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  1. Jan 21, 2021 · Jan. 21, 2021, 7:11 AM PST. By Katie Levingston. The finale of “High School Musical” still stands out in Kenny Ortega’s mind. The director and choreographer of the 2006 film remembers ...

  2. Jul 23, 2015 · He was working on Jackson's final tour before the singer died in 2009. Ortega choreographed the smash hit Dirty Dancing and directed all three of Disney's "High School Musical" films. Dancer ...

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  3. 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 ...

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  5. Oct 2, 2008 · Music was a constant in the Ortega home when Kenny and his brother, Mark, and sister, singer-actress Debra Lee Ortega, were growing up. “When I was a little boy, I remember watching my mother ...

  6. Birth Place: Palo Alto, California. Former music video choreographer and director Kenny Ortega in the 1990s and 2000s made himself the most celebrated choreographer and helmsman of filmed and live ...

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

    Kenny Ortega. 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. [1] He also choreographed the films One from the Heart ...

  8. 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 ...