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Arturo Gil Biography

Birth Name:Arturo Gil

Birth Place:New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Profession Actor, Stunts

Fast Facts

  • Brother of actor, Ricardo Gil
  • Began his career in the entertainment industry as a disc jockey at clubs around the French Quarter in New Orleans
  • Relocated to Los Angeles in 1982, initially planning to become a disc jockey, however, his part-time job of standing in for children on movie sets grew into a full-time career
  • Suffers from a rare form of dwarfism, as he only stands 3'6" tall
  • Fluent in Spanish, as he was raised in Puerto Rico