Adam Shankman

Quick Facts

Full Name	Adam Shankman
Occupation	Director
Date Of Birth	Nov 27, 1964(1964-11-27)
Age	60
Birthplace	Los Angeles
Country	United States
Birth City	California
Horoscope	Sagittarius

Adam Shankman Biography

Adam Shankman is one of the most popular and richest Director who was born on November 27, 1964 in Los Angeles, California, United States. American director, actor, and choreographer known as a judge on So You Think You Can Dance and for his work on Hairspray.

His film Rock of Ages also featured Alec Baldwin .

Shankman moved back to Los Angeles and started dancing in music videos. He was a dancer in Janet Jackson’s “Alright” video, as well as in an MC Skat Kat video with Paula Abdul. Shankman broke into professional choreography in a 1989 music video for rapper MC Shan with director Julien Temple. When the hired choreographer fell through, Shankman lied and said that he had done choreography for Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul. He was hired on the spot without his story being verified. As a choreographer, he worked with acts including Tony! Toni! Toné!, The Time, Whitney Houston and Aaron Neville. In 1996 he won a Bob Fosse Award for Best Choreography in a Commercial. On television, he was a go-to choreographer on Friends and The Ellen DeGeneres Show. He served as a choreographer and dance consultant on dozens of movies including Addams Family Values, Catch Me If You Can, George of the Jungle and Boogie Nights.

Shankman danced on the Oscars telecast in 1990, and exactly 20 years later was producer and choreographer on the 82nd Oscars. At the 1990 Oscars, Shankman danced in the number “Under the Sea”, where he met his best friend (a dancer in the same number), director and choreographer Anne Fletcher.

He grew up with one sister, Jennifer Gibgot.

Adam Shankman Net Worth

Adam Shankman is one of the richest Director from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Adam Shankman 's net worth $6 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began dancing in music videos before earning jobs as a choreographer.

He directed the film Rock of Ages, which starred Tom Cruise.

Adam Michael Shankman (born November 27, 1964) is an American film director, producer, dancer, author, actor, and choreographer. He was a judge on seasons 3–10 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 2007 remake of Hairspray.

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With Bill Mechanic, Shankman was one of the two producers of the 82nd Academy Awards, which took place on March 7, 2010. The telecast earned a record 12 Primetime Emmy Award nominations, including two for Shankman, for Best Choreography and Co-Producing.

Facts & Trivia

Adam Ranked on the list of most popular Director. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Adam Shankman celebrates birthday on November 27 of every year.

Shankman was a judge and choreographer on seasons 3–10 of the Fox Broadcasting reality show So You Think You Can Dance. He used the term “lyrical hip-hop” to describe the dance style associated with the choreography duo of Napoleon and Tabitha D’umo. The term is popularly credited to him, as reported in the May/June 2009 issue of Dance Spirit magazine.