Kenny Ortega

Kenny Ortega

Directing
Born 1950-04-18 Palo Alto, California, USA 68 credits Primetime Emmy Awards 1 Directors Guild of America 1 star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 Helpmann Award for Best Choreography in a Musical 1 American Choreography Awards 1 Disney Legends 1

Awards

Won 1 Primetime Emmy Award

Primetime Emmy Awards 1 won

  • 2002 Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series Won 2002 Winter Olympics opening ceremony

Directors Guild of America 1 won

  • — Award Won

star on Hollywood Walk of Fame 1 won

  • — star on Hollywood Walk of Fame Won

Helpmann Award for Best Choreography in a Musical 1 won

  • — Best Choreography in a Musical Won

American Choreography Awards 1 won

  • — American Choreography Awards Won

Disney Legends 1 won

  • 2019 Disney Legends Won

Award data from Wikidata (CC0). Coverage may be incomplete.

Read 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​
Not enough member ratings yet.
Filmography — top 60 of 68
Directing 28 credits
Gilmore Girls
Gilmore Girls
2000 · ★ 7.9 · Director
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
1994 · ★ 7.2 · Director, Ellston McCool
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
2015 · ★ 6.8 · Director
Grounded for Life
Grounded for Life
2001 · ★ 6.8 · Director
Ally McBeal
Ally McBeal
1997 · ★ 6.5 · Director
Descendants
Descendants
2015 · ★ 7.2 · Director, Executive Producer, Choreographer
Hocus Pocus
Hocus Pocus
1993 · ★ 7.0 · Director
Descendants 2
Descendants 2
2017 · ★ 7.4 · Director, Executive Producer, Choreographer
Descendants 3
Descendants 3
2019 · ★ 7.7 · Director, Executive Producer, Choreographer
Andi Mack
Andi Mack
2017 · ★ 8.0 · Director
High School Musical
High School Musical
2006 · ★ 6.5 · Director, Choreographer
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008 · ★ 6.5 · Director, Executive Producer, Choreographer
Julie and the Phantoms
Julie and the Phantoms
2020 · ★ 8.4 · Director, Executive Producer
This Is It
This Is It
2009 · ★ 7.4 · Director, Writer, Producer
High School Musical 2
High School Musical 2
2007 · ★ 6.5 · Director, Producer, Choreographer
Second Noah
Second Noah
1996 · Director
Bunheads
Bunheads
2012 · Director
Newsies
Newsies
1992 · ★ 6.7 · Director
Fame L.A.
Fame L.A.
1997 · Director
The Cheetah Girls 2
The Cheetah Girls 2
2006 · ★ 6.3 · Director
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
1988 · Director
Hull High
Hull High
1990 · Director, Producer
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016 · ★ 5.1 · Director, Executive Producer, Choreographer
A Change of Heart
A Change of Heart
2017 · Director
Michael Jackson Memorial
Michael Jackson Memorial
2009 · Director, Self
Red Hot Rock
Red Hot Rock
1984 · Director
Phantom
Phantom
· Director
Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert
Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert
2001 · Director, Writer
Acting 40 credits
Phineas and Ferb
Phineas and Ferb
2007 · ★ 7.9 · Kenny Ortega (voice)
Chicago Hope
Chicago Hope
1994 · ★ 7.2 · Director, Ellston McCool
Dancing with the Stars
Dancing with the Stars
2005 · ★ 6.1 · Self - Guest Judge
Celebrity Family Feud
Celebrity Family Feud
2015 · Self
Dirty Dancing
Dirty Dancing
1987 · ★ 7.3 · Choreographer
Descendants
Descendants
2015 · ★ 7.2 · Director, Executive Producer, Choreographer
Descendants 2
Descendants 2
2017 · ★ 7.4 · Director, Executive Producer, Choreographer
Descendants 3
Descendants 3
2019 · ★ 7.7 · Director, Executive Producer, Choreographer
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986 · ★ 7.6 · Second Unit Director, Choreographer
Reunited Apart
Reunited Apart
2020 · Self
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995 · ★ 7.4 · Choreographer
High School Musical
High School Musical
2006 · ★ 6.5 · Director, Choreographer
Pretty in Pink
Pretty in Pink
1986 · ★ 6.7 · Choreographer
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008 · ★ 6.5 · Director, Executive Producer, Choreographer
Quest for Camelot
Quest for Camelot
1998 · ★ 6.8 · Choreographer
The Great Outdoors
The Great Outdoors
1988 · ★ 6.4 · Choreographer
This Is It
This Is It
2009 · ★ 7.4 · Director, Writer, Producer
High School Musical 2
High School Musical 2
2007 · ★ 6.5 · Director, Producer, Choreographer
St. Elmo's Fire
St. Elmo's Fire
1985 · ★ 6.1 · Choreographer
One from the Heart
One from the Heart
1982 · ★ 5.9 · Choreographer
Xanadu
Xanadu
1980 · ★ 5.7 · Choreographer
Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn
Unfiltered: Paris Jackson & Gabriel Glenn
2020 · Self
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
2008 · ★ 5.8 · Self - Tour Director
The Disney Family Singalong
The Disney Family Singalong
2020 · Producer, Self
And God Created Woman
And God Created Woman
1988 · Mike
Shag
Shag
1989 · ★ 6.2 · Choreographer
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016 · ★ 5.1 · Director, Executive Producer, Choreographer
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018 · Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019 · Self
Mickey's 60th Birthday
Mickey's 60th Birthday
1988 · Choreographer
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special
2019 · Self
Michael Jackson Memorial
Michael Jackson Memorial
2009 · Director, Self
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002 · Self
Julie and the Phantoms
Julie and the Phantoms
· Executive Producer, Music Director
Totally Minnie
Totally Minnie
1988 · Choreographer
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
1991 · Self
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
2008 · Self
High School Musical: The Concert
High School Musical: The Concert
2007 · ★ 6.3 · Producer, Choreographer
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
2022 · Self
Portrait of a Choreographer
Portrait of a Choreographer
2007 · Self
Producing 13 credits
Descendants
Descendants
2015 · ★ 7.2 · Director, Executive Producer, Choreographer
Descendants 2
Descendants 2
2017 · ★ 7.4 · Director, Executive Producer, Choreographer
Descendants 3
Descendants 3
2019 · ★ 7.7 · Director, Executive Producer, Choreographer
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008 · ★ 6.5 · Director, Executive Producer, Choreographer
Julie and the Phantoms
Julie and the Phantoms
2020 · ★ 8.4 · Director, Executive Producer
This Is It
This Is It
2009 · ★ 7.4 · Director, Writer, Producer
High School Musical 2
High School Musical 2
2007 · ★ 6.5 · Director, Producer, Choreographer
The Disney Family Singalong
The Disney Family Singalong
2020 · Producer, Self
Hull High
Hull High
1990 · Director, Producer
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016 · ★ 5.1 · Director, Executive Producer, Choreographer
Salsa
Salsa
1988 · ★ 6.9 · Associate Producer
Julie and the Phantoms
Julie and the Phantoms
· Executive Producer, Music Director
High School Musical: The Concert
High School Musical: The Concert
2007 · ★ 6.3 · Producer, Choreographer
Other credits 2 credits
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986 · ★ 7.6 · Second Unit Director, Choreographer
Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Munich
Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Munich
1997 · ★ 8.6 · Art Direction
Writing 2 credits
This Is It
This Is It
2009 · ★ 7.4 · Director, Writer, Producer
Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert
Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert
2001 · Director, Writer
Track what you watch
DuckTrack members see which of these they have already watched, right here on this page.

Comments

0 comments

No comments yet. Sign in to be the first.