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Kenny Ortega
Kenny Ortega is credited on 139 releases across 23 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1981–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
139
Pressings credited
23
Albums
5
Decades active
38
In collections
Biography
Kenneth John Ortega ( or-TAY-gə; born April 18, 1950) is an American director, producer, choreographer, and concert creator. He is best known for his work with Disney Channel, notably the High School Musical film trilogy, cult classics such as Newsies and Hocus Pocus, The Cheetah Girls 2, and the first three Descendants films. In 2019, he signed a five year deal with Netflix, producing the original series Julie and the Phantoms, which was cancelled after only one season. He has also choreographed multiple iconic ‘80s films such as Xanadu, One from the Heart, St. Elmo's Fire, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Dirty Dancing. Ortega has worked on multiple music videos and produced concert tours for the likes of Kiss, Olivia Newton-John, Cher, Madonna, Miley Cyrus, and Michael Jackson, notably the cancelled This is It concert residency. He also wrote, directed, and produced Jackson's posthumous documentary film, Michael Jackson's This Is It. For his work, Ortega was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and a Disney Legend Award in 2019.
Bio from Wikipedia
Credited work
139 releases · 23 albums · active 1981–2025
- Production · 131
- Performance · 10
- Other credits · 5
Studios: The Automatt · Record Plant, Los Angeles · The Music Annex · A&M Studios
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
Frequent collaborators
- The High School Musical Cast
- Various
- The Cheetah Girls
- The Tubes
- Cast Of High School Musical
- High School Musical
- High School Musical 2
- Robby Rosa
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