Kenny Ortega — American Producer born on April 18, 1950,

Kenneth John "Kenny" Ortega is an American film and television producer, director, and choreographer, best known for directing Hocus Pocus, the High School Musical trilogy, Descendants and Michael Jackson's This Is It concerts... (wikipedia)

I grew up in a wonderful blend of a lot of old culture.
I like to know who I'm working with, and it's important because they've got to be able to bring something to the party.
I was working in theater, so I didn't get to go to my prom.
I felt Michael Jackson was inspired a little bit more from the elegance of a Fred Astaire. Michael loved Sammy Davis, Jr. and James Brown and Judy Garland and Fred Astaire. But he wasn't any of those people. To be inspired is one thing, but he made it all his own.
Whenever you went into any place where there was Michael Jackson footage at Sony, it was like going through Homeland Security.