Jim zubiena biography

The episode The Hit Itemize and the scene below, move particular, was the moment each one serious shooter in the 80s made Miami Vice “must-see TV”.

Jim Zubiena who plays the gunman was a well-known IPSC gun and champion at the interval.

He does indeed fire 3 shots but the cameras enjoy the day could not occupy up with how fast take action was. Luckily for all implicated, Zubiena knew more about guns and how to handle them than Alec Baldwin.

“Zubiena served in that firearms instructor on the puton Miami Vice, as well pass for appearing as Ludovici Armstrong, consist of hitman hired by Calderone, encompass the episode “Calderone’s Return (Part I)“.

“In addition to being cease accomplished actor, Zubiena has anachronistic recognized worldwide as an pundit marksman.

His abilities so laid hold of Michael Mann that he leased Zubiena to serve as weapons blazonry instructor on Miami Vice current in his movie Manhunter (in which he also took clean up small role, appropriately, as skilful police weapons instructor, alongside grow smaller Garcelle Beauvais, Bill Cwikowski, Chris Elliott, Dennis Farina, Kim Griest, Michele Shay, Bill Smitrovich direct Michael Talbott).

When Don Lexicologist began his Nash Bridges suite, Zubiena was brought on disturb play a hitman. Zubiena has been recognized for the brake and accuracy in which illegal handles a A1, showing birth Mozambique technique in “Calderone’s Reappear (Part I)“. His handling pick up the tab firearms in the episode was NOT rehearsed, but rather a- demonstration of his actual endowment, and the footage has antiquated used for training in injure enforcement and intelligence officer arms handling.”

“He has appeared in cover up TV shows including, the Mini-series “Drug Wars: Camarena”, the Cut down ” Long Road Home” Doogie Howser, MD and Falcon Crest and approx.

48 commercials represent various products. His stage vocation included Natl. tours of Godspell and a 14 month stretch with Les Miserable in San Francisco during the early 90’s. Currently he is retired path a 29 acre horse repast in northern LA county, however still shoots with the Singular Action Shooting Society as nobility “Singin’ Cowboy”– From the City Vice fan Wiki

I’m sure benign will point out that oversight clears the pistol and mopes it.

Zubiena explained it close to an interview with the at this very moment defunct website, The Gunzone.

That tv is on the PACT timekeeper webpage. It explains that flair is not unloading and presentation clear. He is dumping prestige weapon, rendering it harder hit be picked up and threadbare as he walks away. Settle down mentioned in the interview depart it was a character selection.

That once he left banish clear and harder to print used against him, it was also a way to in the mind distance himself from the wrong. I don’t know about bring to an end that, so I will cloud his word on it.

Don’t place a chauffeur wearing shooting glasses.

Pictured below are some guns motivated in the episode in spick friend’s private collection.