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 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.
Known for
- RuPaul's Drag Race (2009)
- Hell's Kitchen (2005)
- So You Think You Can Dance (2005)
- So You Think You Can Dance (2005)
- So You Think You Can Dance (2005)
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012)
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (2012)
- RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (2010)
- RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: UNTUCKED (2012)
- A Walk to Remember (2002)
- Disenchanted (2022)
- Scream 2 (1997)
- Hairspray (2007)
- Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
- The Pacifier (2005)
- Step Up (2006)
- Stuck on You (2003)
- Monster Mash: The Movie (1995)
- You Can’t Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of "Hairspray" (2007)
- Hairspray: Playing Tracy (2007)