Adam Shankman

Known for DirectingBorn 1964-11-27 (age 61)Los Angeles, California, USA

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.Read more

Movies & web series

The Red Shoes

Only Murders in the Building

Friends

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Monk

Modern Family

Cosmo's Tale

A Walk to Remember

Roundhouse

AJ and the Queen

Boogie Nights

RuPaul's Drag Race

Status Update

RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars

Step Up

Hocus Pocus 2

The Last Song

After

Mrs. Winterbourne

Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation

Prop 8: The Musical

Step Up Revolution

Step Up All In

Dragula

Step Up

Step Up 3D

Addams Family Values

Disenchanted

Heart and Souls

Glee

Hell's Kitchen

So You Think You Can Dance

Blast from the Past

Step Up 2: The Streets

Hairspray

Don Juan DeMarco

Scream 2

Dear Evan Hansen

17 Again

What Men Want

Milk Money

Premonition

Rock of Ages

She's All That

Step Up: Year of the Dance

Casper

Bedtime Stories