Adam Shankman
Directing
Born November 27, 1964 in 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.
Filmography
Step by Step: The Dances of 'Hairspray'
Self
Stop! That! Train!
Disenchanted
Grump Vendor / Kip / Skip
Hocus Pocus 2
Dear Evan Hansen
Only Murders in the Building
AJ and the Queen
Step Up: Year of the Dance
After
What Men Want
Status Update
Step Up
Step Up All In
Dragula
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
Self - Guest Judge
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
Self - Guest Judge / Choreographer
Step Up Revolution
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
Self
Rock of Ages
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
Self
Going the Distance: A Guide to Long Distance Dating
Self
The Cast of Going the Distance: Off the Cuff
Self
Going the Distance
Step Up 3D
The Last Song
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
Self - Guest Judge
Modern Family
17 Again: Zac Goes Back
Self
17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback
Self
Glee
Zac Efron's Pool Party
17 Again
RuPaul's Drag Race
Self - Guest Judge
Bedtime Stories
Prop 8: The Musical
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
Self
Step Up 2: The Streets
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
Self
Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
Self
'Hairspray' Extentions
Self
It's 'Hairspray'!
Self
Hairspray: Playing Tracy
Self
Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad
Self
Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad
Self
Hairspray
Talent Agent
Premonition
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
The Pacifier
Driving Instructor
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
Stuck on You
Choreographer / Waiter
Bringing Down the House
Monk
Scooby-Doo
A Walk to Remember
Medical Assistant
The Wedding Planner
Mission to Mars
Isn't She Great
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
Dudley Do-Right
Inspector Gadget
The Out-of-Towners
Forces of Nature
Blast from the Past
She's All That
Antz
Almost Heroes
Cosmo's Tale
Scream 2
Ghost Dancer
A Life Less Ordinary
Boogie Nights
George of the Jungle
Traveller
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The Relic
Mrs. Winterbourne
Monster Mash: The Movie
Wolfie
Congo
Casper
Tank Girl
Miami Rhapsody
Don Juan DeMarco
Friends
Milk Money
The Flintstones
Addams Family Values
Heart and Souls
Weekend at Bernie's II
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Timid Man
Roundhouse
Rockula
Driver
Midnight Cabaret
Waiter
The Red Shoes
Shoeshoppe Customers