Jon M. Chu Wiki: Salary, Married, Wedding, Spouse, Family
Jonathan Murray "Jon" Chu (???; born November 2, 1979) is an American film director and screenwriter best known for directing the movies Step Up 2: The Streets, Step Up 3D, Justin Bieber: Never Say Never and G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Chu is an alumnus of the University of Southern California 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 was recognized as an honoree for the IFP/West program Project: Involve.
Net Worth
$700,000
Date Of Birth
November 2, 1979
Place Of Birth
Palo Alto, California, USA
Height
5' 10" (1.78 m)
Occupation
Film director, screenwriter
Profession
Producer, Writer, Director
Nicknames
Jonathan Chu, Chu, Jonathan
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Trademark
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Incorporating dancing moves
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Quote
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You are what you do everyday.
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I started making films in fifth grade when my family and I would go on vacations and my mom decided to let me be in charge of the camera... Rather than shooting our family in front of the London Bridge or the Eiffel Tower, I was making sci-fi thrillers and murder mysteries.
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Fact
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Took lessons in piano, drums, saxophone, violin and guitar as a child.
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Was discovered as a USC film student by Steven Spielberg who saw his short film "When the Kids Are Away".
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Was his school's student body president.
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His father, Lawrence Chu, is a well known chef. His parents own Chef Chu's, a popular restaurant in Los Altos, California.
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Was hired by Sony Pictures to direct their feature "Bye Bye Birdie" but Sony never green lit the film due to budgetary concerns. Sony recently got back into business with Chu to direct their big budget tent pole "Masters of the Universe".
