Personal Information
Known ForActing
GenderMale
Birth DateNov 18, 1957 (68 years old)
Zodiac Sign♏Scorpio
Place of BirthEl Paso, Texas, USA
Career Span1971 – Present (56 yrs)
Known Credits109 Titles
Official Links
ActingPopularity Score 1.1
Jimmy Ortega
Total Works
109
90 movies • 19 shows
Avg Rating
6.3 / 10
across rated releases
Box Office
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worldwide gross
Global Reach
#1
TMDB star index
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).
