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  1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Kenny_OrtegaKenny Ortega - Wikipedia

    Kenneth John Ortega (born April 18, 1950) is an American filmmaker, touring manager, and choreographer. He is known for directing the films Newsies, Hocus Pocus, The Cheetah Girls 2, High School Musical, Michael Jackson's This Is It, Descendants, and Julie and the Phantoms.

    • Filmmaker, choreographer, dancer, actor, touring manager
    • Kenneth John Ortega, April 18, 1950 (age 73), Palo Alto, California, U.S.
    • 1970–present

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  3. www.thenationalnews.com › arts-culture › filmKenny Ortega on working with Michael Jackson and ...

    Read more: A colourful career: Kenny Ortega's biography. The film starred Ortega's idol Kelly, and the star took him under his wing, becoming a mentor and teaching Ortega all the tricks of the trade. “Gene Kelly really introduced me to the difference between choreographing for the film and the stage,” Ortega explains.

  4. www.nytimes.com › 2020/09/09 › artsKenny Ortega, Teen Whisperer - The New York Times

    Sep 9, 2020 · Ortega picked himself up, directing TV episodes, choreographing Michael Jackson’s HIStory world tour, and orchestrating numbers for the Super Bowl, the Academy Awards and an Emmy-winning Winter ...

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  6. www.youtube.com › watchKenny Ortega Interview - Michael Jackson: This Is It - YouTube

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    Filmmaker Kenny Ortega discusses working with Michael Jackson and putting together Michael Jackson: This Is It. Kenny talks about editing the footage down in...

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  7. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Michael_Jackson&Michael Jackson's This Is It - Wikipedia

    Michael Jackson's This Is It. Michael Jackson's This Is It is a 2009 American documentary film about Michael Jackson 's preparation for This Is it, a series of concerts that were cancelled due to his death in 2009. Named for the concert residency of the same name, the film includes additional behind the scenes footage, including dancer ...

    • Sandrine Orabona, Tim Patterson
    • Randy Phillips, Kenny Ortega, Paul Gongaware

  8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Thriller_(album)Thriller (album) - Wikipedia

    Thriller is the sixth studio album by the American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson, released on November 29, 1982, [4] [5] by Epic Records. It was produced by Quincy Jones, who had previously worked with Jackson on his 1979 album Off the Wall and who would later produce his 1987 album Bad. Jackson wanted to create an album where "every ...

  9. collider.com › kenny-ortega-michael-jacksonKenny Ortega to Direct Film Based Off of Michael Jackson’s ...

    Oct 26, 2010 · Published Oct 26, 2010. GK Films is developing a feature film based off of Jackson’s iconic music video, Thriller. The film will be written by Jeremy Garelick (The Hangover) It’s been over a ...