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).
Known for
★7.8L.A. Confidential
★6.4The A-Team
★7.3Babylon
★6.1Crank: High Voltage
★7.0Just Like Heaven
★7.1Traffic
★5.9Beverly Hills Cop III
★8.4Star Trek: The Next Generation
★7.9Arrested Development
★5.6Sabotage
★6.3Vampires
★5.9The Rum Diary
★6.4Last Man Standing
★8.1Columbo
★7.3Lethal Weapon
★5.8The Double
★6.3The Replacement Killers
★6.9Knox Goes Away
★5.8Man of the House
★6.4Internal Affairs
★7.3Magnum, P.I.
★7.1Walker
★7.4Beauty and the Beast
★6.9Dallas
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