Adam Shankman

Adam Shankman

1964-11-27 Los Angeles, California, USA 79 Credits

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...

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Disenchanted

Disenchanted

2022

as Grump Vendor / Kip / Skip

6.7
Acting

Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle...

Disenchanted

Disenchanted

2022

Executive Producer, Choreographer, Director

6.7
Producing Directing

Disillusioned with life in the city, feeling out of place in suburbia, and frustrated that her happily ever after hasn’t been so easy to find, Giselle...

Hocus Pocus 2

Hocus Pocus 2

2022

Executive Producer

7.2
Producing

29 years since the Black Flame Candle was last lit, the 17th-century Sanderson sisters are resurrected, and they are looking for revenge. Now it's up ...

Dear Evan Hansen

Dear Evan Hansen

2021

Thanks

6.3

Evan Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety, unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who committed suicide mistak...

Step Up: Year of the Dance

Step Up: Year of the Dance

2019

Producer

6.1
Producing

Youth from different social classes in Beijing come together to form China's best dance crew and learn what it really means to be family.

After

After

2019

Executive Producer

7.1
Producing

Tessa Young is a dedicated student, dutiful daughter and loyal girlfriend to her high school sweetheart. Entering her first semester of college, Tessa...

What Men Want

What Men Want

2019

Executive Producer, Director

6.2
Producing Directing

Magically able to hear what men are thinking, a sports agent uses her newfound ability to turn the tables on her overbearing male colleagues.

Status Update

Status Update

2018

Producer

7.3
Producing

After being uprooted by his parents' separation and unable to fit into his new hometown, a teenager stumbles upon a magical app that causes his social...

Step Up All In

Step Up All In

2014

Producer

6.8
Producing

All-stars from the previous Step Up installments come together in glittering Las Vegas, battling for a victory that could define their dreams and thei...

Dragula

Dragula

2014

Producer, Executive Producer, Choreographer

6.8
Producing

A high school senior who overcomes his emotional dysfunction and self-esteem issues when he unwittingly meets Dragula.

Step Up Revolution

Step Up Revolution

2012

Producer

6.9
Producing

Emily arrives in Miami with aspirations to become a professional dancer. She sparks with Sean, the leader of a dance crew whose neighborhood is threat...

Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation

Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation

2012

as Self

7.0
Acting

Today's top musical stars—including Paula Abdul, Usher and Glee's Matthew Morrison—reveal why this iconic musical continues to influence and inspire m...

Rock of Ages

Rock of Ages

2012

Director, Executive Producer, Choreographer

6.2
Directing Producing

A small town girl and a city boy meet on the Sunset Strip, while pursuing their Hollywood dreams.

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy

A Place for Us: West Side Story's Legacy

2011

as Self

Acting

A documentary with stars from the original cast.

Going the Distance

Going the Distance

2010

Producer

6.1
Producing

Erin and Garrett are very much in love. When Erin moves to San Francisco to finish her journalism degree and Garrett stays behind in New York to work ...

Step Up 3D

Step Up 3D

2010

Producer

6.8
Producing

A tight-knit group of New York City street dancers, including Luke and Natalie, team up with NYU freshman Moose, and find themselves pitted against th...

The Last Song

The Last Song

2010

Producer

7.2
Producing

A drama centered on a rebellious girl who is sent to a Southern beach town for the summer to stay with her father. Through their mutual love of music,...

Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special

2009

Director

5.2
Directing

Multi-platinum recording artist and Grammy Award winner Carrie Underwood headlines CARRIE UNDERWOOD: AN ALL-STAR HOLIDAY SPECIAL, a two-hour variety s...

Zac Efron's Pool Party

Zac Efron's Pool Party

2009

Director, Producer

3.2
Directing Producing

Zac Efron's Uncle Hank and his girlfriend, Randi, crash Zac's pool party and they just can not be cool.

