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Joey Ortega began performing as a child in local theatre and musical theatre (his first love as he describes it). From there he began to explore film and television work but never lost his love and loyalty for the stage.

Following a marriage and children, Joey began to focus on his investigative and forensic interests. Eventually developing a reputation as a talented detective with a special knack for getting others to open up, tracking stalkers and cyber criminals (Especially those who targeted celebrities).

Eventually Joey began hosting the radio show, Behind The Yellow Tape. Using his talents in both investigation and public media to analyze cold cases and serial killer cases. Earning him and audience of legal, law enforcement, forensic and media professionals spanning over 20 countries. With that increasing respect and attention also came an influx of criminals, hackers and hate bloggers looking to discredit and slow Joey's media and investigative work. This only drove Joey even deeper into his passion to expose the truth, advocate for victims and in his unique way that both entertains and educates.

Following a battle with hackers from the hacking collective Anonymous, who sought to push him and his show off a rape case in Steubenville he helped bring to light, Joey sought to tell the his story of his being thrown into the hacking underworld and the hard fought and won battles against a new kind of war on terror that still resonates today. He decided to return to his musical roots to tell his story using the name of a hacker alter ego (Z0ph0kl3z) he developed during his investigation and chase of a terrorist group holding a small Ohio town under siege.

Still active and passionate as both an investigator and actor, Joey is now enjoying a new kind of success as a musical artist in the dance/electronic genre.

As a teenager Joey was an acting student of Rick Mokler.

Like <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm2953537/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Katy Perry</a>, Joey is a Santa Barbara native and occasionally attended the church her parents pastored.

Brother of <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm2290052/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Danny Ortega</a>.

Joey acted in Scott Wells&#39; award-winning short film Chameleon while Scott was a Film Theory student at UCSB.

While working as an internal investigator at Sears in Santa Barbara, Ca, Joey took an interim position as supervisor for their auto service center. Knowing nothing about auto mechanics Joey was already nervous, but quickly became a nervous wreck when one of his first customers w<a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0908094/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Paul Walker</a>. The mechanics were excited and got the job done well and Paul was a warm and friendly guy while waiting. Joey was just glad he didn&#39;t go down as &quot;the guy that broke that Fast and Furious guy&#39;s car&quot;.

While working as an investigation and security coordinator at SAKS Fifth Avenue in Santa Barbara, Ca. Joey stepped in as back up bodyguard security for <a class="ipc-md-link ipc-md-link--entity" href="/name/nm0001856/?ref_=nmtrv_trv">Oprah Winfrey</a> who made a surprise shopping visit. It was an incident free experience and Joey recalls how friendly and humorous Oprah was.

Joey has an extensive security and protection background and is an avid martial artist.

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