Kenny Ortega
Directing · Director · Producer · Writer
Born Apr 18, 1950 · Palo Alto, California, USA
Active 1980–present · Awards: Directors Guild of America Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series, star on Hollywood Walk of Fame, Helpmann Award for Best Choreography in a Musical, American Choreography Awards, Disney Legends
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.
Filmography
Julie and the Phantoms — Executive Producer · Music DirectorLEGO Friends: Heartlake The Musical — Executive ProducerJulie and the Phantoms (2020) — Director · Executive ProducerDescendants 3 (2019) — Choreographer · Director · Executive ProducerDescendants 2 (2017) — Choreographer · Director · Executive ProducerAndi Mack (2017) — DirectorDescendants (2015) — Director · Executive Producer · ChoreographerThis Is It (2009) — Director · Producer · WriterHigh School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008) — Director · Choreographer · Executive ProducerPhineas and Ferb (2007) — Kenny Ortega (voice)High School Musical 2 (2007) — Director · Producer · ChoreographerHigh School Musical (2006) — Director · ChoreographerGilmore Girls (2000) — DirectorQuest for Camelot (1998) — ChoreographerMichael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Munich (1997) — Art DirectionAlly McBeal (1997) — DirectorTo Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) — ChoreographerHocus Pocus (1993) — DirectorNewsies (1992) — DirectorThe Great Outdoors (1988) — ChoreographerDirty Dancing (1987) — ChoreographerFerris Bueller's Day Off (1986) — Choreographer · Second Unit DirectorPretty in Pink (1986) — ChoreographerSt. Elmo's Fire (1985) — Choreographer