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Kenny Ortega

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Kenneth John Ortega (born April 18, 1950) is an American producer, director, and choreographer. [1]

95 relations: Ally McBeal, ALMA Award, Atlanta, Best of Both Worlds Tour, Billy Squier, Bonnie Story, Broadway theatre, Bunheads, Charles Klapow, Cher, Chicago Hope, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (TV series), Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 18), Dangerous World Tour, Deadline Hollywood, Descendants (2015 film), Descendants (franchise), Descendants 2, Descendants 3, Directors Guild of America, Directors Guild of America Award, Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Children's Programs, Dirty Dancing, Dirty Dancing (1988 TV series), Dirty Dancing (2017 film), Evolution World Tour, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Footloose (2011 film), Gene Kelly, Gilmore Girls, Gloria Estefan, Grounded for Life, Hannah Montana, Heart of Stone Tour, Helpmann Award for Best Choreography in a Musical, Helpmann Awards, High School Musical, High School Musical (franchise), High School Musical 2, High School Musical 3: Senior Year, High School Musical: The Concert, HIStory World Tour, Hocus Pocus (1993 film), Hull High, In the Heights, Kelley Abbey, Live & Re-Wrapped Tour, Live & Unwrapped, Madonna (entertainer), Material Girl, ..., Menudo (band), Michael Jackson, Michael Jackson's This Is It, Miley Cyrus, Newsies, One from the Heart, Palo Alto, California, Paramount Pictures, Pretty in Pink, Primetime Emmy Award, Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography, Quest for Camelot, Redwood City, California, Resurrection Blvd., Rock Me Tonite, Rotten Tomatoes, Salsa (1988 film), Salt Lake City, San Francisco Chronicle, Sarah Kawahara, Second Noah, Sequoia High School (Redwood City, California), Shag (film), She's a Beauty, Spaniards, St. Elmo's Fire (film), Staples Center, Super Bowl XXX, The Boy from Oz, The Cheetah Girls 2, The Forum (Inglewood, California), The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again, The Tubes, The Washington Post, This Is It (concert residency), To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar, Universal Pictures, Variety (magazine), We Are the World, Xanadu (film), Young Artist Award, 1996 Summer Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics, 2002 Winter Olympics opening ceremony, 72nd Academy Awards. Expand index (45 more) »

Ally McBeal

Ally McBeal is an American legal comedy-drama television series, originally aired on Fox from September 8, 1997 to May 20, 2002.

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ALMA Award

The American Latino Media Arts Award or ALMA Award, formerly known as NCLR Bravo Award, is an award highlighting the best American Latino contributions to music, television, and film.

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Atlanta

Atlanta is the capital city and most populous municipality of the state of Georgia in the United States.

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Best of Both Worlds Tour

Best of Both Worlds Tour was the debut concert tour by American recording artist Miley Cyrus.

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Billy Squier

William Haislip Squier (born May 12, 1950) is an American rock musician.

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Bonnie Story

Bonnie Story (born March 19, ?) is an American choreographer best known for her work in High School Musical, High School Musical 2 and High School Musical 3.

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Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre,Although theater is the generally preferred spelling in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences), many Broadway venues, performers and trade groups for live dramatic presentations use the spelling theatre.

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Bunheads

Bunheads is an American comedy-drama television series created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and Lamar Damon, that aired on ABC Family from June 11, 2012 to February 25, 2013.

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Charles Klapow

Charles "Chucky" Klapow (born July 5, 1980) is an American choreographer and dance instructor who has performed and choreographed for various performers and several television and stage productions.

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Cher

Cher (born May 20, 1946 as Cherilyn Sarkisian, Շերիլին Սարգիսեան) is an American singer and actress.

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Chicago Hope

Chicago Hope is an American medical drama television series, created by David E. Kelley.

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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend (TV series)

Crazy Ex-Girlfriend is an American romantic musical comedy-drama television series which premiered on October 12, 2015, on The CW.

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Dancing with the Stars (U.S. season 18)

Season eighteen of Dancing with the Stars premiered on March 17, 2014.

