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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).

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Jimmy Ortega (born November 18, 1957, in El Paso, Texas) is an American stuntman and actor. He performed in summer stock theater in El Paso before moving to Los Angeles in 1978, where he began doing stunts on Hooper. He received a Stuntman Award for his work on the miniseries North and South and shared in the Screen Actors Guild Award for the cast of Traffic. His acting roles include Last Man Standing, L.A. Confidential, Vampires, The Rum Diary, The A-Team, Sabotage and Babylon.

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Place of Birth
El Paso, Texas, USA

Credits

Cast

CharacterMovie / TV ShowGenresReleaseRating
CoyoteThe Double58% · 739
Mexican Captor #2The A-Team64% · 5,177
Groundskeeper (uncredited)Crank: High Voltage61% · 3,317
Border Bus DriverMan of the House58% · 530
Mexican Border OfficialArrested DevelopmentTV79% · 1,784
TorresStar Trek: The Next GenerationTV84% · 1,883

Crew

DepartmentJobMovie / TV ShowGenresReleaseRating
CrewStuntsPeppermint67% · 2,317
Sicario: Day of the Soldado69% · 4,267
Man of the House58% · 530
The Italian Job68% · 6,278
Hot Shots! Part Deux66% · 2,172
Utility StuntsMr. & Mrs. Smith67% · 11,631
All credits on TMDb.org.