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Kenny Ortega is a multi-award-winning director, choreographer, and producer. He was born in Palo Alto, California, the son of Madeline, a waitress, and Octavio “Tibby” Ortega, a factory worker. Initially, Ortega came out of the San Francisco Arts scene, working with the Tubes. In 1979, Ortega was contracted to work with KISS on their ...
Director of such popular films as Hocus Pocus from 1993, the High School Musical film series and Descendants trilogy. Before Fame He worked with Gene Kelly as a choreographer on Xanadu, which led him choreographing Dirty Dancing from 1987.
Jul 24, 2019 · Then, as now, he was “Kenny,” never “Ken” and, with the rare exceptions including Diana Ross, with whom he worked on her 1988 tour and “Experience” music video, not Kenneth. On July 24 ...
Descendants 3. Descendants 2: It's Going Down. Descendants 2. The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again. Descendants. Descendants: Set It Off! Barbra Streisand---Timeless. Dirty ...
Aug 1, 2017 · 1950: Kenny Ortega is born on April 18 to factory worker Octavio and waitress Madeline Ortega, in Palo Alto, California. He loves music and dance from a young age and even becomes a cheerleader at school. He spends his teenage years and 20s working as a jobbing dancer and choreographer. 1980: His big break comes when he lands the role of ...
Sep 9, 2020 · Kenny Ortega tries to make auditions welcoming when he casts teenagers because he remembers what it was like to be young. ... director and producer, Ortega, 70, has an unparalleled instinct for ...
Jun 30, 2020 · Yes, there’s John Waters, Gus Van Sant, Pedro Almodovar, Lee Daniels, Gregg Araki, Kimberly Peirce, Lisa Cholodenko and Dee Rees. But there’s at least one other director who deserves to be ...
