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Kenny Ortega

Directing

Born: 1950-04-18
From: Palo Alto, California, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.7

Also Known As

Kenneth Ortegaکنی 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​

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Awards & Nominations6 won · 0 nominated

🏆 Won

Disney Legends

2019
🏆 Won

Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series

2002 Winter Olympics opening ceremony

2002
🏆 Won

American Choreography Awards

🏆 Won

Directors Guild of America Award

🏆 Won

Helpmann Award for Best Choreography in a Musical

🏆 Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Acting22 titles

Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
8.5
Movie

Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square

1991Comedy
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special
8.4
Movie

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

2019Documentary
The Disney Family Singalong
8.3
Movie

The Disney Family Singalong

2020Drama
Michael Jackson Memorial
8.0
Movie

Michael Jackson Memorial

2009Documentary
Phineas and Ferb
7.9
Cartoon

Phineas and Ferb

2007 - ...Animation
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
7.8
Movie

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

2002Documentary
Celebrity Family Feud
7.7
Series

Celebrity Family Feud

2015 - ...Documentary
This Is It
7.3
Movie

This Is It

2009Drama
Chicago Hope
7.2
Series

Chicago Hope

1994-2000Drama
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
7.0
Movie

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

2018Drama
Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn
7.0
Series

Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn

2020Documentary
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
6.6
Movie

Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough

2022Drama
Dancing with the Stars
6.1
Series

Dancing with the Stars

2005 - ...Documentary
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
5.9
Movie

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert

2008Documentary
Reunited Apart
5.5
Series

Reunited Apart

2020Documentary
And God Created Woman
4.3
Movie

And God Created Woman

1988Comedy
Going Back to Xanadu
0
Movie

Going Back to Xanadu

2008Documentary
Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot
0
Movie

Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot

2010Documentary
Dirty Dancing - The Phenomenon
0
Movie

Dirty Dancing - The Phenomenon

2013Documentary
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
0
Movie

High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical

2008Documentary
Portrait of a Choreographer
0
Movie

Portrait of a Choreographer

2007Documentary
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
0
Movie

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019Documentary

Directing30 titles

MJ & Friends: Live in Seoul
10.0
Movie

MJ & Friends: Live in Seoul

1999Drama
Dirty Dancing
8.5
Series

Dirty Dancing

1988-1989Drama
Julie and the Phantoms
8.4
Series

Julie and the Phantoms

2020Drama
Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert
8.3
Movie

Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert

2001Drama
Michael Jackson Memorial
8.0
Movie

Michael Jackson Memorial

2009Documentary
Fame L.A.
8.0
Series

Fame L.A.

1997-1998Drama
Andi Mack
8.0
Series

Andi Mack

2017-2019Comedy
Gilmore Girls
7.9
Series

Gilmore Girls

2000-2007Comedy
Descendants 3
7.7
Movie

Descendants 3

2019Drama
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
7.6
Movie

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1986Comedy
Descendants 2
7.4
Movie

Descendants 2

2017Drama
Bunheads
7.4
Series

Bunheads

2012-2013Comedy
This Is It
7.3
Movie

This Is It

2009Drama
Descendants
7.2
Movie

Descendants

2015Drama
Chicago Hope
7.2
Series

Chicago Hope

1994-2000Drama
Hocus Pocus
7.0
Movie

Hocus Pocus

1993Sci-Fi
Grounded for Life
6.8
Series

Grounded for Life

2001-2005Drama
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
6.8
Series

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

2015-2019Comedy
Newsies
6.7
Movie

Newsies

1992Drama
Second Noah
6.7
Series

Second Noah

1996-1997Drama
High School Musical
6.5
Movie

High School Musical

2006Comedy
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
6.5
Movie

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

2008Comedy
High School Musical 2
6.5
Movie

High School Musical 2

2007Comedy
Ally McBeal
6.5
Series

Ally McBeal

1997-2002Drama
Hull High
6.5
Series

Hull High

1990Drama
The Cheetah Girls 2
6.3
Movie

The Cheetah Girls 2

2006Drama
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
5.1
Movie

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

2016Drama
Red Hot Rock
4.2
Movie

Red Hot Rock

1984Drama
A Change of Heart
1.5
Movie

A Change of Heart

2017Comedy
Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within
0
Movie

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

2002Documentary

Writing2 titles

Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert
8.3
Movie

Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert

2001Drama
This Is It
7.3
Movie

This Is It

2009Drama

Production14 titles

Julie and the Phantoms
8.4
Series

Julie and the Phantoms

2020Drama
The Disney Family Singalong
8.3
Movie

The Disney Family Singalong

2020Drama
Descendants 3
7.7
Movie

Descendants 3

2019Drama
Descendants 2
7.4
Movie

Descendants 2

2017Drama
This Is It
7.3
Movie

This Is It

2009Drama
Descendants
7.2
Movie

Descendants

2015Drama
Salsa
6.9
Movie

Salsa

1988Drama
High School Musical 2
6.5
Movie

High School Musical 2

2007Comedy
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
6.5
Movie

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

2008Comedy
Hull High
6.5
Series

Hull High

1990Drama
High School Musical: The Concert
6.3
Movie

High School Musical: The Concert

2007Drama
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
5.1
Movie

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

2016Drama
LEGO Friends: Heartlake The Musical
0
Movie

LEGO Friends: Heartlake The Musical

2024Drama
Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within
0
Movie

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

2002Documentary

Art1 title

Michael Jackson - HIStory Live
8.5
Movie

Michael Jackson - HIStory Live

1997Drama

Crew20 titles

Descendants 3
7.7
Movie

Descendants 3

2019Drama
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
7.6
Movie

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1986Comedy
Descendants 2
7.4
Movie

Descendants 2

2017Drama
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
7.4
Movie

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

1995Comedy
Dirty Dancing
7.3
Movie

Dirty Dancing

1987Drama
Descendants
7.2
Movie

Descendants

2015Drama
Quest for Camelot
6.8
Cartoon

Quest for Camelot

1998Sci-Fi
Mickey's 60th Birthday
6.8
Cartoon

Mickey's 60th Birthday

1988Drama
Pretty in Pink
6.7
Movie

Pretty in Pink

1986Romance
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
6.5
Movie

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

2008Comedy
High School Musical 2
6.5
Movie

High School Musical 2

2007Comedy
High School Musical
6.5
Movie

High School Musical

2006Comedy
The Great Outdoors
6.5
Movie

The Great Outdoors

1988Comedy
High School Musical: The Concert
6.3
Movie

High School Musical: The Concert

2007Drama
Shag
6.2
Movie

Shag

1989Comedy
St. Elmo's Fire
6.1
Movie

St. Elmo's Fire

1985Drama
One from the Heart
6.0
Movie

One from the Heart

1982Drama
Totally Minnie
5.8
Cartoon

Totally Minnie

1988Animation
Xanadu
5.7
Movie

Xanadu

1980Sci-Fi
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
5.1
Movie

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

2016Drama