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   Jon M. Chu. 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.

   • Children: 2
   • Born: Jonathan Murray Chu, November 2, 1979 (age 43), Palo Alto, California, U.S.

   • Years active: 2001–present

2. www.npr.org › jon-m-chu-on-in-the-heightsJon M. Chu On 'In The Heights' - NPR

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   Jun 12, 2021 · UNIDENTIFIED ACTORS: (As characters, singing) I'll be home all summer. I'll be home all summer. If you're going to be around, you can find me Uptown. I'll be home all summer. MARTIN: That was Jon ...

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4. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › movies‘In the Heights’ director Jon M. Chu is disrupting musicals ...

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   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.

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5. www.britannica.com › biography › Jon-M-ChuJon M. Chu | Biography, Movies, Crazy Rich Asians, & Facts

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   Apr 18, 2024 · Director Jon M. Chu to turn Crazy Rich Asians movie into Broadway musical. Jon M. Chu (born November 2, 1979, Palo Alto, California, U.S.) American director, producer, and writer. He directed the popular romantic comedy Crazy Rich Asians (2018) and the musical drama In the Heights (2021). The movies he has worked on often feature elaborate ...

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   Who is Jonathan Heights Chu?

   • Their son, Jonathan Heights Chu, was born in 2019. His middle name comes from the film, In the Heights, which Chu was in the middle of directing at the time. Producer Executive producer

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   Who is chef Chu?

   • Chu is the youngest of five children of Ruth Chu, who was born in Taiwan, and Lawrence Chu, who was born in Sichuan province, China, and emigrated from Hong Kong to San Francisco in the mid-1960s. After working in the food industry for several years, Lawrence Chu opened an iconic restaurant, Chef Chu’s, in Los Altos, California, in 1970.

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   How did Chu get his name?

   • Chu himself got his name from the lead character of the 1980s series “Hart to Hart,” and his professional name follows the format of Broadway legend George M. Cohan, after he saw the movie ‘Yankee Doodle Dandy’ with his grandfather.

   ‘In the Heights’ director Jon M. Chu is disrupting musicals - Los

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   Who are Chu's parents?

   • His mother, Ruth Chu, was born in Taiwan; his father, Lawrence Chu, was born in Sichuan. His family owns the restaurant Chef Chu's. Chu obtained a BFA in Film & Television Production from University of Southern California in 2003, where he was a member of the Sigma Phi Epsilon fraternity.

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7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › In_the_Heights_(film)In the Heights (film) - Wikipedia

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   Box office. $45.2 million [2] [3] In the Heights is a 2021 American musical drama film directed by Jon M. Chu from a screenplay by Quiara Alegría Hudes based on the stage musical of the same name by Hudes and Lin-Manuel Miranda. The film stars Anthony Ramos, Corey Hawkins, Leslie Grace in her film debut, Melissa Barrera, Olga Merediz, Daphne ...

8. www.latimes.com › entertainment-arts › story'Crazy Rich Asians' gets Broadway musical from Jon M. Chu ...

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   Apr 17, 2024 · Aug. 10, 2018. While the “Crazy Rich Asians” musical will be Chu’s Broadway debut, he’s no stranger to bringing popular stage productions to the screen. In 2021, Chu directed the movie ...

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9. deadline.com › 2021 › 02'Wicked' Movie Lands 'Crazy Rich Asians' Director Jon M. Chu

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   Feb 2, 2021 · February 2, 2021 9:30am. Jon Chu ID PR; Playbill. EXCLUSIVE: After adapting Lin Manuel-Miranda’s In the Heights for Warner Bros, Jon M. Chu has his sights set on adapting one of Broadway’s ...