Kenny Ortega
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- 18 April 1950 · Palo Alto, California, USA
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
Production 12
- 2026LEGO Friends: Heartlake The Musical · executive producer
- 2020The Disney Family Singalong · producer
- 2019Descendants 3 · executive producer
- 2017Descendants 2 · executive producer
- 2016The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again · executive producer
- 2015Descendants · executive producer
- 2009This Is It · producer
- 2008High School Musical 3: Senior Year · executive producer
- 2007High School Musical 2 · producer
- 2007High School Musical: The Concert · producer
- 2002Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within · producer
- 1988Salsa · associate producer
Directing 23
- 2026Weslandia · director
- 2026Untitled Descendants Film · director
- 2025Phantom · director
- 2020Julie and the Phantoms · director
- 2019Descendants 3 · director
- 2017Descendants 2 · director
- 2017A Change of Heart · director
- 2016The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again · director
- 2015Descendants · director
- 2014The Making of Frozen · director
- 2009This Is It · director
- 2009Michael Jackson Memorial · director
- 2008High School Musical 3: Senior Year · director
- 2007High School Musical 2 · director
- 2006The Cheetah Girls 2 · director
- 2006High School Musical · director
- 2002Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within · director
- 2001Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert · director
- 1999MJ & Friends: Live in Seoul · director
- 1993Hocus Pocus · director
- 1992Newsies · director
- 1986Ferris Bueller's Day Off · second unit director
- 1984Red Hot Rock · director
Acting 16
- 2022Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough as Self
- 2020The Disney Family Singalong as Self
- 2019High School Musical: The Musical: The Series: The Special as Self
- 2019Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
- 2018Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash as Self
- 2013Dirty Dancing - The Phenomenon as Self
- 2010Shapes of Rhythm: The Music of Galt MacDermot as Self - Interviewee: Director
- 2009This Is It as Self
- 2009Michael Jackson Memorial as Self
- 2008High School Musical 3: Making of a Musical as Self
- 2008Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert as Self - Tour Director
- 2008Going Back to Xanadu
- 2007Portrait of a Choreographer as Self
- 2002Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer as Self
- 1991Blood Drips Heavily on Newsie Square as Self
- 1988And God Created Woman as Mike
crew 20
- 2019Descendants 3 · choreographer
- 2017Descendants 2 · choreographer
- 2016The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again · choreographer
- 2015Descendants · choreographer
- 2008High School Musical 3: Senior Year · choreographer
- 2007High School Musical 2 · choreographer
- 2007High School Musical: The Concert · choreographer
- 2006High School Musical · choreographer
- 1998Quest for Camelot · choreographer
- 1995To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar · choreographer
- 1989Shag · choreographer
- 1988Mickey's 60th Birthday · choreographer
- 1988The Great Outdoors · choreographer
- 1988Totally Minnie · choreographer
- 1987Dirty Dancing · choreographer
- 1986Ferris Bueller's Day Off · choreographer
- 1986Pretty in Pink · choreographer
- 1985St. Elmo's Fire · choreographer
- 1982One from the Heart · choreographer
- 1980Xanadu · choreographer
Writing 2
- 2009This Is It · writer
- 2001Barbra Streisand: Timeless - Live in Concert · writer
art 1
- 1997Michael Jackson: HIStory World Tour - Live in Munich · art direction