Adam Shankman Biography

Film director and choreographer Adam Shankman was born on November 27 1964 in Los Angeles California. Raised in a “traditional Jewish upbringing” he entered Juilliard School in New York but eventually dropped out to dance in musical theater. He went on to dance in music videos for artists such as Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul before breaking into choreography debuting on a music video for MC Shan in 1989.
Shankman made his foray to directing starting with the Sundance Film Festival short Cosmo’s Tale. He then helped his sister on a script for that would become The Wedding Planner; it was his first feature film as a director. He went on to direct many other films such as A Walk to Remember The Pacifie and Cheaper by the Dozen 2. He had the reputation of being the director who was called to “fix” films doomed to fail and make them more successful.
He did manage to do that to some of his films but the best was yet to come for Shankman. In 2007 he was tasked to direct Hairspray' the musical film featuring Nikki Blonsky and Zac Efron. It became a hit both critically and commercially. He went on to direct the films Bedtime Stories and Vampire Movie. He also worked as a choreographer for Hairspray as well as in the Step Up film series.

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