Adam Shankman
Known for: Directing
Born: November 27, 1964
Place of birth: 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. 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.
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Filmography
82 movies · 15 TV shows, newest first
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The Man with the Bag
2026
5.2
Stop! That! Train!
2026
6.7
Disenchanted
2022
7.1
Hocus Pocus 2
2022
6.2
Dear Evan Hansen
2021
8.4
Only Murders in the Building
2021
7.5
AJ and the Queen
2020
6.1
Step Up: Year of the Dance
2019
7.1
After
2019
6.2
What Men Want
2019
7.3
Status Update
2018
7.2
Step Up
2018
6.8
Step Up All In
2014
6.8
Dragula
2014
5.5
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED
2012
7.3
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars
2012
6.9
Step Up Revolution
2012
7.0
Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation
2012
6.2
Rock of Ages
2012
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A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy
2011
6.1
Going the Distance
2010
6.8
Step Up 3D
2010
7.2
The Last Song
2010
6.0
RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked
20105.2
Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special
2009
7.9
Modern Family
2009
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17 Again: Zac Goes Back
2009
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17 Again: Zac's Dance Flashback
2009
6.8
Glee
2009
3.3
Zac Efron's Pool Party
2009
6.3
17 Again
2009
7.5
RuPaul's Drag Race
2009
6.2
Bedtime Stories
2008
6.9
Prop 8: The Musical
2008
8.0
Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History
2008
6.7
Step Up 2: The Streets
2008
6.0
You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray"
2007
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Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth
2007
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'Hairspray' Extentions
2007
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It's 'Hairspray'!
2007
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Hairspray: Playing Tracy
2007
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Hairspray: The Search for Tracy Turnblad
2007
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Hairspray: Transforming Travolta to Turnblad
2007
6.7
Hairspray
2007
6.3
Premonition
2007
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Portrait of a Choreographer
2007
6.9
Step Up
2006
6.2
Cheaper by the Dozen 2
2005
6.8
So You Think You Can Dance
2005
6.8
Hell's Kitchen
2005
6.1
The Pacifier
2005
6.1
Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
2004
5.4
Stuck on You
2003
6.0
Bringing Down the House
2003
7.9
Monk
2002
6.1
Scooby-Doo
2002
7.8
A Walk to Remember
2002
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Once More, with Feeling
2001
5.9
The Wedding Planner
2001
6.0
Mission to Mars
2000
4.9
Isn't She Great
2000
6.0
Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo
1999
4.2
Dudley Do-Right
1999
4.5
Inspector Gadget
1999
5.8
The Out-of-Towners
1999
5.5
Forces of Nature
1999
6.8
Blast from the Past
1999
6.3
She's All That
1999
6.2
Antz
1998
5.5
Almost Heroes
1998
8.0
Cosmo's Tale
1998
6.5
Scream 2
1997
6.2
A Life Less Ordinary
1997
7.6
Boogie Nights
1997
5.7
George of the Jungle
1997
5.6
Traveller
1997
8.1
Buffy the Vampire Slayer
1997
6.2
The Relic
1997
7.2
Mrs. Winterbourne
1996
4.9
Monster Mash: The Movie
1995
5.6
Congo
1995
6.3
Casper
1995
5.5
Tank Girl
1995
5.3
Miami Rhapsody
1995
6.8
Don Juan DeMarco
1994
8.4
Friends
1994
6.5
Milk Money
1994
5.4
The Flintstones
1994
7.0
Addams Family Values
1993
7.0
Heart and Souls
1993
5.1
Weekend at Bernie's II
1993
5.1
The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
1992
7.8
Roundhouse
1992
4.9
Rockula
1990
4.0
Midnight Cabaret
1990
9.0
The Red Shoes
1983
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Step by Step: The Dances of 'Hairspray'
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