Jimmy Ortega

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He was born and raised in El Paso Texas. Miguel Ortega (father) was a cross country truck driver and Paulina Ortega (mother) a housewife. Began career doing summer stock theater for 2 years - El Paso Del Norte. Moved to Los Angeles in 1978. Shortly after arriving, he started to work as a stuntman on a picture by the name of Hooper (1978). His first acting job was in a guest starring role on a TV show by the name of CHiPs (1977). He has won a Stuntman's Award - Most Spectacular Sequence - "North & South" miniseries. He also won a Screen Actors Guild Award - Outstanding Performance By Cast - Traffic (2000).

Gender
male
Date of Birth
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Place of Birth
El Paso, Texas, USA

Credits

Cast

CharacterMovie / TV ShowGenresReleaseRating
CoyoteThe Double58% · 710
Mexican Captor #2The A-Team64% · 4,943
Groundskeeper (uncredited)Crank: High Voltage61% · 3,094
Border Bus DriverMan of the House58% · 497
Mexican Border OfficialArrested DevelopmentTV79% · 1,614
TorresStar Trek: The Next GenerationTV84% · 1,718

Crew

DepartmentJobMovie / TV ShowGenresReleaseRating
CrewStuntsPeppermint67% · 2,208
Sicario: Day of the Soldado69% · 3,956
Man of the House58% · 497
The Italian Job68% · 5,921
Hot Shots! Part Deux65% · 2,028
Utility StuntsMr. & Mrs. Smith67% · 11,087
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