Kenny Ortega
Directing

Kenny Ortega

Born 1950-04-18 · Palo Alto, California, USA

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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Known for

Descendants 3★ 7.7Viewing moment
Descendants 3
2019
Hocus Pocus★ 7Viewing moment
Hocus Pocus
1993
Descendants★ 7.1Viewing moment
Descendants
2015
Descendants 2★ 7.4Viewing moment
Descendants 2
2017
Dirty Dancing★ 7.3Viewing moment
Dirty Dancing
1987
High School Musical 2★ 6.5Viewing moment
High School Musical 2
2007
High School Musical 3: Senior Year★ 6.6Viewing moment
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008
Ferris Bueller's Day Off★ 7.6Viewing moment
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
High School Musical★ 6.6Viewing moment
High School Musical
2006
St. Elmo's Fire★ 6.2Viewing moment
St. Elmo's Fire
1985
The Cheetah Girls 2★ 6.3Viewing moment
The Cheetah Girls 2
2006
This Is It★ 7.2Viewing moment
This Is It
2009
Newsies★ 6.7Viewing moment
Newsies
1992
The Great Outdoors★ 6.4Viewing moment
The Great Outdoors
1988
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert★ 5.9Viewing moment
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
2008
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again★ 5.1Viewing moment
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016
One from the Heart★ 5.7Viewing moment
One from the Heart
1982
Xanadu★ 5.7Viewing moment
Xanadu
1980
Grounded for Life★ 6.7Viewing moment
Grounded for Life
2001 · Series
Ally McBeal★ 6.5Viewing moment
Ally McBeal
1997 · Series
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special★ 8.7Viewing moment
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special
2019
The Disney Family Singalong★ 8.5Viewing moment
The Disney Family Singalong
2020
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash★ 7.2Viewing moment
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018
Shag★ 6.2Viewing moment
Shag
1989
And God Created Woman★ 4.3Viewing moment
And God Created Woman
1988
Michael Jackson: HIStory Tour - Live in Munich★ 9.2Viewing moment
Michael Jackson: HIStory Tour - Live in Munich
1997
High School Musical: The Concert★ 6.3Viewing moment
High School Musical: The Concert
2007
Salsa★ 6.8Viewing moment
Salsa
1988
Second Noah★ 6.7Viewing moment
Second Noah
1996 · Series
Red Hot RockViewing moment
Red Hot Rock
1984
Julie and the Phantoms★ 8.4Viewing moment
Julie and the Phantoms
2020 · Series
Fame L.A.★ 8Viewing moment
Fame L.A.
1997 · Series
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough★ 6Viewing moment
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
2022
Dirty Dancing★ 8.1Viewing moment
Dirty Dancing
1988 · Series
Michael Jackson Memorial★ 8Viewing moment
Michael Jackson Memorial
2009
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer★ 7.7Viewing moment
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a StageViewing moment
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
A Change of Heart★ 2Viewing moment
A Change of Heart
2017
Bunheads★ 7.4Viewing moment
Bunheads
2012 · Series
Hull High★ 6.5Viewing moment
Hull High
1990 · Series

Frequent collaborators

Ashley FrenchAshley FrenchZac EfronZac EfronVanessa HudgensVanessa HudgensMonique ColemanMonique ColemanLucas GrabeelLucas GrabeelSandahl BergmanSandahl BergmanOlesya RulinOlesya RulinCorbin BleuCorbin Bleu