Newsies Hocus Pocus High School Musical Michael Jackson's This Is It Descendants Julie and the Phantoms
Awards
Hollywood Walk of Fame (2019) Disney Legends (2019) Grammys (2021)
Kenneth John Ortega (born April 18, 1950) is an American filmmaker, touring manager, and choreographer. He is known for directing the films Newsies, Hocus Pocus, The Cheetah Girls 2, High School Musical, Michael Jackson's This Is It, Descendants, and Julie and the Phantoms.[1] He also choreographed the films One from the Heart, St. Elmo's Fire, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Dirty Dancing; and directed multiple concert tours for Cher, Gloria Estefan, Miley Cyrus, and Michael Jackson. For his work, Ortega was honored with both a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a Disney Legend Award in 2019.
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On April 9, 2019, KennyOrtega signed a multi-year overall deal with Netflix, including production of Julie and the Phantoms. Ortega executive produced...
with the film's score composed by John Morris and dance choreography by KennyOrtega. Dirty Dancing premiered at the Cannes Film Festival on May 12, 1987...
School Musical is a 2006 American musical television film directed by KennyOrtega and written by Peter Barsocchini. The 63rd Disney Channel Original Movie...
Molina in the Netflix series, Julie and the Phantoms. Scouted by director KennyOrtega, she was cast at age 14 to portray the main character in the series....
is written by Sara Parriott and Josann McGibbon, and is directed by KennyOrtega. The film premiered on Disney Channel on August 2, 2019, and in other...
School Musical 2 is a 2007 American musical television film directed by KennyOrtega and written by Peter Barsocchini. The 70th Disney Channel Original Movie...
tribute to the cult classic 1975 film of the same name and was directed by KennyOrtega, using the original script written by Richard O'Brien and Jim Sharman...
drama film produced by Walt Disney Pictures. Directed by choreographer KennyOrtega (in his feature directorial debut) from a screenplay written by the writing...
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for her Aphrodite: Les Folies Tour (2011). Testa was hired by director KennyOrtega as an associate choreographer for Michael Jackson's final tour This Is...
late 1975, the band created a stage show unlike any other after hiring KennyOrtega to direct and choreograph, comedian Jane Dornacker and her band "Leila...
talent. KennyOrtega organized a cast reunion of High School Musical for the special, with a performance of "We're All In This Together". Ortega noted that...
and MTV Ruled the World: The Early Years of Music Video. Directed by KennyOrtega, it shows Squier dancing around a bed with pastel-colored satin sheets...
Musical" along with KennyOrtega and Bonnie Story. 2007 - Choreography Media Honors Award for "High School Musical" along with KennyOrtega and Bonnie Story...
Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM), The Cheetah Girls. Directed by KennyOrtega, the sequel is about the talented teen quartet who take a whirlwind tour...
film Dirty Dancing, starring Patrick Swayze, Miranda Garrison assisted KennyOrtega in choreography; she also acted in the film, playing the part of Vivian...
audition by director KennyOrtega, who became a family friend after Johnson's mother's work as a hair stylist on the set of Newsies. Ortega persuaded executives...
American Express concert series Unstaged pairs Sugarland with director KennyOrtega for a performance from New York City streamed live on October 18, 2010...
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