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Dangerous World Tour

The Dangerous World Tour was the second world concert tour by American recording artist Michael Jackson.

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Deadline Hollywood

Deadline Hollywood, also known as Deadline.com and previously known as news blog Deadline Hollywood Daily, is an online magazine founded by Nikki Finke in 2006.

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Descendants (2015 film)

Descendants is a 2015 American musical fantasy television film directed and choreographed by Kenny Ortega.

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Descendants (franchise)

The Descendants franchise consists of two Disney Channel musical fantasy comedy films directed by Kenny Ortega and created by Josann McGibbon and Sara Parriott, with a third installment in production.

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Descendants 2

Descendants 2 is an American musical fantasy television film.

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Descendants 3

Descendants 3 is an upcoming American musical television film.

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Directors Guild of America

The Directors Guild of America (DGA) is an entertainment guild which represents the interests of film and television directors in the United States motion picture industry and abroad.

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Directors Guild of America Award

The Directors Guild of America Awards are issued annually by the Directors Guild of America.

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Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – Children's Programs

The Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Children's Programs is one of the annual awards given by the Directors Guild of America.

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Dirty Dancing

Dirty Dancing is a 1987 American romantic drama dance film written by Eleanor Bergstein, directed by Emile Ardolino and starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey in the lead roles, and featuring Cynthia Rhodes and Jerry Orbach.

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Dirty Dancing (1988 TV series)

Dirty Dancing was an American Comedy-drama television series that ran for 11 episodes on CBS from October 29, 1988, until January 21, 1989.

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Dirty Dancing (2017 film)

Dirty Dancing is a 2017 American television film directed by Wayne Blair and written by Jessica Sharzer.

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Evolution World Tour

The Evolution World Tour is the name of the fifth concert tour by American recording artist Gloria Estefan.

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Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Ferris Bueller's Day Off is a 1986 American coming-of-age comedy film written, co-produced, and directed by John Hughes, and co-produced by Tom Jacobson.

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Footloose (2011 film)

Footloose is a 2011 American musical drama dance film directed by Craig Brewer.

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Gene Kelly

Eugene Curran Kelly (August 23, 1912 – February 2, 1996) was an American dancer, actor of film, stage, and television, singer, film director, producer, and choreographer.

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Gilmore Girls

Gilmore Girls is an American comedy-drama television series, created by Amy Sherman-Palladino and starring Lauren Graham and Alexis Bledel.

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Gloria Estefan

Gloria Estefan (née Fajardo; born September 1, 1957) is a Cuban-American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman.

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Grounded for Life

Grounded for Life is an American television sitcom that debuted on January 10, 2001, as a mid-season replacement on the Fox Network.

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Hannah Montana

Hannah Montana, also known as Hannah Montana Forever in its fourth and final season, is an American musical comedy television series created by Michael Poryes, Rich Correll, and Barry O'Brien.

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Heart of Stone Tour

The Heart of Stone Tour (also known as Cher Tour 1990) was the second solo concert tour by American singer-actress Cher.

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Helpmann Award for Best Choreography in a Musical

The Helpmann Award for Best Choreography in a Musical is a musical award, presented by Live Performance Australia (LPA) at the annual Helpmann Awards since 2001.

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Helpmann Awards

The Helpmann Awards are accolades for live entertainment and performing arts in Australia, presented by industry group Live Performance Australia.

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High School Musical

High School Musical is a 2006 American musical television film and the first installment in the ''High School Musical'' trilogy directed by Kenny Ortega.

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High School Musical (franchise)

The High School Musical franchise consists of three Disney musical romantic comedy-drama films directed by Kenny Ortega and created by Peter Barsocchini with a fourth installment in pre-production.

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High School Musical 2

High School Musical 2 is the second film in the ''High School Musical'' series.

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High School Musical 3: Senior Year

High School Musical 3: Senior Year is a 2008 American musical film and is the third installment in the ''High School Musical'' trilogy.

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High School Musical: The Concert

High School Musical: The Concert was a concert tour performed by members of the cast of the popular television films series, High School Musical, sponsored by AEG Live and presented by Buena Vista Concerts.

