Kevin Tancharoen
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Tancharoen at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2011
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| Born | Kevin Harwick Tancharoen (1984-04-23) April 23, 1984 (age 40)[1]
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
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| Occupation(s) | Director, producer, screenwriter, dancer, choreographer |
| Years active | 2004–present |
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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.
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]
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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