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Kenny Ortega
Director, Producer, Actor, Writer, Additional CreditsBorn April 18, 1950 (74 years)
Kenneth John Ortega is an American producer, director and choreographer. He directed the films Newsies (1992), Hocus Pocus (1993), the High School Musical trilogy (2006–2008), Michael Jackson's This Is It (2009) and the Descendants trilogy (2015–2019). Ortega has choreographed films including St. Elmo's Fire (1985), Pretty in Pink (1986), Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986) and Dirty Dancing (1987). He has also directed multiple concert tours, including tours for Cher, Gloria Estefan and Michael Jackson. In 2019, Ortega was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Known For
Filmography
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| 2020 | Julie and the Phantoms (TV Series) |
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| 2017 | Andi Mack (TV Series) |
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| 2015 | Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (TV Series) |
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| 2012 | Bunheads (TV Series) |
| 2011 | The Playboy Club (TV Series) |
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| 2001 | Grounded for Life (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Gilmore Girls (TV Series) |
| 2000 | Resurrection Blvd. (TV Series) |
| 1999 | Wasteland (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Fame L.A. (TV Series) |
| 1997 | Ally McBeal (TV Series) |
| 1996 | Second Noah (TV Series) |
| 1994 | Chicago Hope (TV Series) |
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| 1990 | Hull High (TV Series) |
| 1988 | Dirty Dancing (TV Series) |
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