Adam Shankman
- Directing
- November 27, 1964 · Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Adam Michael Shankman (born November 27, 1964) is an American film director, producer, writer, dancer, author, actor, and choreographer. He was a permanent judge on seasons 6–7 of So You Think You Can Dance. He began his professional career in musical theatre. He was a dancer in music videos for Paula Abdul and Janet Jackson. Shankman has choreographed dozens of films and directed several feature-length films, including A Walk to Remember, Bringing Down the House, The Pacifier, and the musicals Hairspray, Rock of Ages and Disenchanted. His company, Offspring Entertainment (which he co-owns with his sister), produces films and television for various studios and networks. Shankman is also co-writing young adult novels for Simon & Schuster imprint Atheneum Books for Young Readers. The books, co-written with author Laura Lee Sullivan, follow the story of rags to riches Lucille O'Malley as she becomes Hollywood's "it girl", navigating a murder mystery and meeting her match, Frederick van der Waals. Description above from the Wikipedia article Adam Shankman, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for
Filmography
- The Man with the Bag · Director
- Stop! That! Train! · Director, Producer
- Disenchanted · Grump Vendor / Kip / Skip, Executive producer
- Hocus Pocus 2 · Executive producer
- Dear Evan Hansen · Thanks
- Only Murders in the Building · Director
- AJ and the Queen · Director
- Step Up: Year of the Dance · Producer
- After · Executive producer
- What Men Want · Executive producer, Director
- Status Update · Producer
- Step Up · Director, Executive producer
- Step Up All In · Producer
- Dragula · Producer, Executive producer
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED · Self
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars · Self
- Step Up Revolution · Producer
- Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation · Self
- Rock of Ages · Director, Executive producer
- A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy · Self
- Going the Distance · Producer
- Step Up 3D · Producer
- The Last Song · Producer
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked · Self
- Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special · Director
- Modern Family · Director
- Glee · Director
- Zac Efron's Pool Party · Director, Producer
- 17 Again · Producer
- RuPaul's Drag Race · Self
- Bedtime Stories · Director, Executive producer
- Prop 8: The Musical · Director, Producer
- Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History · Self
- Step Up 2: The Streets · Producer
- You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" · Self
- Hairspray: Playing Tracy · Self
- Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad · Self
- Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad · Self
- Hairspray · Talent Agent, Director
- Premonition · Producer
- Portrait of a Choreographer · Self
- Step Up · Nightclub Dancer, Producer
- Cheaper by the Dozen 2 · Clam Bake Chef, Director
- So You Think You Can Dance · Self
- Hell's Kitchen · Self
- The Pacifier · Driving Instructor (uncredited), Executive producer
- Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed · Choreographer
- Stuck on You · Choreographer / Waiter, Choreographer
- Bringing Down the House · Director
- Monk · Director
- Scooby-Doo · Choreographer
- A Walk to Remember · Medical Assistant, Director
- The Wedding Planner · Director, Choreographer
- Mission to Mars · Choreographer
- Isn't She Great · Choreographer
- Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo · Choreographer
- Dudley Do-Right · Choreographer
- Inspector Gadget · Choreographer
- The Out-of-Towners · Choreographer
- Forces of Nature · Choreographer
- Blast from the Past · Choreographer
- She's All That · Choreographer
- Antz · Choreographer
- Almost Heroes · Choreographer
- Cosmo's Tale · Writer, Director
- Scream 2 · Ghost Dancer, Choreographer
- A Life Less Ordinary · Choreographer
- Boogie Nights · Choreographer
- George of the Jungle · Choreographer
- Traveller · Choreographer
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer · Choreographer
- The Relic · Choreographer
- Mrs. Winterbourne · Choreographer
- Monster Mash: The Movie · Wolfie, Choreographer
- Congo · Choreographer
- Casper · Choreographer
- Tank Girl · Choreographer
- Miami Rhapsody · Choreographer
- Don Juan DeMarco · Choreographer
- Friends · Choreographer