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Kenny Ortega - Biography, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Filmography
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Kenny Ortega - biography, date of birth, place of birth, filmography, clips, Director, Producer, Actor, Writer.
Born April 18, 1950, Palo Alto, California, USA - American film director, producer, actor, screenwriter and choreographer.
He made his film debut with the production of High School Musical: Graduation.
He staged the opening and closing ceremonies of the Atlanta Olympics.
Ortega first became famous for his work with renowned dancer and choreographer Gene Kelly, including the Robert Gryvold film Xanadu. Ortega continued his path to fame, becoming the choreographer of the classic 1987 film "Dirty Dancing", and received an award as the director of dance numbers for Madonna's video for the song "Material Girl" Together with Michael Jackson, he came up with the numbers and became the choreographer of the pop idol world tours, in 1992-1993. in support of the album "Dangerous" and in 1996-1997. in support of "HIStory".
Ortega directed several episodes of Gilmore Girls, Ellie McBeal and Chicago's Hope and received an Emmy nomination for directing an episode of the American sitcom Grounded for Life. Directed the documentary Michael Jackson: That's All.
