Evaki1972 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Choreographed dozens of films and danced in music videos for Paula Abdul and Janet Jackson before moving into directing, making the musicals Hairspray, Rock of Ages, and Disenchanted alongside comedies like Bringing Down the House and A Walk to Remember. He spent multiple seasons as a judge on So You Think You Can Dance, and later turned to co-writing young-adult novels.