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Aliases: Adam Michael Shankman

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 86

TV Involvements: 13


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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.

Most Famous Work

After Everything
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7

After Everything

(2023) Director
Friends
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8

Friends

(1994) Choreographer
Modern Family
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8

Modern Family

(2009) Director
Monk
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8

Monk

(2002) Director
After
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7

After

(2019) Executive Producer
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
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8

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

(1997) Choreographer
Only Murders in the Building
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8
Glee
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7

Glee

(2009) Director

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2022 Choreographer
2014 Choreographer
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1999 Choreographer
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1998 Choreographer
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1997 Choreographer
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1996 Choreographer
1995 Choreographer
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1994 Choreographer
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1993 Choreographer
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1992 Choreographer
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Production

Writing

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1998 Writer
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