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HIStory World Tour

The HIStory World Tour was the third and final worldwide solo concert tour by American artist Michael Jackson, covering Europe, Africa, Asia, Oceania and North America.

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Hocus Pocus (1993 film)

Hocus Pocus is a 1993 American comedy horror fantasy film directed by Kenny Ortega, starring Bette Midler, Kathy Najimy, and Sarah Jessica Parker; written by Neil Cuthbert and Mick Garris, and based on a story by Garris and David Kirschner.

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Hull High

Hull High (also known as Hull Street High) is an American musical teen drama series which aired on the NBC television network in 1990.

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In the Heights

In the Heights is a musical with music and lyrics by Lin-Manuel Miranda and a book by Quiara Alegría Hudes.

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Kelley Abbey

Kelley Abbey (born 28 July 1966) is an Australian actress, choreographer, singer and dancer.

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Live & Re-Wrapped Tour

The Live Re-Wrapped is the sixth concert tour by singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan, the tour crossed cities in the United States, and initially was slated to cross to the European continent but was cancelled.

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Live & Unwrapped

The Live & Unwrapped is the fifth special concert by singer and songwriter Gloria Estefan, the tour was a special show made only to launch the album Unwrapped, the show was made at The Colosseum in Caesars Palace, Las Vegas.

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Madonna (entertainer)

Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman.

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Material Girl

"Material Girl" is a song recorded by American singer Madonna for her second studio album Like a Virgin (1984).

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Menudo (band)

Menudo (Spanish Synonym for Little) was a Latino boy band that was formed in the 1970s by producer Edgardo Díaz.

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Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer.

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Michael Jackson's This Is It

Michael Jackson's This Is It is a 2009 American documentary–concert film directed by Kenny Ortega that documents Michael Jackson's rehearsals and preparation for his concert series of the same name that was originally scheduled to start on July 13, 2009, but was cancelled due to his death eighteen days prior on June 25.

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Miley Cyrus

Miley Ray Cyrus (born Destiny Hope Cyrus; November 23, 1992) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.

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Newsies

Newsies (released as The News Boys in the United Kingdom) is a 1992 American musical comedy-drama film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and directed by choreographer Kenny Ortega in his film directing debut.

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One from the Heart

One from the Heart is a 1982 American romantic musical film co-written and directed by Francis Ford Coppola and starring Frederic Forrest, Teri Garr, Raul Julia, Nastassja Kinski, Lainie Kazan and Harry Dean Stanton.

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Palo Alto, California

Palo Alto is a charter city located in the northwest corner of Santa Clara County, California, in the San Francisco Bay Area of the United States.

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Paramount Pictures

Paramount Pictures Corporation (also known simply as Paramount) is an American film studio based in Hollywood, California, that has been a subsidiary of the American media conglomerate Viacom since 1994.

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Pretty in Pink

Pretty in Pink is a 1986 American romantic comedy film about love and social cliques in American high schools in the 1980s.

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Primetime Emmy Award

The Primetime Emmy Award is an American award bestowed by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) in recognition of excellence in American primetime television programming.

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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography

This is a list of winners of the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography.

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Quest for Camelot

Quest for Camelot (released in the United Kingdom as The Magic Sword: Quest for Camelot) is a 1998 American animated musical fantasy film directed by Frederik Du Chau and based on the novel The King's Damosel by Vera Chapman.

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Redwood City, California

Redwood City is a city on the San Francisco Peninsula in Northern California's Bay Area, approximately south of San Francisco, and northwest of San Jose.

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Resurrection Blvd.

Resurrection Blvd. is an American dramatic series which aired on Showtime for three seasons from 2000 to 2002.

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Rock Me Tonite

"Rock Me Tonite" is a hit song written and recorded by American rock artist Billy Squier.

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Rotten Tomatoes

Rotten Tomatoes is an American review-aggregation website for film and television.

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Salsa (1988 film)

Salsa is a 1988 romance film directed by Boaz Davidson and starring Robby Rosa, Rodney Harvey, Magali Alvarado and Miranda Garrison.

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Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and the most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Utah.

