Kevin Tancharoen

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Kevin Tancharoen
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Tancharoen at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2011
Born
Kevin Harwick Tancharoen

(1984-04-23) April 23, 1984 (age 40) [1]
Occupation(s)Director, producer, screenwriter, dancer, choreographer
Years active2004–present
Spouse
Ashley Edner
(m. 2022)
Relatives Maurissa Tancharoen (sister)
Bobby Edner (brother-in-law)
Jed Whedon (brother-in-law)

Kevin Tancharoen (born April 23, 1984) is an American director, producer, screenwriter, dancer, and choreographer. On September 29, 2011, New Line Cinema/Warner Bros. announced that Tancharoen would be helming a big-screen adaptation of Mortal Kombat after he created the successful web series Mortal Kombat: Legacy , [2] although he dropped out of the project in 2013.

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Life and career

Tancharoen was born in Los Angeles, California. He is the brother of writer and producer Maurissa Tancharoen (and brother-in-law of Jed Whedon) and the son of Tommy Tancharoen.

He is known for being a choreographer for Madonna, directing Britney Spears' "The Onyx Hotel Tour" and co-creating DanceLife on MTV. [3]

He made his feature film directorial debut in 2009 with the remake of the 1980 film Fame . [4] In 2010, Tancharoen directed the short film Mortal Kombat: Rebirth as a proof of concept for his vision of a new Mortal Kombat feature. [5] [6] From that, he directed and produced the Mortal Kombat: Legacy web series.

In 2011, Tancharoen directed Glee: The 3D Concert Movie , a 3D concert film of the Glee Live! In Concert! tour based on the musical TV series. [7] On September 29, 2011, New Line Cinema/Warner Bros. announced that Kevin Tancharoen had signed on to direct a new big-screen adaptation of Mortal Kombat, [2] but he backed out of the project in October 2013. [8] In an interview, Tancharoen told Nerd Reactor that he is still planning to direct season 3 of Mortal Kombat: Legacy. [9]

Filmography

Film

Television

Other

Personal life

Tancharoen started dating actress Ashley Edner in May 2019. [11] They became engaged in September 2020 after 14 months of dating. [12] They married on February 12, 2022. [13] [14]

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