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| | Kenny Ortega - 2004 Biography |
 | | Ortega is also an accomplished director of dramatic episodic television programs including “The Gilmore Girls,” which he continues to direct under the auspices of show runner Amy Sherman-Palladino, as well as "Ally McBeal," "Chicago Hope" and the situation comedy series “Grounded for Life,” for which he was nominated for another Emmy Award. |
 | | He is also staging "Declare Yourself," a nonpartisan campaign founded by motion picture and television producer and philanthropist Norman Lear to energize young voters to participate in the electoral process. |
 | | Following in the footsteps of his mentor, Ortega went on to direct the musical motion picture, "Newsies," based on the historical newsboys' strike of 1899, and "Hocus Pocus," a comedy about Salem witches starring Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker and Kathy Najimy, both for Walt Disney Pictures. |
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