ADAM SHANKMAN (Director) made his feature film directorial debut with the romantic comedy "The Wedding Planner," starring Jennifer Lopez and Matthew McConnaughey. Prior to that, he was one of the entertainment world's premier 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," "Inspestor 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 in the 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.
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 Your Baby Tonight." He has also choreographed videos for the B-52s, 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.
This spring, Shankman will direct Steve Martin and Queen Latifah in the Hyde Park Entertainment-produced Disney comedy "In the House."
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