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% · 680
Mexican Captor #2The A-Team64% · 4,746
Groundskeeper (uncredited)Crank: High Voltage61% · 2,948
Border Bus DriverMan of the House58% · 474
Mexican Border OfficialArrested DevelopmentTV79% · 1,485
TorresStar Trek: The Next GenerationTV84% · 1,589

Crew

DepartmentJobMovie / TV ShowGenresReleaseRating
CrewStuntsPeppermint67% · 2,115
Sicario: Day of the Soldado69% · 3,741
Man of the House58% · 474
The Italian Job68% · 5,683
Hot Shots! Part Deux65% · 1,910
Utility StuntsMr. & Mrs. Smith67% · 10,671
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