17 Again

17 Again

2009

Producer

6.3
Producing

On the brink of a midlife crisis, 30-something Mike O'Donnell wishes he could have a "do-over." And that's exactly what he gets when he wakes up one m...

Bedtime Stories

Bedtime Stories

2008

Director, Executive Producer

6.2
Directing Producing

Skeeter Bronson is a down-on-his-luck guy who's always telling bedtime stories to his niece and nephew. But his life is turned upside down when the fa...

Prop 8: The Musical

Prop 8: The Musical

2008

Director, Producer

7.2
Directing Producing

The conflict of the aftermath of Proposition 8 (banning gay marriage in California) is solved by Jesus.

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History

2008

as Self

8.0
Acting

The history of Hollywood musical movies, from the very beginning until the 21st century, hosted by Shirley Jones.

Step Up 2: The Streets

Step Up 2: The Streets

2008

Producer

6.7
Producing

When rebellious street dancer Andie lands at the elite Maryland School of the Arts, she finds herself fighting to fit in while also trying to hold ont...

Hairspray

Hairspray

2007

as Talent Agent

6.7
Acting

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Thr...

Hairspray

Hairspray

2007

Director, Choreographer, Executive Producer

6.7
Directing Producing

Pleasantly plump teenager Tracy Turnblad auditions to be on Baltimore's most popular dance show - The Corny Collins Show - and lands a prime spot. Thr...

Premonition

Premonition

2007

Producer

6.3
Producing

A depressed housewife who learns her husband was killed in a car accident the day previously, awakens the next morning to find him alive and well at h...

Portrait of a Choreographer

Portrait of a Choreographer

2007

as Self

Acting

Documentary about choreographer/director Bob Fosse, and his influence on dance.

Step Up

Step Up

2006

as Nightclub Dancer

6.9
Acting

Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance w...

Step Up

Step Up

2006

Producer

6.9
Producing

Tyler Gage receives the opportunity of a lifetime after vandalizing a performing arts school, gaining him the chance to earn a scholarship and dance w...

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

2005

as Clam Bake Chef

6.2
Acting

Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as heads of the Baker family who, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight c...

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

Cheaper by the Dozen 2

2005

Director, Executive Producer

6.2
Directing Producing

Steve Martin and Bonnie Hunt return as heads of the Baker family who, while on vacation, find themselves in competition with a rival family of eight c...

The Pacifier

The Pacifier

2005

as Driving Instructor

6.1
Acting

Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scienti...

The Pacifier

The Pacifier

2005

Executive Producer, Director

6.1
Producing Directing

Navy SEAL Shane Wolfe is handed a new assignment: Protect the five Plummer kids from enemies of their recently deceased father -- a government scienti...

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed

2004

Choreographer

6.1

After solving their last mystery at Spooky Island, the Mystery Inc. gang is back in Coolsville, where they are being honored with their very own exhib...

Stuck on You

Stuck on You

2003

as Choreographer / Waiter

5.3
Acting

In Martha's Vineyard, Mass., conjoined twins Walt and Bob Tenor make the best of their handicap by being the fastest grill cooks in town. While outgoi...

Stuck on You

Stuck on You

2003

Choreographer

5.3

In Martha's Vineyard, Mass., conjoined twins Walt and Bob Tenor make the best of their handicap by being the fastest grill cooks in town. While outgoi...

Bringing Down the House

Bringing Down the House

2003

Director

6.0
Directing

Uptight lawyer Peter Sanderson wants to dive back into dating after his divorce and has a hard time meeting the right women. He tries online dating an...

Scooby-Doo

Scooby-Doo

2002

Choreographer

6.1

When the Mystery Inc. gang is invited to Spooky Island, a popular amusement park, they soon discover that the attractions aren't the only things that ...

A Walk to Remember

A Walk to Remember

2002

as Medical Assistant

7.8
Acting

When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter o...

