Kenny Ortega



First NameKenny
Last NameOrtega
Full Name at BirthKenneth
Age61
Date of BirthApril 18, 1950
Height5' 10" (178 cm)
Weight (lb)165
BuildAverage
Eye ColorBrown - Light
Hair ColorBrown - Dark
Distinctive Featuresnice
Star SignAries
EthnicityHispanic
NationalityCuban
High SchoolSequoia High School (Redwood City, California).
OccupationProducer
Occupation CategoryDirector
Claim to FameHigh School musical, High School musical 2, High School musical 3, Hannah montana and Miley Cyrus 3D best of both worlds, The cheetah girls 2
Official Websiteko.com
FriendsVanessa Hudgens, Zac Efron
PetsManly
Favorite BandsThe Tubes
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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.


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Filmography

Selected Kenny Ortega film and TV show credits:


Director Credits

2011
Playboy
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2010
Legally Mad
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2009
This Is It
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2009
Michael Jackson Memorial
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2008
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
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2007
High School Musical 2
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2006
High School Musical
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2006
The Cheetah Girls 2
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2002
XIX Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
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2001
Grounded for Life
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2000
Gilmore Girls
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2000
Resurrection Blvd.
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1999
Wasteland
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1997
Ally McBeal
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1997
Fame L.A.
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1996
Second Noah
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1994
Chicago Hope
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1993
Hocus Pocus
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1992
Newsies
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1990
Hull High
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1988
Dirty Dancing
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Other Crew Credits

2009
This Is It
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2008
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
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2008
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
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2008
Awilda and a Bee
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2007
High School Musical 2
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2006
High School Musical
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2002
XIX Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
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2001
The Way She Moves
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2001
Grounded for Life
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1999
Wasteland
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1998
Quest for Camelot
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1996
Centennial Olympic Games: Opening Ceremonies
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1995
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar
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1994
Chicago Hope
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1992
Newsies
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1990
Hull High
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1989
Shag
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1988
And God Created Woman
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1988
Salsa
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1988
The Great Outdoors
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1987
Dirty Dancing
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1987
Totally Minnie
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1986
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
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1986
Pretty in Pink
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1985
St. Elmo's Fire
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1984
Super Night of Rock 'n' Roll
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1982
One from the Heart
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1982
Olivia Newton-John: Let's Get Physical
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1980
Xanadu
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1980
Olivia Newton-John: Hollywood Nights
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Producer Credits

2009
This Is It
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2008
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
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2008
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
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2007
High School Musical 2
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2003
The Disco Ball
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2002
XIX Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony
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2001
The Way She Moves
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1988
Salsa
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Films directed by Kenny Ortega
High School Musical (2006)
High School Musical 2 (2007)
High School Musical 3: Senior Year (2008)
Hocus Pocus (1993)
Kenny Ortega
Newsies (1992)
The Cheetah Girls 2 (2006)
This Is It (2009)
Michael Jackson
Bad (1987)
Ben (1972)
Blood On The Dance Floor: History In The Mix (1997)
Dangerous (1991)
Death of Michael Jackson
Debbie Rowe
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Forever, Michael (1975)
Got To Be There (1972)
HIStory - Past, Present & Future, Book I (1995)
Invincible (2001)
Jackson 5
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Michael Jackson and Bubbles
Music and Me (1973)
Off The Wall (1979)
One Night In Japan (2009)
Quincy Jones (1999)
Quincy Jones
Thriller (1982)
With a Child's Heart (1973)