Adam Shankman checks into rehab

TORONTO — Director and choreographer Adam Shankman has checked himself into rehab.

According to a statement from his rep, the 49-year-old “is currently seeking treatment in a rehabilitation centre. His friends and family support him and wish him well on his journey to recovery.”

US Weekly was first to report on Shankman’s decision to enter rehab.

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The news comes only months after his friend Zac Efron revealed he completed a stint in rehab earlier this year.

Following the fatal drug overdose of Canadian actor Cory Monteith in July, Shankman tweeted: “Goodbye my amazing and beautiful friend … the world just lost one of our best.”

Shankman directed Efron in the 2007 made-in-Toronto musical film Hairpsray. He also directed such Toronto-shot movies as 2005’s The Pacifier and Cheaper by the Dozen 2.

Shankman has also appeared regularly as a judge on So You Think You Can Dance.

On Tuesday, he tweeted a photo showing him the night before with Glee stars Darren Criss, Jane Lynch and Adam Lambert.