Kenny Ortega

Also Credited As:

Ken Ortega, Kenneth Ortega
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Biography

An Emmy Award winner, Kenny Ortega in the 1990s and 2000s made himself the most celebrated choreographer and helmsman of filmed and live musical stage shows in America, choreographing some of most famous dance scenes in film, producing live sports-ceremony extravaganzas and stewarding one of most phenomenal musical drama franchises in history. Ortega arrived on the American film scene portentously working with Gene Kelly on his final feature …
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Job Title

Actor, Director, Producer, Writer, Music, Executive, Consultants & Advisors, Choreographer, Other

Born

Kenneth Ortega on April 18, 1950 in Palo Alto, California, USA

LATEST CREDITS

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert

Himself

The 77th Annual Miss America Pageant

Judge

America Picks the No. 1 Songs

Actor

America's Dance Honors

Actor

Michael Jackson's This Is It

Himself, Director

And God Created Woman

Mike

Salsa

Himself, 2nd unit director 2nd Unit, Associate Producer

The Cheetah Girls 2

Director

High School Musical

Director

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

Director, Executive Producer

Cher... At the Mirage

stage director

Dirty Dancing (Remake)

Director, Producer

Hocus Pocus

Director

Q

Director

High School Musical 2

Director

Newsies

Director

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

2nd unit director 2nd Unit

Barbra Streisand -- Timeless

stage director

The Way She Moves

Co-Executive Producer

The 79th Annual Miss America Pageant

supervising producer