Kenny Ortega

Directing

Kenny Ortega

Born April 18, 1950Palo Alto, California, USA51 credits

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​

Known For

Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
6.6

Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough

Movie

2022

Julie and the Phantoms
8.4

Julie and the Phantoms

TV

2020

Reunited Apart
5.5

Reunited Apart

TV

2020

The Disney Family Singalong
8.3

The Disney Family Singalong

Movie

2020

High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special
8.4

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

Movie

2019

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Movie

2019

Filmography

Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
2022Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Houghas SelfMovie
Julie and the Phantoms
2020Julie and the PhantomsDirectorTV
Reunited Apart
2020Reunited Apartas SelfTV
The Disney Family Singalong
2020The Disney Family Singalongas SelfMovie
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special
2019High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Specialas SelfMovie
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stageas SelfMovie
Descendants 3
2019Descendants 3DirectorMovie
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bashas SelfMovie
Descendants 2
2017Descendants 2DirectorMovie
Andi Mack
2017Andi MackDirectorTV
A Change of Heart
2017A Change of HeartDirectorMovie
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp AgainExecutive ProducerMovie
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
2015Crazy Ex-GirlfriendDirectorTV
Descendants
2015DescendantsDirectorMovie
Celebrity Family Feud
2015Celebrity Family Feudas SelfTV
Dirty Dancing - The Phenomenon
2013Dirty Dancing - The Phenomenonas SelfMovie
Bunheads
2012BunheadsDirectorTV
Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot
2010Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermotas Self - Interviewee: DirectorMovie
This Is It
2009This Is Itas SelfMovie
Michael Jackson Memorial
2009Michael Jackson Memorialas SelfMovie
High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical
2008High School Musical 3: Making of a Musicalas SelfMovie
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008High School Musical 3: Senior YearDirectorMovie
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
2008Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concertas Self - Tour DirectorMovie
Going Back to Xanadu
2008Going Back to XanaduMovie
Phineas and Ferb
2007Phineas and Ferbas Kenny Ortega (voice)TV
High School Musical 2
2007High School Musical 2DirectorMovie
Portrait of a Choreographer
2007Portrait of a Choreographeras SelfMovie
The Cheetah Girls 2
2006The Cheetah Girls 2DirectorMovie
High School Musical
2006High School MusicalDirectorMovie
Dancing with the Stars
2005Dancing with the Starsas Self - Guest JudgeTV
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Danceras SelfMovie
Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within
2002Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire WithinDirectorMovie
Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert
2001Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in ConcertWriterMovie
Grounded for Life
2001Grounded for LifeDirectorTV
Gilmore Girls
2000Gilmore GirlsDirectorTV
MJ & Friends: Live in Seoul
1999MJ & Friends: Live in SeoulDirectorMovie
Fame L.A.
1997Fame L.A.DirectorTV
Ally McBeal
1997Ally McBealDirectorTV
Second Noah
1996Second NoahDirectorTV
Chicago Hope
1994Chicago Hopeas Ellston McCoolTV
Hocus Pocus
1993Hocus PocusDirectorMovie
Newsies
1992NewsiesDirectorMovie
Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square
1991Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Squareas SelfMovie
Hull High
1990Hull HighDirectorTV
Dirty Dancing
1988Dirty DancingDirectorTV
And God Created Woman
1988And God Created Womanas MikeMovie
Red Hot Rock
1984Red Hot RockDirectorMovie
W
—WeslandiaDirectorMovie
P
—PhantomDirectorMovie
LEGO Friends: Heartlake The Musical
—LEGO Friends: Heartlake The MusicalExecutive ProducerMovie
U
—Untitled Descendants FilmDirectorMovie