb 21, 2019) Season 11, Episode 21 - Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (2018) Self Self See fewer
Eyes of Faith (2018) Self Self See fewer
CNN Newsroom (2018) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2018) Self (1 episode, 2018) See fewer Episode #30.230 (Aug 18, 2018) Season 30, Episode 230 - Self Self See fewer
WGN Morning News (2018) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2018) Self (1 episode, 2018) See fewer Episode dated 15 August 2018 (Aug 15, 2018) Self Self See fewer
Larry King Now (2018) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2018) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2018) See fewer 'Crazy Rich Asians' director Jon M. Chu on the first all-Asian film cast in 25 years (Aug 10, 2018) Season 7, Episode 11 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Ashley and Red (2017) (TV Series) - Soap (1 episode, 2017) Soap (1 episode, 2017) See fewer Bathtime (Nov 20, 2017) Season 1, Episode 3 - Soap Soap See fewer
Now You See Me 2: The Horsemen Return (2016) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
G.I. Joe: Brothers Beyond Blood (2013) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
G.I. Joe: The Sound of Silence (2013) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
G.I. Joe: The True Face of Evil (2013) (Video) - Self Self See fewer
Vivir de cine (2013) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2013) Self (1 episode, 2013) See fewer Episode #1.23 (Apr 6, 2013) Season 1, Episode 23 - Self Self See fewer
Up Close with Carrie Keagan (2008–2013) (TV Series) - Self (3 episodes, 2008) Self (3 episodes, 2008) See fewer Episode dated 27 March 2013 (Mar 27, 2013) Self Self See fewer See more See fewer Loading
Reel Junkie (2013) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2013) Self (1 episode, 2013) See fewer G.I. Joe: Retaliation (Mar 26, 2013) Self Self See fewer
IC Places Hollywood (2012) (TV Series) - Self - Interviewee (1 episode, 2012) Self - Interviewee (1 episode, 2012) See fewer CinemaRock (Apr 26, 2012) Season 1, Episode 12 - Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer
1st Look (2012) (TV Series) - Self - Interviewee (1 episode, 2012) Self - Interviewee (1 episode, 2012) See fewer G.I. Joe: Retaliation (Apr 2012) Season 2, Episode 4 - Self - Interviewee Self - Interviewee See fewer
Uploaded: The Asian American Movement (2012) Self Self See fewer
Film Fiend (2011) (TV Series) - Self - Guest (1 episode, 2011) Self - Guest (1 episode, 2011) See fewer Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (Feb 27, 2011) Season 2, Episode 3 - Self - Guest Self - Guest See fewer
Teen Choice Awards 2010 (2010) (TV Special) - Self - Presenter (as Jon Chu) Self - Presenter (as Jon Chu) See fewer
So You Think You Can Dance (2010) (TV Series) - Self - Audience Member (1 episode, 2010) Self - Audience Member (1 episode, 2010) See fewer 2 of 6 Voted Off (Jul 29, 2010) Season 7, Episode 19 - Self - Audience Member Self - Audience Member See fewer
The Ho Down (2010) (Short) - Self Self See fewer
Entertainment Tonight (2009) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2009) Self (1 episode, 2009) See fewer Episode dated 22 July 2009 (Jul 22, 2009) Self Self See fewer
YouTube Live (2008) (TV Special) - Self Self See fewer
The Teen Choice Awards 2008 (2008) (TV Special) - Self - Presenter Self - Presenter See fewer
The Miley and Mandy Show (2008) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2008) Self (1 episode, 2008) See fewer M&M Cru Final Dance Battle: Cyrus Blaine Seacrest Tatum (Jun 10, 2008) Season 1, Episode 19 - Self Self See fewer
Family Style (TV Series) - Self (2019) Self (2019) See fewer

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Archive Footage (2 titles)
Les Chroniques du Mea (2020) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2020) Self (1 episode, 2020) See fewer Hook (1991) (Mar 29, 2020) Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer
So You Think You Can Dance (2010) (TV Series) - Self (1 episode, 2010) Self (1 episode, 2010) See fewer 1 of 4 Voted Off (Aug 5, 2010) Season 7, Episode 21 - Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer

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Commercials (4 titles)	Role / Position	Company / Director
Microsoft Surface "Movement" *	Director	BlackOps
Microsoft Surface "ProVibe" *	Director	BlackOps
Microsoft Surface 2 "Frames" *	Director	BlackOps
Virgin America InFlight Safety Experience *	Director	Virgin Produced

Theater (2 titles)	Role / Position	Company / Director
Justin Bieber's Believe Tour 2013 *	Creative Director	Scooter Braun Entertainment
Legion of Extraordinary Dancer's The TOUR *	Creative Director	LXD Ventures

Internet (5 titles)	Role / Position	Company / Director
DS2DIO *	Creative Director	DS2DIO LLC
The LXD: Uprising Begins *	Writer/Director/Creator	Paramount Digital
The LXD: Secrets of the Ra *	Director/Writer/Creator	Paramount Digital
The LXD: Rise of the Drifts *	Director/Writer/Creator	Paramount Digital
Adam/Chu Dance Crew VS Miley and Mandy Cru *	Writer/Director	Chu Studios

Film (4 titles)	Role / Position	Company / Director
G.I. Joe: Retaliation *	Director	Paramount Pictures
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never *	Director	Paramount Pictures
Step Up 3D *	Director	Touchstone, Summit Entertainment
Step Up 2: The Streets *	Director	Touchstone, Summit Entertainment

Video (1 title)	Role / Position	Company / Director
Beauty and a Beat feat. Nicki Minaj *	Writer/Director	Scooter Braun Entertainment

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Enrico Casarosa Art Department	38,078
Henry Golding Actor	1,917
Constance Wu Actress	1,771
Ronald D. Moore Producer	9,697
Awkwafina Actress	551
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