Background
Ortiz was born to Mexican and Spanish/Norwegian parents in East Los Los Angeles
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He has worked for more than 30 years as a professional artist, ranging from daily newspaper comic strips to animated cartoons. Ortiz lives in Lake Arrowhead, California. He has appeared at Wizard World and the Los Angeles Times Festival of Books.
Achievements
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1988-2007: Member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) 1995-2007: Member of the National Cartoonists Society (National Clandestine Service) 1993-2007: Bongo Comics, Currently, lead pencil animator Simpsons Comics 1993-1994: Disney Store, Concept illustrations for merchandise Hanna-Barbera Character art for merchandising Department First Rate (at Lloyd's) White Studios, Character art for Disney merchandise 1991-1993: The Walt Disney Company, Publishing Character artist for various children's books Comic artist for Disney Adventure Magazine 1993 Ogilvy & Mather, Storyboard clean-ups for Cocoa & Fruity Pebbles commercials 1987-1990: Warner Brothers Animation, Inking and layout for the Bugs Bunny comic strip for newspaper publication 1989 Calico Productions Layout and model design for Denver The Dinosaur series 1989-1991: Klasky Csupo, Incorporated. Background design supervisor for The Simpsons television series 1987-1988: FILM ROMAN Layouts and model design for the Garfield Christmas Special, Garfield, The Saturday Morning Series, and Garfield’s Nine Lives 1983-1987 Ruby-Spears Productions, Layouts and model design for animation for Alvin And The Chipmunks and other series 1978-1982: Hanna-Barbera, Layouts, model design, animation arid presentation art for animated shows: The Flintstones, The Smurfs, Richie Rich.
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1988-2007: Member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) 1995-2007: Member of the National Cartoonists Society (NCS) 1993-2007: Bongo Comics, Currently, lead pencil animator Simpsons Comics 1993—94: Disney Store, Concept illustrations for merchandise Hanna-Barbera Character art for merchandising Department Al White Studios, Character art for Disney merchandise 1991-93: The Walt Disney Company, Publishing Character artist for various children’s books. Comic artist for Disney Adventure Magazine 1993 Ogilvy & Mather, Storyboard clean-ups for Cocoa & Fruity Pebbles commercials 1987-90: Warner Bros. Animation, Inking and layout for the Bugs Bunny comic strip for newspaper publication 1989 Calico Productions Layout and model design for Denver The Dinosaur series 1989-91: Klasky Csupo, INC. Background design supervisor for The Simpsons TV series 1987—88: FILM ROMAN Layouts and model design for the Garfield Christmas Special, Garfield, The Saturday Morning Series, and Garfield’s Nine Lives 1983—87 Ruby-Spears Productions, Layouts and model design for animation for Alvin And The Chipmunks and other series 1978—82: Hanna-Barbera, Layouts, model design, animation arid presentation art for animated shows: The Flintstones, The Smurfs, Richie Rich.1988-2007: Member of the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS) 1995-2007: Member of the National Cartoonists Society (NCS) 1993-2007: Bongo Comics, Currently, lead pencil animator Simpsons Comics 1993—94: Disney Store, Concept illustrations for merchandise Hanna-Barbera Character art for merchandising Department Al White Studios, Character art for Disney merchandise 1991-93: The Walt Disney Company, Publishing Character artist for various children’s books. Comic artist for Disney Adventure Magazine 1993 Ogilvy & Mather, Storyboard clean-ups for Cocoa & Fruity Pebbles commercials 1987-90: Warner Bros. Animation, Inking and layout for the Bugs Bunny comic strip for newspaper publication 1989 Calico Productions Layout and model design for Denver The Dinosaur series 1989-91: Klasky Csupo, INC. Background design supervisor for The Simpsons TV series 1987—88: FILM ROMAN Layouts and model design for the Garfield Christmas Special, Garfield, The Saturday Morning Series, and Garfield’s Nine Lives 1983—87 Ruby-Spears Productions, Layouts and model design for animation for Alvin And The Chipmunks and other series 1978—82: Hanna-Barbera, Layouts, model design, animation arid presentation art for animated shows: The Flintstones, The Smurfs, Richie Rich.