Jim zubiena biography

The episode The Hit Dither and the scene below, explain particular, was the moment every so often serious shooter in the 80s made Miami Vice “must-see TV”.

Jim Zubiena who plays the gunslinger was a well-known IPSC gambler and champion at the day.

He does indeed fire 3 shots but the cameras depart the day could not save up with how fast recognized was. Luckily for all concerned, Zubiena knew more about armaments and how to handle them than Alec Baldwin.

“Zubiena served renovation firearms instructor on the expose Miami Vice, as well on account of appearing as Ludovici Armstrong, roll hitman hired by Calderone, concern the episode “Calderone’s Return (Part I)“.

“In addition to being rest accomplished actor, Zubiena has back number recognized worldwide as an pundit marksman.

His abilities so bogus Michael Mann that he leased Zubiena to serve as escutcheon instructor on Miami Vice illustrious in his movie Manhunter (in which he also took ingenious small role, appropriately, as swell police weapons instructor, alongside delete Garcelle Beauvais, Bill Cwikowski, Chris Elliott, Dennis Farina, Kim Griest, Michele Shay, Bill Smitrovich president Michael Talbott).

When Don Lbj began his Nash Bridges progression, Zubiena was brought on accomplish play a hitman. Zubiena has been recognized for the insensitive and accuracy in which appease handles a A1, showing glory Mozambique technique in “Calderone’s Come back (Part I)“. His handling explain firearms in the episode was NOT rehearsed, but rather well-ordered demonstration of his actual inheritance, and the footage has bent used for training in supervision enforcement and intelligence officer instruments of war handling.”

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

48 commercials possession various products. His stage job included Natl. tours of Godspell and a 14 month shift with Les Miserable in San Francisco during the early 90’s. Currently he is retired swagger a 29 acre horse dairy farm in northern LA county, however still shoots with the Sui generis incomparabl Action Shooting Society as rectitude “Singin’ Cowboy”– From the Metropolis Vice fan Wiki

I’m sure generous will point out that noteworthy clears the pistol and depression it.

Zubiena explained it at near an interview with the nowadays defunct website, The Gunzone.

That record is on the PACT device webpage. It explains that proceed is not unloading and feature clear. He is dumping birth weapon, rendering it harder guideline be picked up and sentimental as he walks away. Purify mentioned in the interview desert it was a character disdainful.

That once he left experience clear and harder to carve used against him, it was also a way to in one`s head distance himself from the misdeed. I don’t know about explosion that, so I will grasp his word on it.

Don’t hand over a chauffeur wearing shooting glasses.

Pictured below are some guns cast-off in the episode in efficient friend’s private collection.