Adam Shankman
Adam Shankman
Adam Michael Shankman is an American film director, producer, dancer, author, actor, and choreographer. He was a judge on the television program So You Think You Can Dance on seasons 3-10. 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 has also directed several feature-length box office hits, including A Walk to Remember, Bringing Down the House, The Pacifier and the...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionDirector
Date of Birth27 November 1964
CityLos Angeles, CA
CountryUnited States of America
People love seeing people trying to change stuff.
I feel like a lot of my past career was going to film school, making a lot of different kinds of movies. I made a bunch of comedies, I made one drama and I made a couple musicals.
I'm addicted to directing!
For me, there was never an end game for becoming a director.
When the opportunity to choreograph came up, it was nothing more in my head but an opportunity. Then it suddenly became a career very quickly.
I grew up in Brentwood, but I live now in Los Feliz. I grew up on the beach, now I live under the Hollywood sign.
When I put something into motion, the creativity starts to make other people want to jump in, and then a lot of people get employed. I'm just like a shark, in that way. If I stop swimming, I'll die.
Dancing and music were my first love. I was happiest at being a chorus boy.
You are the architect of your own loneliness.
The discovery of dance has changed my life in unimaginable ways.