Known For
Directing
Born
Nov 27, 1964
Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Credits
96 titles
Adam Shankman
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
Disenchanted
Grump Vendor / Kip / Skip
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
Director
Status Update
Producer
Step Up
Director
Step Up All In
Producer
Dragula
Producer
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
Self - Guest Judge
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge / Choreographer
Step Up Revolution
Producer
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
Self
Rock of Ages
Director
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 - Guest Judge
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
Director
Modern Family
Director
17 Again: Zac Goes Back
Self
17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback
Self
Glee
Director
Zac Efron's Pool Party
Director
17 Again
Producer
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
Bedtime Stories
Director
Prop 8: The Musical
Director
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' Extentions
Self
It's 'Hairspray'!
Self
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
Self
Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad
Self
Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad
Self
Hairspray: Playing Tracy
Self
Hairspray
Talent Agent
Premonition
Producer
Portrait of a Choreographer
Self
Step Up
Nightclub Dancer
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Clam Bake Chef
So You Think You Can Dance
Hell's Kitchen
Self - Restaurant Patron