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 and Justin Bieber Never Say Never Chu is an alumnus of the University of Southern California School of CinemaTelevision There he won the Princess Grace Award the Dore Schary Award presented by the AntiDefamation League the Jack Nicholson directing award and was recognized as an honoree for the IFPWest program Project Involve After making his student short When the Kids Are Away Chu was signed to William Morris Agency and attached to several high profile projects Chu was hired by Sony Pictures to direct their feature Bye Bye Birdie but Sony never green lit the film due to budget concerns Sony recently got back into business with Chu to direct their updated version of The Great Gatsby He also is in a dance crew called ACDC or AdamChu Dance crew His father Lawrence Chu is a wellknown chef and his parents own Chef Chus a popular restaurant in Los Altos California He also attended Pinewood School from kindergarten through 12th grade Chu is currently directing the online series The Legion of Extraordinary Dancers In an interview Chu addressed a question he is often asked Why do all of your films have dance He responded I dont know why It seems so obvious But theres something about the dancers that motivate me the most I dont know if its just dance but I do think that the dancers are amazing artists and every time I meet a new dancer that triggers something in my brain and Im more creative than I could ever be When I feel that creativity burst I go with it
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