2017 and Descendants 3 in 2019. In 2019, Ortega was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and was named a Disney Legend at the 2019 D23 Expo. That fall, he directed and served as executive producer of the Netflix Original series Julie and the Phantoms, which premiered on Netflix on September 10, 2020. Personal life Ortega is gay, and in a 2014 interview with anti-bullying organization Bystander Revolution, he said that "as a gay man having grown up in the 50s and 60s, I have to say, I'm very proud of the industry that I work in," referring to the acceptance of people with different sexual orientations in show business. During the trial People v. Murray regarding the death of Michael Jackson, Ortega was the trial's first witness. In 2020, Ortega recalled being falsely arrested at the age of 21 after a chief of police planted narcotics in his hotel room, allegedly upset by his performance in a touring production of Hair. The charges were dropped after investigations were made, and Ortega recalled the arrest report identifying him as George Berger, the name of the character he played in the show. Filmography and concerts Film Television Concerts Awards and nominations References External links Kenny Orgeta at MVDbase.com 1950 births Living people 20th-century American male actors American choreographers American gay actors American male film actors American male musical theatre actors American music video directors American people of Spanish descent American television directors Directors Guild of America Award winners Film directors from California Helpmann Award winners Hispanic and Latino American male actors LGBT people from California Male actors from Palo Alto, California Primetime Emmy Award winners American LGBT writers LGBT film directors