Kenny Ortega Age, Birthday, Bio, Zodiac, Family & Fun Facts
Updated at November 5, 2024 by BirthdayDBs Team
Kenny Ortega Facts
| Full Name | Kenny Ortega |
|---|---|
| Birthdate | April 18, 1950 |
| Birth Place | Palo Alto, CA |
| Age (in 2024) | 74 Years Old |
| Zodiac | Aries |
| Occupation | Director |
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Kenny Ortega Age & Birthday
Kenny Ortega is best known as Director who has born on April 18, 1950 in Palo Alto, CA. Currently, Kenny Ortega is 74 years, 6 months and 17 days old. Kenny Ortega will celebrate 75th birthday on Friday, 18th of April 2025. Below the countdown to Kenny Ortega upcoming birthday.
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About
Director of such popular films as Hocus Pocus from 1993, the High School Musical film series and the Descendants trilogy.
Before Fame
He worked with Gene Kelly as a choreographer on Xanadu, which led him choreographing Dirty Dancing from 1987.
Trivia
He was collaborating with Michael Jackson on his planned This Is It concert tour before the pop star's tragic death.
Family Life
He was born to Madeline, a waitress, and Octavio, a factory worker.
Associated With
His hit film Hocus Pocus starred Sarah Jessica Parker, later of Sex and the City fame.
Top Asked Questions about Kenny Ortega
How old is Kenny Ortega in 2024?
Kenny Ortega is 74 years old today.
When was Kenny Ortega born?
Kenny Ortega was born on April 18, 1950 in Palo Alto, CA.
What is Kenny Ortega zodiac sign?
Kenny Ortega zodiac sign is Aries.
What was Kenny Ortega best known for?
Kenny Ortega was best known as Director.
Fun Facts about Kenny Ortega's Birthday
Here's quick list of some fun facts about Kenny Ortega's birthday you must know including detailed age calculation, western astrology, roman numeral, birthstone and birth flower.
- Kenny Ortega was born on Tuesday, 108th day / 16th week of 1950
- Kenny Ortega has Aries zodiac sign and Fire element based on western astrology
- Roman numeral of Kenny Ortega birthday is XVIII.IV.MCML
- Kenny Ortega's birthstone is Diamond
- Kenny Ortega's birth flower is Sweet pea that symbolize egard, youth & purity
- Kenny Ortega age in year is 74 years old
- Kenny Ortega age in month is 894 months old
- Kenny Ortega age in day is 27230 days old
- Kenny Ortega age in hour is 653520 hours old
- Kenny Ortega age in minute is 39211200 minutes old
- Kenny Ortega age in second is 2352672000 seconds old
- Next Kenny Ortega birthday is on Friday, April 18th 2025
- Kenny Ortega age in next birthday (2025) is 75 years old
- Learn more interesting facts about April 18, 1950 birthday
Historical Events on Kenny Ortega Birthday (April 18)
Below are historical events that coincided with Kenny Ortega's birthday including important historical events as well as births and deaths of historical figures.
| Year | Event |
|---|---|
| 1942 | Pierre Laval becomes Prime Minister of Vichy France. |
| 1943 | World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island. |
| 1945 | Over 1,000 bombers attack the small island of Heligoland, Germany. |
| 1945 | Italian resistance movement: In Turin, despite the harsh repressive measures adopted by Nazi-fascists, a great pre-insurrectional strike begins. |
| 1946 | The International Court of Justice holds its inaugural meeting in The Hague, Netherlands. |
| 1947 | The Operation Big Bang, the largest non-nuclear man-made explosion to that time, destroys bunkers and military installations on the North Sea island of Heligoland, Germany. |
| 1949 | The Republic of Ireland Act comes into force, declaring Éire to be a republic and severing Ireland's "association" with the Commonwealth of Nations. |
| 1954 | Gamal Abdel Nasser seizes power in Egypt. |
| 1955 | Twenty-nine nations meet at Bandung, Indonesia, for the first Asian-African Conference. |
| 1972 | East African Airways Flight 720 crashes during a rejected takeoff from Addis Ababa Bole International Airport in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, killing 43. |
| 1980 | The Republic of Zimbabwe (formerly Rhodesia) comes into being, with Canaan Banana as the country's first President. The Zimbabwean dollar replaces the Rhodesian dollar as the official currency. |
| 1988 | The United States launches Operation Praying Mantis against Iranian naval forces in the largest naval battle since World War II. |
| 1988 | In Israel John Demjanjuk is sentenced to death for war crimes committed in World War II, although the verdict is later overturned. |
| 2018 | King Mswati III of Swaziland announces that his country's name will change to Eswatini. |
| 2019 | A redacted version of the Mueller report is released to the United States Congress and the public. |
| 1959 | The birth of Susan Faludi, American journalist, author and feminist |
| 1960 | The birth of Yelena Zhupiyeva-Vyazova, Ukrainian runner |
| 1961 | The birth of Jane Leeves, English actress and dancer |
| 1961 | The birth of John Podhoretz, American journalist and author |
| 1963 | The birth of Conan O'Brien, American television host, comedian, and podcaster |
| 1963 | The birth of Eric McCormack, Canadian-American actor |
| 1964 | The birth of Niall Ferguson, Scottish historian and academic |
| 1969 | The birth of Keith DeCandido, American author |
| 1970 | The birth of Saad Hariri, Saudi Arabian-Lebanese businessman and politician, 33rd Prime Minister of Lebanon |
| 1971 | The birth of David Tennant, Scottish actor |
| 1972 | The birth of Rosa Clemente, American journalist and activist |
| 1972 | The birth of Eli Roth, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter |
| 1973 | The birth of Haile Gebrselassie, Ethiopian runner |
| 1981 | The birth of Audrey Tang, Taiwanese computer scientist and academic |
| 1989 | The birth of Jessica Jung, South Korean-American singer, songwriter, actress, author, fashion designer and businesswoman |
| 1995 | The death of Arturo Frondizi, Argentinian lawyer and politician, 32nd President of Argentina (b. 1908) |
| 2002 | The death of Thor Heyerdahl, Norwegian ethnographer and explorer (b. 1914) |
| 2004 | The death of Kamisese Mara, Fijian politician, 2nd President of Fiji (b. 1920) |
| 2008 | The death of Germaine Tillion, French ethnologist and anthropologist (b. 1907) |
| 2012 | The death of Dick Clark, American television host and producer, founded Dick Clark Productions (b. 1929) |
| 2012 | The death of René Lépine, Canadian businessman and philanthropist (b. 1929) |
| 2012 | The death of Robert O. Ragland, American musician (b. 1931) |
| 2012 | The death of K. D. Wentworth, American author (b. 1951) |
| 2013 | The death of Goran Švob, Croatian philosopher and author (b. 1947) |
| 2013 | The death of Anne Williams, English activist (b. 1951) |
| 2014 | The death of Guru Dhanapal, Indian director and producer (b. 1959) |
| 2014 | The death of Sanford Jay Frank, American screenwriter and producer (b. 1954) |
| 2014 | The death of Brian Priestman, English conductor and academic (b. 1927) |
| 2019 | The death of Lyra McKee, Irish journalist (b. 1990) |
| 2022 | The death of Harrison Birtwistle, British composer (b. 1934) |
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