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Kenny Ortega

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Born: April 18, 1950
From: Palo Alto, California, USA

Also known as

Kenneth Ortega · کنی اورتگا

Biography

Kenneth John 'Kenny' Ortega (born April 18, 1950) is an American producer, director, and choreographer. He is known for directing the High School Musical trilogy and Michael Jackson's This Is It concert tour. Description above from the Wikipedia article Kenny Ortega, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia

Known for

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

High School Musical

High School Musical 2

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Hocus Pocus

Descendants

Descendants 2

Descendants 3

Filmography

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2026

LEGO Friends: Heartlake the Musical

Production (Producer) Writing (Story)

2022

Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough

Acting (Self)

2020

Julie and the Phantoms

Directing (Director) 1 EPProduction (Executive Producer) 9 EP

Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn

Acting (Self) 1 EP

Reunited Apart

Acting (Self) 1 EP

The Disney Family Singalong

Acting (Self) Production (Producer)

2019

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special

Acting (Self)

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Acting (Self)

Descendants 3

Crew (Choreographer) Directing (Director) Production (Executive Producer)

2018

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

Acting (Self)

2017

Descendants 2

Crew (Choreographer) Directing (Director) Production (Executive Producer)

Directing (Director) 1 EP

A Change of Heart

Directing (Director)

2016

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

Production (Executive Producer) Directing (Director) Crew (Choreographer)

2015

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

Directing (Director) 1 EP

Descendants

Directing (Director) Production (Executive Producer) Crew (Choreographer)

Celebrity Family Feud

Acting (Self) 1 EP

2013

Dirty Dancing - The Phenomenon

Acting (Self)

2012

Directing (Director) 1 EP

2010

Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot

Acting (Self - Interviewee: Director)

2009

Michael Jackson's This Is It

Acting (Self) Directing (Director) Production (Producer) Writing (Writer)

Michael Jackson Memorial

Acting (Self) Directing (Director)

2008

High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical

Acting (Self)

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Directing (Director) Crew (Choreographer) Production (Executive Producer)

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert

Acting (Self - Tour Director)

Going Back to Xanadu

2007

High School Musical 2

Production (Producer) Directing (Director) Crew (Choreographer)

Phineas and Ferb

Acting (Kenny Ortega (voice)) 1 EP

High School Musical: The Concert

Production (Producer) Crew (Choreographer)

Portrait of a Choreographer

Acting (Self)

2006

The Cheetah Girls 2

Directing (Director)

High School Musical

Directing (Director) Crew (Choreographer)