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
Known For
Complete Filmography
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
2022
as Self
A set of performances inspired on films such as Singin' in the Rain, Moulin Rouge, Beauty and the Beast, Chicago, Dirty Dancing, Saturday Night Fever ...
The Disney Family Singalong
2020
as Self
Ryan Seacrest hosts a nationwide singalong event featuring celebrities and their families as they take on their favorite Disney tunes from their homes...
The Disney Family Singalong
2020
Producer
Ryan Seacrest hosts a nationwide singalong event featuring celebrities and their families as they take on their favorite Disney tunes from their homes...
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special
2019
as Self
An exclusive look into the making of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
as Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage is a warm and revealing portrait of the charismatic, groundbreaking actor’s journey from his native Puerto Rico to the...
Descendants 3
2019
Choreographer, Director, Executive Producer
The teenagers of Disney's most infamous villains return to the Isle of the Lost to recruit a new batch of villainous offspring to join them at Auradon...
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
2018
as Self
Join us for a night of celebration, packed with celebrity guests and Hocus Pocus throwbacks, at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.
Descendants 2
2017
Choreographer, Director, Executive Producer
When the pressure to be royal becomes too much for Mal, she returns to the Isle of the Lost where her archenemy Uma, Ursula's daughter, has taken her ...
A Change of Heart
2017
Director
Discouraged with cards that life has felt him, Hank is a man whose circumstances have steered him to fear change, but his town is adhering less to tra...
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
2016
Executive Producer, Director, Choreographer
Sweethearts Brad and Janet, stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter, a gender ambiguous scientist. As ...
Descendants
2015
Director, Executive Producer, Choreographer
A present-day idyllic kingdom where the benevolent teenage son of King Adam and Queen Belle offers a chance of redemption for the troublemaking offspr...
The Making of Frozen
2014
Director
"The Making of Frozen" DVD Extra
Dirty Dancing - The Phenomenon
2013
as Self
A look at the legacy and impact of Dirty Dancing
Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot
2010
as Self - Interviewee: Director
Documentary on Galt MacDermot.
This Is It
2009
as Self
A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.
This Is It
2009
Director, Producer, Writer
A compilation of interviews, rehearsals and backstage footage of Michael Jackson as he prepared for his series of sold-out shows in London.
Michael Jackson Memorial
2009
as Self
A live telecast of the public memorial service for the king of pop, Michael Jackson.
Michael Jackson Memorial
2009
Director
A live telecast of the public memorial service for the king of pop, Michael Jackson.
High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical
2008
as Self
An in-depth behind-the-scenes look at all of the music from this movie phenomenon.
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
2008
Director, Choreographer, Executive Producer
As seniors in high school, Troy and Gabriella struggle with the idea of being separated from one another as college approaches. Along with the rest of...
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
2008
as Self - Tour Director
In this concert film, 'Hannah Montana' star Miley Cyrus performs a slew of hit songs, including 'Just Like You' and 'Life's What You Make It.'
Going Back to Xanadu
2008
A documentary about the movie Xanadu.
High School Musical 2
2007
Director, Producer, Choreographer
The East High Wildcats are gearing up for big fun as they land the coolest summer jobs imaginable. Troy, Gabriella, Chad, and Taylor have scored sweet...
High School Musical: The Concert
2007
Producer
Be a part of an incredible concert event as the worldwide phenomenon goes extreme! "High School Musical: The Concert" invites you behind the scenes an...
Portrait of a Choreographer
2007
as Self
Documentary about choreographer/director Bob Fosse, and his influence on dance.
The Cheetah Girls 2
2006
Director
Best friends Galleria, Chanel, Dorinda, and Aqua, A.K.A. the girl band "The Cheetahs," get the opportunity of a lifetime when they strut their way to ...
High School Musical
2006
Director, Choreographer
A popular high school athlete and an academically gifted girl get roles in the school musical and develop a friendship that threatens East High's soci...
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
2002
as Self
American Masters Series. Documentary on Gene Kelly that gives insight into his dancing, how he formed a style (first "blue collar dancer") and develop...
Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within
2002
Director
The opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics took place at the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States, on 8 February 2...
Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert
2001
Writer, Director
Timeless: Live in Concert, recorded at her Las Vegas show on New Year's Eve 1999, takes as its subject the star herself. It opens with a dramatization...
Quest for Camelot
1998
Choreographer
During the times of King Arthur, Kayley is a brave girl who dreams of following her late father as a Knight of the Round Table. The evil Ruber wants t...
Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Munich
1997
Art Direction
The King of Pop rocks the Olympic Stadium in Munich, Germany during his concerts on June 4th and 6th, 1997, as part of the HIStory World Tour.
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
Choreographer
Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When th...
Hocus Pocus
1993
Director
After 300 years of slumber, three sister witches are accidentally resurrected in Salem on Halloween night, and it is up to three kids and their newfou...
Newsies
1992
Director
A week in the life of the exploited, child newspaper sellers in turn-of-the-century New York. When their publisher, Joseph Pulitzer, tries to squeeze ...
Shag
1989
Choreographer
Summer of 1963. Carson is getting married to her boyfriend so her friends Melaina, Pudge and Luanne take her to Myrtle Beach for one last irresponsibl...
Salsa
1988
Associate Producer
Fatherless barrio Puerto Rican Rico is a menial car mechanic by day, but lives for the nights, when he dances and dates hot dancing girls, cockily con...
The Great Outdoors
1988
Choreographer
It's vacation time for outdoorsy Chicago man Chet Ripley, along with his wife, Connie, and their two kids, Buck and Ben. But a serene weekend of fishi...
And God Created Woman
1988
as Mike
In this variation on director Vadim's own, more acclaimed Et Dieu Créa La Femme (1956, the same title in French), the vamp Robin Shea marries charming...
Dirty Dancing
1987
Choreographer
Expecting the usual tedium that accompanies a summer in the Catskills with her family, 17-year-old Frances 'Baby' Houseman is surprised to find hersel...
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1986
Choreographer, Second Unit Director
After high school slacker Ferris Bueller successfully fakes an illness in order to skip school for the day, he goes on a series of adventures througho...
Pretty in Pink
1986
Choreographer
Andie is an outcast, hanging out either with her older boss, who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky high school classmate Duckie, wh...
St. Elmo's Fire
1985
Choreographer
A group of friends graduates from the halls of Georgetown University into lives that revolve around sex and career aspirations. Kirby waits tables to ...
Red Hot Rock
1984
Director
Eleven sexy music videos you could never see on television complete and uncensored for the first time.
One from the Heart
1981
Choreographer
The five-year romance of a window dresser and her boyfriend breaks up, as each of them finds a more interesting partner.
Xanadu
1980
Choreographer
A beautiful muse inspires an artist and his older friend to convert a dilapidated auditorium into a lavish rollerskating club.
Weslandia
N/A
Director
Wes, a tween genius loner who expects, upon moving to his new home in Plainville, that his life is going to be, well, plain! Little does he know he’s ...
Phantom
N/A
Director
A YA adaption of The Phantom of Opera.