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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 · Sept. 9, 2020. Leer en español. When you are a teenager auditioning for Kenny Ortega, when he greets you in the room with his fedora, his walking staff and his whiter-than-white smile, this is ...
High School Musical. High School Musical is a 2006 American musical television film directed by Kenny Ortega and written by Peter Barsocchini. The 63rd Disney Channel Original Movie (DCOM) and first installment of the High School Musical film series, the film stars Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Tisdale, Lucas Grabeel, Alyson Reed, Corbin ...
Aug 1, 2017 · Ortega has worked on pop spectaculars such as Michael Jackson's Dangerous and HIStory tours. He also collaborated with Jackson on his This Is It tour, which was curtailed by the singer's death in 2009, and then went on to direct the subsequent film Michael Jackson's This Is It, compiled from rehearsal footage for the tour.
By Beth Deitchman. Multi-award-winning director, choreographer, and producer Kenny Ortega literally can’t remember a time when Disney wasn’t part of his life—whether he was falling asleep in a room where Disney characters covered the walls, courtesy of his father, a gifted artist himself; thrilling to the latest adventures of Spin and Marty on the Mickey Mouse Club television series; or ...
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has honored acclaimed producer and choreographer Kenny Ortega with the 2,667th Star on the World Famous Hollywood Walk of Fame, in the Category of Motion Pictures, on July 24, 2019, in Los Angeles at 6243 Hollywood Boulevard next to the historic Pantages Theatre. “Kenny Ortega has been part of the […]
Jan 20, 2021 · In the early aughts, Kenny Ortega had directed a string of “Ally McBeal” and “Gilmore Girls” episodes, but what he really wanted was to return to making movies. So he asked his agents to ...
