John Leguizamo
Biography
John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez(/ˌlɛɡwɪˈzɑːmoʊ/, LEG-wih-ZAH-moh; Colombian Spanish: [leɣiˈsamo]; born July 22, 1960, or 1964) is a Colombian-American stand-up comedian, actor, and film producer. He has appeared in over 100 films, produced over 20 films and documentaries, made over 30 television appearances, and has produced various television projects. He has also written and performed for the Broadway stage receiving four Tony Award nominations for Freak in 1998, Sexaholix in 2002, and Latin History for Moronsin in 2018. He received a Special Tony Award in 2018.
Leguizamo began his career as a stand-up comedian in New York City. After several years of doing supporting roles in film and television, he rose to fame with significant roles in the fantasy adventure Super Mario Bros. portraying Luigi Mario and the crime drama Carlito's Wayportraying Benny Blanco (both from 1993), followed by a role as drag queen Chi-Chi Rodriguez in the road comedy To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. Other films Leguizamo has since appeared in include Romeo + Juliet (1996), The Pest (1997), Summer of Sam (1999), Moulin Rouge! (2001), Empire (2002), Love in the Time of Cholera (2007), Righteous Kill (2008), The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), The Counselor (2013), John Wick (2014), John Wick 2 (2017), and The Menu (2022). As a voice actor, he narrated the sitcom The Brothers García (2000–2004). He played Sid the Sloth in the Ice Age franchise and Bruno Madrigal in Encanto (2021).
Leguizamo is also known for his television roles including Freak (1998) for which he received the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. This historic win made Leguizamo the first Latino to win this award in Emmy history. He received further Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the miniseries Waco (2018) and the Netflix limited series When They See Us (2019). He has also appeared on ER, The Kill Point, Bloodline, and The Mandalorian. In 2023, he hosted the MSNBC series Leguizamo Does America.
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Personal info
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-07-22
Place of birth
Bogotá, Colombia
Images
Cast
Ice Age
2002
7.36
Romeo + Juliet
1996
6.80
Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006
6.71
Casualties of War
1989
7.16
Die Hard 2
1990
6.96
Moulin Rouge!
2001
7.55
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995
4.92
Executive Decision
1996
6.31
Summer of Sam
1999
6.48
Spawn
1997
5.42
Crónicas
2004
6.40
Surviving Sid
2008
6.14
The Honeymooners
2005
4.04
Body Count
1998
5.41
Land of the Dead
2005
6.20
Night Owl
1993
3.90
Carlito's Way
1993
7.83
Titan A.E.
2000
6.59
Love in the Time of Cholera
2007
6.62
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2009
6.76
Spun
2003
6.59
The Happening
2008
5.40
Assault on Precinct 13
2005
6.17
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
6.14
Nothing Like the Holidays
2008
6.34
The Fan
1996
6.00
Super Mario Bros.
1993
4.50
The Babysitters
2008
6.00
Rage
2009
3.45
Encanto
2021
7.59
Empire
2002
6.00
Collateral Damage
2002
5.76
The Ministers
2009
4.33
Righteous Kill
2008
5.89
Where God Left His Shoes
2007
6.61
Revenge
1990
6.50
The Alibi
2006
5.60
The Groomsmen
2006
5.26
John Leguizamo: Freak
1998
6.00
Vanishing on 7th Street
2010
5.31
Undefeated
2003
2.80
The Pest
1997
4.63
Gamer
2009
5.70
The Take
2008
5.50
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011
7.20
Joe the King
1999
5.98
One for the Money
2012
5.55
Hangin' with the Homeboys
1991
5.83
Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012
6.39
Street Hunter
1990
5.80
Violent Night
2022
7.26
Kick-Ass 2
2013
6.40
Walking with Dinosaurs
2013
6.23
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
2011
6.47
King of the Jungle
2000
5.17
Sueno
2005
4.20
Ballplayer: Pelotero
2011
6.20
John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
2022
0.00
Mambo Mouth
1991
8.00
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
1993
6.60
Ride Along
2014
6.26
Fish N Chips: The Movie
2013
2.30
Bob Trevino Likes It
2025
7.40
Tin Soldier
2025
4.70
Chef
2014
7.12
The Trip 2
2012
6.80
Cymbeline
2014
3.98
Zig Zag
2002
5.80
The Hollow Point
2016
5.74
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
2014
6.60
Whispers in the Dark
1992
4.90
American Ultra
2015
6.10
Sisters
2015
5.96
Fugly!
2014
4.20
John Wick
2014
7.45
Frogs for Snakes
1998
2.50
Experimenter
2015
6.49
Out for Justice
1991
6.13
That Burning Question
1991
0.00
Ice Age: Collision Course
2016
6.11
Meadowland
2015
5.83
Repo Men
2010
6.33
Time Expired
1992
1.00
Stealing Cars
2016
6.16
The Crash
2017
4.50
Kids Are Punny
1998
5.00
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
2015
6.50
Poison
1991
6.01
The Infiltrator
2016
6.70
Point of Origin
2002
6.10
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
7.34
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016
6.40
Porzingod
2016
8.00
11:55
2017
4.20
Regarding Henry
1991
6.54
A Brother's Kiss
1997
6.70
The Latino List
2011
7.00
Perros
2016
3.67
Paraiso Travel
2008
6.90
NYPD Mounted
1991
1.00
Nancy
2018
5.84
The Night Clerk
2020
6.22
The Making of 'Spawn'
1997
7.70
The Godmother
0.00
Gentille Alouette
10.00
The Sun Is Also a Star
2019
6.96
The Survivor
2022
6.80
The Counselor
2013
5.28
Playing with Fire
2019
6.59
It Takes a Lunatic
2019
5.30
Doctor Dolittle
1998
5.71
Critical Thinking
2020
6.60
Visions of 'The Happening'
2008
0.00
Tales From a Ghetto Klown
2013
0.00
Waiting for Godot
2021
3.00
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
0.00
Dark Blood
2021
4.75
Mixed Blood
1984
5.90
The Menu
2022
7.17
Ice Age 6
2026
0.00
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
5.32
Scrat: Spaced Out
2016
6.30
The Odyssey
2026
0.00
The Sid Shuffle
2012
0.00