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Adam Shankman
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Director, Producer, Executive Producer, Choreography
Biography:An inventive dance and physical comedy choreographer who turned his knack for planning out a scene into a successful directorial career, filmmaker Adam Shankman rose through the ranks as one of the best music video dance choreographers in the business before stepping behind the camera to helm such high-profile mainstream comedies as The Wedding Planner, Bringing Down the House, and The Pacifier. A true fan of all things theater from his childhood years, Los Angeles native Shankman moved to the East Coast to enroll in Juilliard dance program after graduating high school, and spent the next five years as a dancer and actor in and around New York. After returning to sunny entertainment capitol Los Angeles, Shankman performed frequently in music videos for such artists as Janet Jackson and Paula Abdul, with his impressive moves eventually culminating in a role as a featured dancer at the 1989 Academy... Full Biography
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Director Adam Shankman, left, on the set of "Bedtime Stories" (Walt Disney Pictures)
Adam Shankman, Nikki Blonsky and Elijah Kelly
Adam Shankman, Nikki Blonsky and Elijah Kelley
Adam Shankman arrives to the 2008 MTV Movie Awards on June 1, 2008 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in...
Adam Shankman arrives to the 2008 MTV Movie Awards on June 1, 2008 at the Gibson Amphitheatre in...
Director Adam Shankman arrives to Hollywood Film Festival's Hollywood Awards at the Beverly Hilton...
Director Adam Shankman arrives to Hollywood Film Festival's Hollywood Awards at the Beverly Hilton...
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Nov. 3, 2009, 5:55 PM EST
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin set to co-host the 82nd Academy Awards
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