A Walk to Remember

A Walk to Remember

2002

Director

7.8
Directing

When the popular, restless Landon Carter is forced to participate in the school drama production, he falls in love with Jamie Sullivan, the daughter o...

The Wedding Planner

The Wedding Planner

2001

Director, Choreographer

5.9
Directing

San Francisco's premiere wedding planner, Mary Fiore is rescued from an accident by the man of her dreams, pediatrician Steve Edison, only to find he ...

Mission to Mars

Mission to Mars

2000

Choreographer

6.0

When the first manned mission to Mars meets with a catastrophic and mysterious disaster after reporting an unidentified structure, a rescue mission is...

Isn't She Great

Isn't She Great

2000

Choreographer

4.9

An unsuccessful over-the-top actress becomes a successful over-the-top authoress in this biography of Jacqueline Susann.

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo

1999

Choreographer

6.0

Deuce Bigalow is a less than attractive, down on his luck aquarium cleaner. One day he wrecks the house of a gigolo and needs quick money to repair it...

Dudley Do-Right

Dudley Do-Right

1999

Choreographer

4.1

Royal Canadian Mountie Dudley Do-right is busy keeping the peace in his small mountain town when his old rival, Snidely Whiplash, comes up with a plot...

Inspector Gadget

Inspector Gadget

1999

Choreographer

4.5

John Brown is a bumbling but well-intentioned security guard who is badly injured in an explosion planned by an evil mastermind. He is taken to a labo...

The Out-of-Towners

The Out-of-Towners

1999

Choreographer

5.8

The adventures of married couple Henry and Nancy Clark, vexed by misfortune while in New York City for Henry's job interview.

Forces of Nature

Forces of Nature

1999

Choreographer

5.5

Ben Holmes, a professional book-jacket blurbologist, is trying to get to Savannah for his wedding. He just barely catches the last plane, but a seagul...

Blast from the Past

Blast from the Past

1999

Choreographer

6.8

Following a bomb scare in the 1960s that locked the Webers into their bomb shelter for 35 years, Adam now ventures forth into Los Angeles to obtain fo...

She's All That

She's All That

1999

Choreographer

6.3

High school hotshot Zach Siler is the envy of his peers. But his popularity declines sharply when his cheerleader girlfriend, Taylor, leaves him for s...

Antz

Antz

1998

Choreographer

6.2

A neurotic worker ant in love with a rebellious princess rises to unlikely stardom when he switches places with a soldier. Signing up to march in a pa...

Almost Heroes

Almost Heroes

1998

Choreographer

5.4

Two hapless explorers lead an ill-fated 1804 expedition through the Pacific Northwest in a hopeless, doomed effort to reach the Pacific Ocean before L...

Cosmo's Tale

Cosmo's Tale

1998

Writer, Director

Writing Directing

Adam Shankman's directorial debut is a silent short film where the story is told through dance, expression and moody music.

Scream 2

Scream 2

1997

as Ghost Dancer

6.5
Acting

Two years after the first series of murders, as Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life, someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string ...

Scream 2

Scream 2

1997

Choreographer

6.5

Two years after the first series of murders, as Sidney Prescott acclimates to college life, someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string ...

A Life Less Ordinary

A Life Less Ordinary

1997

Choreographer

6.1

A couple of angels, O'Reilly and Jackson, are sent to Earth to make sure that their next supervised love-connection succeeds. They follow Celine, a sp...

Boogie Nights

Boogie Nights

1997

Choreographer

7.6

Set in 1977, back when sex was safe, pleasure was a business and business was booming, idealistic porn producer Jack Horner aspires to elevate his cra...

George of the Jungle

George of the Jungle

1997

Choreographer

5.6

Deep in the African jungle, a baby named George, the sole survivor of a plane crash, is raised by gorillas. George grows up to be a buff and lovable k...

Traveller

Traveller

1997

Choreographer

5.5

A young man, Pat, visits the clan of gypsy-like grifters (Irish Travellers) in rural North Carolina from whom he is descended. He is at first rejected...

