
Overview
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Acting
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Birthday
Nov 18, 1957 (67 years old)
Jimmy Ortega
Biography
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).
Acting
2022
Babylon
2014
Sabotage
2010
The A-Team
2009
Crank: High Voltage
2008
Lone Rider
2007
Delta Farce
2005
Just Like Heaven
2005
Man of the House
2002
Ticker
2000
Ground Zero
1998
Vampires
1998
The Replacement Killers
1994
Beverly Hills Cop III
1993
Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert
1991
Guilty As Charged
1988
Juarez
1987
Extreme Prejudice
1985
Moving Violations