Jim Ortlieb
American actor
James Ortlieb (born June 19, 1956) is an American film, television and theatre actor known for his roles in Roswell and Felicity.
Early life and education
Raised in Hazlet, New Jersey, Ortlieb graduated from Raritan High School in 1974. He attended Glassboro State College (since renamed as Rowan University), planning to study music and play soccer, but dropped out shortly after suffering an injury on one of the first days of team practice and started acting. After a few years on the stage, he earned a degree in drama from the Mason Gross School of the Arts of Rutgers University.
Career
Ortlieb has also appeared in Broadway productions of Guys and Dolls and Of Mice and Men, Billy Elliot the Musical, and The Farnsworth Invention.
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