Adam Shankman | |
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![]() Adam Shankman in 2007 | |
Born | Adam Michael Shankman November 27, 1964 Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
Education | Juilliard School |
Occupation(s) | Film director, producer, writer, dancer, author, actor, choreographer |
Years active | 1983–present |
Adam Michael Shankman (born November 27, 1964)[1] 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. 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.
His company, Offspring Entertainment (which he co-owns with his sister), produces films and television for various studios and networks.
Shankman is also currently 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.[2]
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