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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Known For
Descendants 3
(2019)
Director
Descendants 2
(2017)
Director
Descendants
(2015)
Director
Hocus Pocus
(1993)
Director
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(1986)
Second Unit Director
High School Musical
(2006)
Director
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
(2008)
Director
Newsies
(1992)
Director
High School Musical 2
(2007)
Director
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
(2016)
Director
This Is It
(2009)
Director
The Cheetah Girls 2
(2006)
Director
Full Filmography
Directing
Red Hot Rock
(1984)
Director
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(1986)
Second Unit Director
Newsies
(1992)
Director
Hocus Pocus
(1993)
Director
Barbra Streisand: Timeless, Live in Concert
(2001)
Director
High School Musical
(2006)
Director
The Cheetah Girls 2
(2006)
Director
High School Musical 2
(2007)
Director
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
(2008)
Director
This Is It
(2009)
Director
Michael Jackson Memorial
(2009)
Director
The Making of Frozen
(2014)
Director
Descendants
(2015)
Director
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
(2016)
Director
Descendants 2
(2017)
Director
A Change of Heart
(2017)
Director
Descendants 3
(2019)
Director
Acting
And God Created Woman
(1988)
Mike
Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer
(2002)
Self
Portrait of a Choreographer
(2007)
Self
Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert
(2008)
Self - Tour Director
Going Back to Xanadu
(2008)
This Is It
(2009)
Self
Michael Jackson Memorial
(2009)
Self
Dirty Dancing - The Phenomenon
(2013)
Self
Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash
(2018)
Self
High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special
(2019)
Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
(2019)
Self
The Disney Family Singalong
(2020)
Self
Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough
(2022)
Self
Crew
Xanadu
(1980)
Choreographer
One from the Heart
(1982)
Choreographer
St. Elmo's Fire
(1985)
Choreographer
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
(1986)
Choreographer
Dirty Dancing
(1987)
Choreographer
The Great Outdoors
(1988)
Choreographer
Shag
(1989)
Choreographer
High School Musical
(2006)
Choreographer
High School Musical 2
(2007)
Choreographer
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
(2008)
Choreographer
Descendants
(2015)
Choreographer
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
(2016)
Choreographer
Descendants 2
(2017)
Choreographer
Descendants 3
(2019)
Choreographer
Production
Salsa
(1988)
Associate Producer
High School Musical 2
(2007)
Producer
High School Musical: The Concert
(2007)
Producer
High School Musical 3: Senior Year
(2008)
Executive Producer
This Is It
(2009)
Producer
Descendants
(2015)
Executive Producer
The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again
(2016)
Executive Producer
Descendants 3
(2019)
Executive Producer
The Disney Family Singalong
(2020)
Producer
Art
Writing