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While a guest on NPR's "Fresh Air With Terry Gross" in July 2007, Shankman revealed to Gross that he did not start dancing until he was 18, which is very late for someone who intends to become a professional dancer. Furthermore, once he decided to become a dancer, he auditioned for college dance programs all over the country... See more trivia »

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Adam Michael Shankman
in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2012 Rock of Ages (choreographer)
 
2008 Prop 8: The Musical (short) (staged by)
 
2007 Hairspray (choreographer)
 
2003 Stuck on You (choreographer)
 
2002 Catch Me If You Can (dance consultant)
 
2001 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) (choreographer - 1 episode)
– Once More, with Feeling (2001) (choreographer)
 
2001 The Wedding Planner (choreographer)
 
2000 Mission to Mars (choreographer - as Adam M. Shankman)
 
2000 Isn't She Great (choreographer)
 
1999 Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (choreographer)
 
1999 Dudley Do-Right (choreographer)
 
1999 Inspector Gadget (choreographer, physical comedy consultant)
 
1999 The Out-of-Towners (choreographer)
 
1999 Forces of Nature (choreographer)
 
1999 She's All That (choreographer)
 
1999 Blast from the Past (choreographer)
 
1998 Antz (choreographer)
 
1998 Almost Heroes (choreographer)
 
1997 Scream 2 (choreographer)
 
1997 Anastasia (choreographer - as Adam M. Shankman, dancer: Los Angeles - as Adam M. Shankman)
 
1997 A Life Less Ordinary (choreographer)
 
1997 Boogie Nights (choreographer)
 
1997 George of the Jungle (choreographer)
 
1997 Traveller (choreographer)
 
1997 Friends (TV series) (choreographer - 1 episode)
– The One with All the Jealousy (1997) (choreographer)
 
1997 The Relic (choreographer)
 
1996 Mrs. Winterbourne (choreographer)
 
1995 Congo (choreographer)
 
1995 Casper (choreographer)
 
1995 Tank Girl (choreographer)
 
1995 Miami Rhapsody (choreographer)
 
1994 Don Juan DeMarco (choreographer)
 
1994 Milk Money (choreographer)
 
1994 The Flintstones (choreographer)
 
1993 Addams Family Values (choreographer: Camp Chippewa)
 
1993 Heart and Souls (choreographer - as Adam Schenkman)
 
1993 Weekend at Bernie's II (choreographer)
 
1992 The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag (choreographer)
 
1992 Roundhouse (TV series) (choreographer)
 
Show ShowProducer (18 titles)
2013 Untitled C/W Project (producer) (announced)
 
2012 Step Up Revolution (producer)
 
2012 Rock of Ages (executive producer)
 
2010 Going the Distance (producer)
 
2010 Step Up 3D (producer)
 
2010 The Last Song (producer)
 
2010 The 82nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special) (producer)
 
2009 Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special (TV movie) (executive producer)
 
2009 Zac Efron's Pool Party (video short) (producer)
 
2009 17 Again (producer)
 
2008 Bedtime Stories (executive producer)
 
2008 Prop 8: The Musical (short) (producer)
 
2008 Step Up 2: The Streets (producer)
 
2007 Hairspray (executive producer)
 
2007/I Premonition (producer)
 
2006 Step Up (producer)
 
2005 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (executive producer)
 
2005 The Pacifier (executive producer)
 
Show ShowDirector (21 titles)
???? The Machine (pre-production)
 
2010-2012 Glee (TV series)
– Glee, Actually (2012)
– Pot O' Gold (2011)
– The Rocky Horror Glee Show (2010)
 
2012 Rock of Ages
 
2012 Happy Valley (TV movie)
 
2011 Mary J. Blige: My Life (American Express Unstaged) (video)
 
2011 Modern Family (TV series)
– Our Children, Ourselves (2011)
 
2009 Carrie Underwood: An All-Star Holiday Special (TV movie)
 
2009 Zac Efron's Pool Party (video short)
 
2008 Bedtime Stories
 
2008 Prop 8: The Musical (short)
 
2007 Hairspray
 
2006 Worst Week of My Life (TV series)
 
2005 Cheaper by the Dozen 2
 
2005 The Pacifier
 
2004 Mystery Girl (TV short)
 
2003 Bringing Down the House
 
2003 Splitsville (TV movie)
 
2002 Monk (TV series)
– Mr. Monk and the Earthquake (2002)
 
2002 A Walk to Remember
 
2001 The Wedding Planner
 
1998 Cosmo's Tale
 
Show ShowActor (13 titles)
2007 Hairspray
Talent Agent
 
2006 Step Up
Nightclub Dancer
 
2005 Cheaper by the Dozen 2
Clam Bake Chef
 
2005 The Pacifier
Driving Instructor (uncredited)
 
2003 Stuck on You
Choreographer/Waiter
 
2002 A Walk to Remember
Medical Assistant (uncredited)
 
1997 Scream 2
Ghost Dancer
 
1995 Monster Mash: The Movie
Wolfie
 
1992 The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag
Timid Man
 
1990 Rockula
Driver
 
1990 Midnight Cabaret
Waiter
 
1983 The Red Shoes (TV movie)
Shoeshoppe Customers
 
1983/II The Wind in the Willows (TV movie)
Washerwoman
 
Show ShowSoundtrack (1 title)
2007 Hairspray (performer: "Tied Up in the Knots of Sin" 2007)
 
