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Kenny Ortega

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birth DateApr 18, 1950 (76 years old)
Zodiac Sign♈Aries
Place of BirthPalo Alto, California, USA
Career Span1980 – Present (47 yrs)
Known Credits64 Titles
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DirectingPopularity Score 1.4

Kenny Ortega

Also known as:Kenneth Ortegaکنی اورتگا
Total Works

64

47 movies • 17 shows

Avg Rating

6.9 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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​

Signature Roles & Milestones

Dirty Dancing
7.3
Dirty Dancing
1987•movie
Role: Choreographer
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
7.6
Role: Second Unit Director
High School Musical
6.5
Role: Director
High School Musical 2
6.5
Role: Producer

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 64 titles featuring Kenny Ortega

Dirty Dancing
7.3
Dirty Dancing
1987•movie

Role: Choreographer

Ferris Bueller's Day Off
7.6

Role: Second Unit Director

High School Musical
6.5

Role: Director

High School Musical 2
6.5

Role: Producer

High School Musical 3: Senior Year
6.5

Role: Director

Hocus Pocus
7.0
Hocus Pocus
1993•movie

Role: Director

Descendants
7.2
Descendants
2015•movie

Role: Director

Descendants 2
7.4
Descendants 2
2017•movie

Role: Choreographer

Descendants 3
7.7
Descendants 3
2019•movie

Role: Choreographer

Gilmore Girls
7.9
Gilmore Girls
2000•series

Role: Director

Pretty in Pink
6.7
Pretty in Pink
1986•movie

Role: Choreographer

This Is It
7.4
This Is It
2009•movie

as Self

Phineas and Ferb
7.9
1 eps
Phineas and Ferb
2007•series

as Kenny Ortega (voice)

Quest for Camelot
6.8
Quest for Camelot
1998•movie

Role: Choreographer

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
7.5

Role: Choreographer

The Great Outdoors
6.5
The Great Outdoors
1988•movie

Role: Choreographer

Julie and the Phantoms
8.4

Role: Director

St. Elmo's Fire
6.1
St. Elmo's Fire
1985•movie

Role: Choreographer

The Cheetah Girls 2
6.3

Role: Director

Ally McBeal
6.5
Ally McBeal
1997•series

Role: Director

Newsies
6.7
Newsies
1992•movie

Role: Director

Xanadu
5.7
Xanadu
1980•movie

Role: Choreographer

Andi Mack
8.0
Andi Mack
2017•series

Role: Director

One from the Heart
5.9
One from the Heart
1982•movie

Role: Choreographer

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
5.1

Role: Executive Producer

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
6.8
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
2015•series

Role: Director

Dancing with the Stars
6.2
1 eps

as Self - Guest Judge

Grounded for Life
6.8
Grounded for Life
2001•series

Role: Director

High School Musical: The Concert
6.2

Role: Producer

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
5.7

as Self - Tour Director

Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Munich
8.7

Role: Art Direction

Chicago Hope
7.2
1 eps
Chicago Hope
1994•series

as Ellston McCool

Salsa
6.9
Salsa
1988•movie

Role: Associate Producer

Shag
6.2
Shag
1989•movie

Role: Choreographer

And God Created Woman
4.3

as Mike

Celebrity Family Feud
7.7
1 eps

as Self

Bunheads
7.4
Bunheads
2012•series

Role: Director

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
7.0

as Self

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special
8.3

as Self

Mickey's 60th Birthday
6.8

Role: Choreographer

Michael Jackson Memorial
8.0

as Self

The Disney Family Singalong
8.2

as Self

Totally Minnie
5.8
Totally Minnie
1988•movie

Role: Choreographer

Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert
8.3

Role: Writer

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
7.8

as Self

Dirty Dancing
8.1
Dirty Dancing
1988•series

Role: Director

Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
6.7

as Self

Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
8.5

as Self

Red Hot Rock
4.2
Red Hot Rock
1984•movie

Role: Director

Hull High
6.5
Hull High
1990•series

Role: Producer

A Change of Heart
1.7
A Change of Heart
2017•movie

Role: Director

Second Noah
6.7
Second Noah
1996•series

Role: Director

Reunited Apart
5.5
1 eps
Reunited Apart
2020•series

as Self

Dirty Dancing - The Phenomenon
8.0

as Self

Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn
7.0
1 eps

as Self

MJ & Friends: Live in Seoul
10.0

Role: Director

Fame L.A.
8.0
Fame L.A.
1997•series

Role: Director

Going Back to Xanadu
Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot

as Self - Interviewee: Director

High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical

as Self

Portrait of a Choreographer

as Self

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

as Self

Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within

Role: Director

LEGO Friends: Heartlake the Musical

Role: Producer