Acting credits
22
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Adam Shankman
Directing
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Movies: 68Series: 15Crew credits: 71
TMDB ID: 20739
IMDb ID: nm0788202
Known for: Directing
Born: November 27, 1964
Age: 61
Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1990 - 2026
Years active: 37
Average TMDB rating: 6.4
Wikidata: Q350903
Also known as
Adam Michael Shankman
Other jobs
Choreographer (36)Director (16)Producer (12)Executive Producer (5)Thanks (1)Writer (1)
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.
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Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Adam Shankman.
May 29
STOP! THAT! TRAIN!
Director
2026 Movie
6.7
Disenchanted
as Grump Vendor / Kip / Skip
2022 Movie
7.2
Hocus Pocus 2
Executive Producer
2022 Movie
6.3
Dear Evan Hansen
Thanks
2021 Movie
6.1
Step Up: Year of the Dance
Producer
2019 Movie
7.1
After
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
6.2
What Men Want
Executive Producer
2019 Movie
7.3
Status Update
Producer
2018 Movie
6.8
Step Up All In
Producer
2014 Movie
6.8
Dragula
Producer
2014 Movie
6.9
Step Up Revolution
Producer
2012 Movie
7.0
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
as Self
2012 Movie
6.2
Rock of Ages
Director
2012 Movie
A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
as Self
2011 Movie
6.1
Going the Distance
Producer
2010 Movie
6.8
Step Up 3D
Producer
2010 Movie
7.2
The Last Song
Producer
2010 Movie
3.2
Zac Efron's Pool Party
Director
2009 Movie
6.3
17 Again
Producer
2009 Movie
6.2
Bedtime Stories
Director
2008 Movie
7.0
Prop 8: The Musical
Director
2008 Movie
8.0
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
as Self
2008 Movie
6.7
Step Up 2: The Streets
Producer
2008 Movie
6.7
Hairspray
as Talent Agent
2007 Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Adam Shankman.
8.5
Only Murders in the Building
Director • 2 eps
2021 Series
7.5
AJ and the Queen
Director • 1 eps
2020 Series
7.2
Step Up
Director • 10 eps
2018 Series
5.5
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2012 Series
7.2
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
as Self - Guest Judge / Choreographer • 1 eps
2012 Series
6.1
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2010 Series
7.9
Modern Family
Director • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.8
Glee
Director • 3 eps
2009 Series
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
as Self - Guest Judge • 1 eps
2009 Series
6.8
So You Think You Can Dance
1 eps
2005 Series
6.8
Hell's Kitchen
as Self - Restaurant Patron • 1 eps
2005 Series
7.9
Monk
Director • 2 eps
2002 Series
8.1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Choreographer • 1 eps
1997 Series
8.4
Friends
Choreographer • 1 eps
1994 Series
7.7
Roundhouse
Choreographer • 52 eps
1992 Series