Kenny Ortega

Kenny Ortega

1950-04-18 Palo Alto, California, USA 48 Credits

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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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Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough

Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough

2022

as Self

6.0
Acting

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

The Disney Family Singalong

2020

as Self

8.3
Acting

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

The Disney Family Singalong

2020

Producer

8.3
Producing

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

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

2019

as Self

8.5
Acting

An exclusive look into the making of High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019

as Self

Acting

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

Descendants 3

2019

Choreographer, Director, Executive Producer

7.7
Directing Producing

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

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

2018

as Self

7.0
Acting

Join us for a night of celebration, packed with celebrity guests and Hocus Pocus throwbacks, at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.

Descendants 2

Descendants 2

2017

Choreographer, Director, Executive Producer

7.3
Directing Producing

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

A Change of Heart

2017

Director

1.5
Directing

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

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

2016

Executive Producer, Director, Choreographer

5.1
Producing Directing

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

Descendants

2015

Director, Executive Producer, Choreographer

7.2
Directing Producing

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

The Making of Frozen

2014

Director

7.2
Directing

"The Making of Frozen" DVD Extra

Dirty Dancing - The Phenomenon

Dirty Dancing - The Phenomenon

2013

as Self

Acting

A look at the legacy and impact of Dirty Dancing

Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot

Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot

2010

as Self - Interviewee: Director

Acting

Documentary on Galt MacDermot.

This Is It

This Is It

2009

as Self

7.2
Acting

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

This Is It

2009

Director, Producer, Writer

7.2
Directing Producing Writing

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

Michael Jackson Memorial

2009

as Self

8.0
Acting

A live telecast of the public memorial service for the king of pop, Michael Jackson.

Michael Jackson Memorial

Michael Jackson Memorial

2009

Director

8.0
Directing

A live telecast of the public memorial service for the king of pop, Michael Jackson.

High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical

High School Musical 3: Making Of A Musical

2008

as Self

Acting

An in-depth behind-the-scenes look at all of the music from this movie phenomenon.

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

2008

Director, Choreographer, Executive Producer

6.5
Directing Producing

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

Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert

2008

as Self - Tour Director

5.9
Acting

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

Going Back to Xanadu

2008

Acting

A documentary about the movie Xanadu.

High School Musical 2

High School Musical 2

2007

Director, Producer, Choreographer

6.5
Directing Producing

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

High School Musical: The Concert

2007

Producer

6.3
Producing

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

Portrait of a Choreographer

2007

as Self

Acting

Documentary about choreographer/director Bob Fosse, and his influence on dance.

The Cheetah Girls 2

The Cheetah Girls 2

2006

Director

6.3
Directing

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

High School Musical

2006

Director, Choreographer

6.5
Directing

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

Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer

2002

as Self

7.7
Acting

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

Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within

2002

Director

Directing

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

Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert

2001

Writer, Director

8.2
Writing Directing

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

Quest for Camelot

1998

Choreographer

6.8

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

Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Munich

1997

Art Direction

8.1

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

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

1995

Choreographer

7.4

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

Hocus Pocus

1993

Director

7.0
Directing

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

Newsies

1992

Director

6.8
Directing

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

Shag

1989

Choreographer

6.2

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

Salsa

1988

Associate Producer

6.9
Producing

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

The Great Outdoors

1988

Choreographer

6.4

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

And God Created Woman

1988

as Mike

4.3
Acting

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

Dirty Dancing

1987

Choreographer

7.3

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

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

1986

Choreographer, Second Unit Director

7.6
Directing

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

Pretty in Pink

1986

Choreographer

6.7

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

St. Elmo's Fire

1985

Choreographer

6.1

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

Red Hot Rock

1984

Director

3.5
Directing

Eleven sexy music videos you could never see on television complete and uncensored for the first time.

One from the Heart

One from the Heart

1981

Choreographer

6.0

The five-year romance of a window dresser and her boyfriend breaks up, as each of them finds a more interesting partner.

Xanadu

Xanadu

1980

Choreographer

5.7

A beautiful muse inspires an artist and his older friend to convert a dilapidated auditorium into a lavish rollerskating club.

Weslandia

N/A

Director

Directing

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

Directing

A YA adaption of The Phantom of Opera.