Jimmy Ortega
Jimmy Ortega
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).
Acted Movies
Director: Damien Chazelle
Writers: Damien Chazelle,
Cast: Brad Pitt, Diego Calva, J.C. Currais, Jean Smart, Jimmy Ortega, Jovan Adepo, Marcos A. Ferraez, Margot Robbie, Phoebe Tonkin, Shane Powers,
Director: John Landis
Writers: Steven E. de Souza,
Cast: Eddie Murphy, Eugene Collier, Héctor Elizondo, Jimmy Ortega, Joey Travolta, John Saxon, Jon Tenney, Judge Reinhold, Ousaun Elam, Timothy Carhart,