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Adam Shankman

American actor, director, choreographer and dancer · United States · On the map · Directors · Born 1964 · age 61

Adam Michael Shankman is an American film director, producer, writer, dancer, author, actor, and choreographer. He was a permanent judge on seasons 6-7 of the television program So You Think You Can Dance.

Adam Shankman is read about 393 times a day, in 32 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 120 days, one point a day.

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A life in dates

2026Stop! That! Train!Film, Director, Producer2021Only Murders in the BuildingSeries, Director2020AJ and the QueenSeries, Director2019AfterFilm, Producer2018Step UpSeries, Director, ProducerStatus UpdateFilm, 2018Producer2012RuPaul's Drag Race All StarsSeriesRuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKEDSeries, 2012Rock of AgesFilm, 2012Director, Producer2010RuPaul's Drag Race: UntuckedSeriesGoing the DistanceFilm, 2010Producer2009GleeSeries, Director2008Bedtime StoriesFilm, Director, Producer2007HairsprayFilm, Director, Producer2005Hell's KitchenSeriesSo You Think You Can DanceSeries, 2005Cheaper by the Dozen 2Film, 2005Director, Producer2003Bringing Down the HouseFilm, Director2002MonkSeries, Director2001The Wedding PlannerFilm, Director1998Cosmo's TaleFilm, Director, Writer1995Monster Mash: The MovieFilm, Wolfie1992The Gun in Betty Lou's HandbagFilm, Timid Man1983The Red ShoesFilm, Shoeshoppe Customers1964Born27 November 1964

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  • A Walk to Remember 2002
  • Status Update 2018
  • The Last Song 2010
  • Hocus Pocus 2 2022
  • After 2019

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Filmography 40

122 credits on file

Television 12

Media & music

Photos 1

Awards

American Choreography Awards

About this person

He began his professional career in musical theater and 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.

Country
United States
Category
Directors
Type
Movie Director
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1964 · age 61

In the same film or series as Adam

Thomas DolbyAlso in Rockula (1990)Alan RitchsonAlso in The Man with the Bag (2026)Greg KinnearAlso in The Last Song (2010)Margaret ChoAlso in Prop 8: The Musical (2008)Sam RichardsonAlso in Hocus Pocus 2 (2022)Cathy MoriartyAlso in The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (1992)