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Shankman made his feature film directorial debut with the hit romantic comedy THE WEDDING PLANNER starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConaughey. He then went on to direct the feature A WALK TO REMEMBER starring Shane West and Mandy Moore.
Prior to directing features, he was one of the entertainment world's premiere dance and physical comedy choreographers, putting his creative stamp on many well-known comedies, dramas, thrillers and animated films. Among his projects were THE ADDAMS FAMILY VALUES, CASPER, INSPECTOR GADGET, ANASTASIA, GEORGE OF THE JUNGLE, BOOGIE NIGHTS, MIAMI RHAPSODY and THE FLINTSTONES, for which he was nominated for a Bob Fosse Award. Shankman won the Bob Fosse Award for his commercial work with Simon West.
A native of Los Angeles, Shankman developed a love for theater at an early age. After high school, he moved to New York and attended Juilliard for their dance program for two years. After five years of work as an actor and dancer in New York and regional theater, he returned to Los Angeles and began dancing in music videos, including videos for Paula Abdul and Janet Jackson, and performed at the 1989 Academy Awards, where he met his best friend and choreographer/director Anne Fletcher who was also performing.
At 24, Shankman teamed with influential video director Julian Temple as a music video choreographer. One of his first projects was Whitney Houston's "I'm You're Baby Tonight." He also choreographed videos for the B-52's, Barry White, Aaron Neville, Chic, and Stevie Wonder.
Shankman directed the well-received short film COSMO'S TALE, which was an official entry at the Sundance Film Festival in 1997. He has gone on to produce and direct films such as HAIRSPRAY, STEP UP, THE WEDDING PLANNER, THE PACIFIER and BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE.
He most recently produced STEP UP 2 and the Zac Efron vehicle "SEVENTEEN AGAIN" and his lastest directorial film BEDTIME STORIES with Adam Sandler will be out this Christmas. Lots more to come!
Out of all the comments i have sent n you hant replied to 1 it only takes a minute its not asif im asking alot. Have a good rest of the night Mr.Shankman
Hey Mr.Shankman ive got this friend i met on myspace she is 20 and i really think you would be blown away by the amount of talent she has, she has short pieces of films that she wrote and put together i think you should check her page out if you do ask me for the url or something
You would never regret, she is brilliant when a camera is on here if you want should i send a video clip through myspace im only asking you to look, but i know you would love her she just has the nack for it.
If you are looking for a new youger comedy actor my 12 year sister is absolutley brilliant with alot of confidence. If your interested then write back 'peace'
thx for the add Adam, may your creativity know no bounds... if you want to make an apple pie from scratch, you must first create the universe- Carl Sagan
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