Show ShowMusic Department (1 title)
2002 A Walk to Remember (executive soundtrack producer - uncredited)
 
Show ShowAnimation Department (1 title)
1995 Casper (animation ghost references)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2003 Stuck on You (special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (43 titles)
2013 Move (documentary) (filming)
Himself
 
2013 444 (documentary) (post-production)
Himself
 
2013 Hell's Kitchen (TV series)
Himself - Restaurant Patron
– 15 Chefs Compete (2013) … Himself - Restaurant Patron
 
2012 All the Right Moves (TV series)
Himself
– Show Hang Over (2012) … Himself
– Coming Together (2012) … Himself
 
2007-2012 So You Think You Can Dance (TV series)
Himself - Judge / Himself - Guest Judge / Himself / …
– Winners Chosen (2012) … Himself - Judge
– Top 20 Perform, Part 2 (2012) … Himself - Judge
– Las Vegas Callbacks (2012) … Himself - Judge
– Salt Lake City Auditions (2012) … Himself - Judge
– Finale: Winner Announced (2010) … Himself - Judge
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2012 Janela Indiscreta (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.126 (2012) … Himself
 
2007-2012 Up Close with Carrie Keagan (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 14 June 2012 (2012) … Himself
– Episode dated 18 July 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2012 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #7.29 (2012) … Himself
 
2012 IC Places Hollywood (TV series)
Himself - Interviewee
– Rock of Ages (2012) … Himself - Interviewee
 
2012 American Idol (TV series)
Himself
– Top 4 Perform (2012) … Himself
 
2012 Singin' in the Rain: Raining on a New Generation (documentary)
Himself
 
2003-2010 HBO First Look (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Inside 'Going the Distance' (2010) … Himself
– Welcome to the '60s: On the Set of 'Hairspray' (2007) … Himself
– Stuck on You (2003) … Himself
 
2008-2010 Entertainment Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 29 July 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 3 March 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 2 February 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 January 2010 (2010) … Himself
– Episode dated 22 July 2009 (2009) … Himself
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2010 The Tonight Show with Jay Leno (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #18.93 (2010) … Himself
 
2010 In the House with Peter Bart & Peter Guber (TV series)
– Episode #1.6 (2010)
 
2010 The Cast of Going the Distance: Off the Cuff (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2010 Going the Distance: A Guide to Long Distance Dating (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Inside the Cinema (TV movie)
Himself
 
2009 The Movie Loft (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 May 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 28 March 2009 (2009) … Himself
– Episode dated 28 February 2009 (2009) … Himself
 
2009 Zac's Dance Flashback (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2009 Zac Goes Back (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2008 Hollywood Singing and Dancing: A Musical History (video documentary)
Himself
 
2008 Shootout (TV series)
Himself
– Palm Springs Film Festival (2008) … Himself
 
2007 You Can't Stop the Beat: The Long Journey of 'Hairspray' (video documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Ace of Cakes (TV series)
Himself
– Hairspray Premiere (2007) … Himself
 
2007 The Oprah Winfrey Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 18 July 2007 (2007) … Himself
 
2007 'Hairspray' Extentions (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Transforming Travolta to Turnblad (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 The Search for Tracy Turnblad (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Playing Tracy (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 It's 'Hairspray'! (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Hairspray: Inside the Recording Booth (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Step by Step: The Dances of 'Hairspray' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Portrait of a Choreographer (video short)
Himself
 
2006 2006 MTV Movie Awards (TV special)
Himself
 
2006 Cheaper by the Dozen 2: Casting Session (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Cheaper by the Dozen 2: Camp Chaos (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Cheaper by the Dozen 2: A Comedic Trio (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 E! True Hollywood Story (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Paula Abdul (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Reel Comedy (TV series)
Himself
– Bringing Down the House (2003) … Himself
 
2002 Total Access 24/7 (TV series)
Himself
– 1013 Mandy Moore (2002) … Himself
 
1994 Biography (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Steve Martin (1994) … Himself
 
1990 The 62nd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Dancer (uncredited)
 
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All the Right Moves: Season 1: Episode 7 -- The boys question the future of Shaping Sound after the premiere show and seek outside projects to keep the buzz going. Travis seeks advice from movie director Adam Shankman and books a gig with singer Ingrid Michelson. Hairspray -- Clip: Save it for the cameras Rock of Ages -- Set in 1987 Los Angeles, Drew and Sherrie are two young people chasing their dreams in the big city. When they meet, it's love at first sight, though their romance will face a series of challenges.
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Alternate Names:

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Personal Quote:

[In response to Kevin Naff's (editor of The Washington Blade) proposed boycott of film "Hairspray" (2007) by gays, which claimed star John Travolta had "no business" playing an iconic gay character] "I am stunned this has gotten that far. He (Naff) has made the dumbest claims on the entire planet. Everybody involved in 'Hairspray' - all the creators are gay... See more »

Trivia:

While a guest on NPR's "Fresh Air With Terry Gross" in July 2007, Shankman revealed to Gross that he did not start dancing until he was 18, which is very late for someone who intends to become a professional dancer. Furthermore, once he decided to become a dancer, he auditioned for college dance programs all over the country... See more »

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Scenes involving dancing and singing See more »

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