Kenny Ortega

1950 (76) • Directing

Born: 4/18/1950 (76) in Palo Alto, California, USA

Known for: Directing

Kenny Ortega

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.

Known For

Dirty Dancing

73%

Choreographer

1987

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

76%

Choreographer

1986

High School Musical

65%

Director

2006

High School Musical 2

65%

Director

2007

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

65%

Director

2008

Hocus Pocus

70%

Director

1993

Descendants

72%

Director

2015

Descendants 2

74%

Choreographer

2017

Step Into… The Movies with Derek and Julianne Hough

67%

Self

2022

Julie and the Phantoms

84%

Executive Producer

2020

Julie and the Phantoms

84%

Director

2020

Reunited Apart

55%

Self

2020

The Disney Family Singalong

82%

Self

2020

The Disney Family Singalong

82%

Producer

2020

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

83%

Self

2019

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Self

2019

Descendants 3

77%

Choreographer

2019

Descendants 3

77%

Director

2019

Descendants 3

77%

Executive Producer

2019

Hocus Pocus 25th Anniversary Halloween Bash

70%

Self

2018

Descendants 2

74%

Choreographer

2017

Descendants 2

74%

Director

2017

Descendants 2

74%

Executive Producer

2017

Andi Mack

80%

Director

2017

A Change of Heart

17%

Director

2017

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

51%

Executive Producer

2016

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

51%

Director

2016

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

51%

Choreographer

2016

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

68%

Director

2015

Descendants

72%

Director

2015

Descendants

72%

Executive Producer

2015

Descendants

72%

Choreographer

2015

Celebrity Family Feud

77%

Self

2015

Dirty Dancing - The Phenomenon

Self

2013

Bunheads

74%

Director

2012

The Playboy Club

53%

Director

2011