The Relic

The Relic

1997

Choreographer

6.0

A homicide detective teams up with an evolutionary biologist to hunt a giant creature that is killing people in a Chicago museum.

Mrs. Winterbourne

Mrs. Winterbourne

1996

Choreographer

7.2

Connie Doyle is eighteen, pregnant and alone. She accidentally ends up on a train where she meets Hugh Winterbourne and his wife pregnant Patricia. Th...

Monster Mash: The Movie

Monster Mash: The Movie

1995

as Wolfie the Werewolf

4.6
Acting

Teenagers Scott and Mary are on their way to a Halloween party when their car breaks down, and they encounter a creepy castle where the depraved Dr. F...

Monster Mash: The Movie

Monster Mash: The Movie

1995

Choreographer

4.6

Teenagers Scott and Mary are on their way to a Halloween party when their car breaks down, and they encounter a creepy castle where the depraved Dr. F...

Congo

Congo

1995

Choreographer

5.6

Eight people embark on an expedition into the Congo, a mysterious expanse of unexplored Africa where human greed and the laws of nature have gone bers...

Casper

Casper

1995

Choreographer

6.3

Casper is a kind young ghost who peacefully haunts a mansion in Maine. When specialist James Harvey arrives to communicate with Casper and his fellow ...

Tank Girl

Tank Girl

1995

Choreographer

5.4

After a comet disrupts the rain cycle of Earth, the planet has become a desolate, barren desert by the year 2033. With resources scarce, Kesslee, head...

Miami Rhapsody

Miami Rhapsody

1995

Choreographer

5.4

Even though Gwyn Marcus is engaged to her boyfriend, Matt, she is still afraid of commitment. While she admires her parents' loving relationship, she ...

Don Juan DeMarco

Don Juan DeMarco

1994

Choreographer

6.7

John Arnold DeMarco is a man who believes he is Don Juan, the greatest lover in the world. Clad in a cape and mask, DeMarco undergoes psychiatric trea...

Milk Money

Milk Money

1994

Choreographer

6.4

Three young boys pool their money and pay V, a kindhearted prostitute, to strip for them. Afterward, she drives them home to the suburbs -- but then h...

The Flintstones

The Flintstones

1994

Choreographer

5.4

Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred helps Barney adopt a child. Barney...

Addams Family Values

Addams Family Values

1993

Choreographer

7.0

Siblings Wednesday and Pugsley Addams will stop at nothing to get rid of Pubert, the new baby boy adored by parents Gomez and Morticia. Things go from...

Heart and Souls

Heart and Souls

1993

Choreographer

6.9

A fateful night in 1959, four people die when the bus they are riding crashes. They continue as ghosts; their souls become eternally entwined to the l...

Weekend at Bernie's II

Weekend at Bernie's II

1993

Choreographer

5.0

Everybody's favorite stiff is back! Working fools Larry Wilson and Richard Parker have uncovered a dirty, little secret: Their former boss, Bernie Lom...

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

1992

as Timid Man

5.1
Acting

A Southern librarian puts excitement in her life with a found murder weapon and a false confession.

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag

1992

Choreographer

5.1

A Southern librarian puts excitement in her life with a found murder weapon and a false confession.

Rockula

Rockula

1990

as Driver

4.8
Acting

Ralph is a sexually frustrated vampire who suffers from a peculiar curse. He's condemned for eternity to watch his one true love, Mona be murdered by ...

Midnight Cabaret

Midnight Cabaret

1990

as Waiter

1.5
Acting

A Broadway producer puts on a play with a Devil character in it. Soon the actors begin having nightmares, and events that are mentioned in the play re...

The Man with the Bag

N/A

Director

Directing

After Santa’s magic bag is stolen, he turns to his naughty list to find Vance, a thief, to help him get it back. Along with his daughter, Santa, and a...