- Known For
- Directing
- Born
- November 27, 1964
- Place of Birth
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Adam Shankman
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…
Filmography
The Man with the Bag
movieThe Man with the Bag
2026 · Director
movieStop! That! Train!
2026 · Director, Producer
movieDisenchanted
2022 · Grump Vendor / Kip / Skip, Executive Producer, Choreographer, Director
movieHocus Pocus 2
2022 · Executive Producer
movieDear Evan Hansen
2021 · Thanks
tvOnly Murders in the Building
2021 · Director
tvAJ and the Queen
2020 · Director
movieStep Up: Year of the Dance
2019 · Producer
movieAfter
2019 · Executive Producer
movieWhat Men Want
2019 · Executive Producer, Director
movieStatus Update
2018 · Producer
tvStep Up
2018 · Director, Executive Producer
movieStep Up All In
2014 · Producer
movieDragula
2014 · Producer, Executive Producer, Choreographer
tvRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
2012 · Self - Guest Judge
tvRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012 · Self - Guest Judge / Choreographer
movieStep Up Revolution
2012 · Producer
movieSingin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
2012 · Self
movieRock of Ages
2012 · Director, Executive Producer, Choreographer
movieA Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011 · Self
movieGoing the Distance: A Guide to Long Distance Dating
2010 · Self
movieThe Cast of Going the Distance: Off the Cuff
2010 · Self
movieGoing the Distance
2010 · Producer
movieStep Up 3D
2010 · Producer
movieThe Last Song
2010 · Producer
tvRuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
2010 · Self - Guest Judge
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
movieCarrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
2009 · Director
tvModern Family
2009 · Director
movie17 Again: Zac Goes Back
2009 · Self
movie17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback
2009 · Self
tvGlee
2009 · Director
movieZac Efron's Pool Party
2009 · Director, Producer
movie17 Again
2009 · Producer
tvRuPaul's Drag Race
2009 · Self - Guest Judge
movieBedtime Stories
2008 · Director, Executive Producer
movieProp 8: The Musical
2008 · Director, Producer
movieHollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008 · Self
movieStep Up 2: The Streets
2008 · Producer
movieYou Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
2007 · Self
movieHairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
2007 · Self
movie'Hairspray' Extentions
2007 · Self
movieIt's 'Hairspray'!
2007 · Self
movieHairspray: Playing Tracy
2007 · Self
movieHairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad
2007 · Self
movieHairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad
2007 · Self
movieHairspray
2007 · Talent Agent, Director, Choreographer, Executive Producer
moviePremonition
2007 · Producer
moviePortrait of a Choreographer
2007 · Self
movieStep Up
2006 · Nightclub Dancer, Producer
movieCheaper by the Dozen 2
2005 · Clam Bake Chef, Director, Executive Producer
tvSo You Think You Can Dance
2005 · , Self - Judge
tvHell's Kitchen
2005 · Self - Restaurant Patron
movieThe Pacifier
2005 · Driving Instructor, Executive Producer, Director
movieScooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
2004 · Choreographer
movieStuck on You
2003 · Choreographer / Waiter
movieBringing Down the House
2003 · Director
tvMonk
2002 · Director
movieScooby-Doo
2002 · Choreographer
movieA Walk to Remember
2002 · Medical Assistant, Director
movieThe Wedding Planner
2001 · Director, Choreographer
movieMission to Mars
2000 · Choreographer
movieIsn't She Great
2000 · Choreographer
movieDeuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
1999 · Choreographer
movieDudley Do-Right
1999 · Choreographer
movieInspector Gadget
1999 · Choreographer
movieThe Out-of-Towners
1999 · Choreographer
movieForces of Nature
1999 · Choreographer
movieBlast from the Past
1999 · Choreographer
movieShe's All That
1999 · Choreographer
movieAntz
1998 · Choreographer
movieAlmost Heroes
1998 · Choreographer
movieCosmo's Tale
1998 · Writer, Director
movieScream 2
1997 · Ghost Dancer, Choreographer
movieA Life Less Ordinary
1997 · Choreographer
movieBoogie Nights
1997 · Choreographer
movieGeorge of the Jungle
1997 · Choreographer
movieTraveller
1997 · Choreographer
tvBuffy the Vampire Slayer
1997 · Choreographer
movieThe Relic
1997 · Choreographer
movieMrs. Winterbourne
1996 · Choreographer
movieMonster Mash: The Movie
1995 · Wolfie, Choreographer
movieCongo
1995 · Choreographer
movieCasper
1995 · Choreographer
movieTank Girl
1995 · Choreographer
movieMiami Rhapsody
1995 · Choreographer
movieDon Juan DeMarco
1994 · Choreographer
tvFriends
1994 · Choreographer
movieMilk Money
1994 · Choreographer
movieThe Flintstones
1994 · Choreographer
movieAddams Family Values
1993 · Choreographer
movieHeart and Souls
1993 · Choreographer
movieWeekend at Bernie's II
1993 · Choreographer
movieThe Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992 · Timid Man, Choreographer
tvRoundhouse
1992 · Choreographer
movieRockula
1990 · Driver
movieMidnight Cabaret
1990 · Waiter
movieThe Red Shoes
1983 · Shoeshoppe Customers
movieStep by Step: The Dances of 'Hairspray'
— · Self