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Kenny Ortega · Cineora

Kenny Ortega

DIRECTOR · FROM PALO ALTO, USA

Kenny Ortega

Born 1950 · 76 years old35 credits since 19843 coming up

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In the pictureGilmore Girls

ABOUT KENNY

Kenneth John 'Kenny' Ortega (born April 18, 1950) is an American producer, director, and choreographer. He is known for directing the High School Musical trilogy and Michael Jackson's This Is It concert tour.

Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA. Credits and photos from TMDB.

Born18 April 1950

BirthplacePalo Alto, USA

Known forDirecting

On Cineora24 of 34 titles

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Known for

The titles people know Kenny from.

Gilmore Girls poster

Series

2000–2007IMDb8.2

Hocus Pocus poster

Movie

1993IMDb6.9

High School Musical poster

Movie

High School Musical

2006IMDb5.7

High School Musical 3: Senior Year poster

Movie

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

2008IMDb5.1

High School Musical 2 poster

Movie

High School Musical 2

2007IMDb5.3

This Is It poster

Movie

2009IMDb7.2

Ally McBeal poster

Series

1997–2002IMDb6.9

Descendants poster

Movie

2015IMDb6.3

Newsies poster

Movie

1992IMDb6.9

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend poster

Series

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

2015–2019IMDb7.9

Descendants 2 poster

Movie

2017IMDb6.4

Grounded for Life poster

Series

Grounded for Life

2001–2005IMDb7.5

Coming up

What Kenny is working on next.

WeslandiaDirectorDate to be announced
PhantomDirectorDate to be announced
Untitled Descendants FilmDirectorDate to be announced

Career

IMDb rating of each title they made on Cineora, by year.

Titles on Cineora: 24
Average IMDb: 6.8
Highest rated: Julie and the PhantomsIMDb 8.4
Working since: 1984

Size: how widely seen

Filmography

35 credits

The 2020s

3 titles · IMDb 8.0 on average

Not on Cineora

LEGO Friends: Heartlake the Musical

2026

Story · Producer

Julie and the Phantoms poster

Series

Julie and the Phantoms

2020IMDb8.4

Director · Executive Producer · 1 episode

The Disney Family Singalong poster

Movie

The Disney Family Singalong

2020IMDb7.6

Producer

The 2010s

8 titles · IMDb 6.6 on average

Descendants 3 poster

Movie

2019IMDb6.4

Director · Executive Producer

Descendants 2 poster

Movie

2017IMDb6.4

Director · Executive Producer

Andi Mack poster

Series

2017–2019IMDb7.3

Director · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

A Change of Heart

2017

Director

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again poster

Movie

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

2016IMDb4.2

Director · Executive Producer

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend poster

Series

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend

2015–2019IMDb7.9

Director · 1 episode

Descendants poster

Movie

2015IMDb6.3

Director · Executive Producer

Bunheads poster

Series

2012–2013IMDb7.6

Director · 1 episode

The 2000s

11 titles · IMDb 6.7 on average

This Is It poster

Movie

2009IMDb7.2

Director · Writer · Producer

Michael Jackson Memorial poster

Movie

Michael Jackson Memorial

2009IMDb8.3

Director

High School Musical 3: Senior Year poster

Movie

High School Musical 3: Senior Year

2008IMDb5.1

Director · Executive Producer

High School Musical 2 poster

Movie

High School Musical 2

2007IMDb5.3

Director · Producer

Not on Cineora

High School Musical: The Concert

2007TMDB6.2

Producer

The Cheetah Girls 2 poster

Movie

The Cheetah Girls 2

2006IMDb5.2

Director

High School Musical poster

Movie

High School Musical

2006IMDb5.7

Director

Not on Cineora

Salt Lake City 2002 Olympic Opening Ceremony: Light the Fire Within

2002

Director · Producer

The 1990s

8 titles · IMDb 6.9 on average

Not on Cineora

MJ & Friends: Live in Seoul

1999

Director

Not on Cineora

Fame L.A.

1997

Director · 3 episodes

Ally McBeal poster

Series

1997–2002IMDb6.9

Director · 3 episodes

Not on Cineora

Second Noah

1996

Director · 1 episode

Chicago Hope poster

Series

1994–2000IMDb6.9

Director · 2 episodes

Hocus Pocus poster

Movie

1993IMDb6.9

Director

Newsies poster

Movie

1992IMDb6.9

Director

Not on Cineora

Hull High

1990

Director · Producer · 8 episodes

The 1980s

2 titles

Not on Cineora

Dirty Dancing

1988

Director · 1 episode

Not on Cineora

Red Hot Rock

1984

Director

Often works with

The people who keep turning up in Kenny’s titles.

David LawrenceComposer · High School Musical, High School Musical 3: Senior Year and 6 more

Ashley FrenchHigh School Musical, High School Musical 3: Senior Year and 2 more

Zac EfronHigh School Musical, High School Musical 3: Senior Year and 1 more

Dove CameronDescendants, Descendants 2 and 1 more

Sofia CarsonDescendants, Descendants 2 and 1 more

Michael JacksonThis Is It, Michael Jackson Memorial and 1 more

Cameron BoyceDescendants, Descendants 2 and 1 more

Vanessa HudgensHigh School Musical, High School Musical 3: Senior Year and 1 more

John HughesWriter · Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Pretty in Pink and 1 more

Olesya RulinHigh School Musical, High School Musical 3: Senior Year and 1 more