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San Francisco Chronicle

The San Francisco Chronicle is a newspaper serving primarily the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California.

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Sarah Kawahara

Sarah Kawahara is a Canadian figure skater and choreographer who has won two Emmy Awards.

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Second Noah

Second Noah is a television drama that was broadcast in the United States on ABC television from February 5, 1996 to June 8, 1997.

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Sequoia High School (Redwood City, California)

Sequoia High School was established in 1895 and is a high school in downtown Redwood City, California, United States.

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Shag (film)

Shag (also known as Shag: The Movie) is a 1989 American comedy film starring Bridget Fonda, Phoebe Cates, Annabeth Gish, Page Hannah, Jeff Yagher and Scott Coffey.

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She's a Beauty

"She's a Beauty" is a song by American rock band The Tubes.

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Spaniards

Spaniards are a Latin European ethnic group and nation.

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St. Elmo's Fire (film)

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Staples Center

Staples Center, officially stylized as STAPLES Center, is a multi-purpose arena in Downtown Los Angeles.

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Super Bowl XXX

Super Bowl XXX was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Dallas Cowboys and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 1995 season.

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The Boy from Oz

The Boy from Oz is a jukebox musical based on the life of singer/songwriter Peter Allen while featuring songs written by him.

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The Cheetah Girls 2

The Cheetah Girls 2 is a 2006 American film and the sequel to the Disney Channel Original Movie, The Cheetah Girls. Its premiere received the highest ratings of all Disney Channel Movies at its time, a total of over 8.1 million viewers, beating the premiere ratings of High School Musical (7.7 million), and beating previous highest-rated DCOM record holder, Cadet Kelly (7.8 million), as well as becoming the highest-rated Cheetah Girls film in the trilogy.

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The Forum (Inglewood, California)

The Forum is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Inglewood, California, United States, adjacent to Los Angeles.

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The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again

The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (also known as The Rocky Horror Picture Show and The Rocky Horror Picture Show Event) is a 2016 American musical comedy television film.

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The Tubes

The Tubes are a San Francisco-based rock band.

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The Washington Post

The Washington Post is a major American daily newspaper founded on December 6, 1877.

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This Is It (concert residency)

This Is It was a planned residency by Michael Jackson which was scheduled to begin in July 2009 and end September 29, 2009 with a second leg which was scheduled to run from January 2010 through March 2010 with a total of 50 shows.

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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar is a 1995 American comedy film directed by Beeban Kidron and starring Wesley Snipes, Patrick Swayze, and John Leguizamo as three New York City drag queens who embark on a road trip.

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Universal Pictures

Universal Pictures (also known as Universal Studios) is an American film studio owned by Comcast through the Universal Filmed Entertainment Group division of its wholly owned subsidiary NBCUniversal.

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Variety (magazine)

Variety is a weekly American entertainment trade magazine and website owned by Penske Media Corporation.

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We Are the World

"We Are the World" is a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup United Support of Artists (USA) for Africa in 1985.

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Xanadu (film)

Xanadu is a 1980 American romantic musical fantasy film written by Richard Christian Danus and Marc Reid Rubel and directed by Robert Greenwald.

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Young Artist Award

The Young Artist Award (originally known as the Youth in Film Award) is an accolade bestowed by the Young Artist Association, a non-profit organization founded in 1978 to honor excellence of youth performers, and to provide scholarships for young artists who may be physically and/or financially challenged.

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1996 Summer Olympics

The 1996 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXVI Olympiad and unofficially referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.

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2002 Winter Olympics

The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially the XIX Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Salt Lake 2002, were a winter multi-sport event that was celebrated from 8 to 24 February 2002 in and around Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

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2002 Winter Olympics opening ceremony

The opening ceremony of the 2002 Winter Olympics took place at the Rice-Eccles Olympic Stadium in Salt Lake City, Utah, on 8 February 2002.

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72nd Academy Awards

The 72nd Academy Awards ceremony, presented by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), honored films released in 1999 and took place on March 26, 2000, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, beginning at 5:30 p.m. PST / 8:30 p.m. EST.

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