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Kenny Ortega
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On set, if he catches an actor or actress yawning, he forces them to pay him a dollar. After production, he donates all the proceeds to "The Make a Wish Foundation".
As of 2007, he has directed three out of the four successful Disney Channel Original Movies with
High School Musical (2006)
,
The Cheetah Girls 2 (2005)
and
High School Musical 2 (2007)
.
Longtime personal friend and choreographer to
Michael Jackson
.
Has worked with
Madonna
,
Cher
,
Gloria Estefan
and
Elton John
.
He was awarded a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6243 Hollywood Boulevard in Hollywood, California on July 24, 2019.
Parents are Octavio "Tibby" and Madeline Ortega.
Attended and graduated from Sequoia High School in Redwood City, California (1968).
In spite of their common surname, Kenny Ortega is not related to actress Jenna Ortega.
Longtime friend of
Josh Carmichael
.
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