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 Stuntmans Award Most Spectacular Sequence North South miniseries He also won a Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Performance By Cast Traffic 2000
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