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John Leguizamo
Homepage
http://johnleguizamo.com
Known For
Acting
Birthday
1960-07-22,Bogotá, Colombia
Gender
Male
Biography
John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (born July 22, 1960) 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 Way portraying 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.

Filmography

7.376

Ice Age
2002-03-14

6.78

Romeo + Juliet
1996-11-01

Ice Age: The Meltdown

6.719

Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006-03-29

Casualties of War

7.158

Casualties of War
1989-08-18

6.974

Die Hard 2
1990-07-03

7.53

Moulin Rouge!
2001-05-18

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

5.25

A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995-04-28

Executive Decision

6.345

Executive Decision
1996-03-15

6.486

Summer of Sam
1999-06-28

5.454

Spawn
1997-07-31

6.353

Crónicas
2004-05-16

6.182

Surviving Sid
2008-10-20

The Honeymooners

4.033

The Honeymooners
2005-06-10

5.489

Body Count
1998-04-28

Land of the Dead

6.263

Land of the Dead
2005-06-18

4

Night Owl
1993-06-30

7.8

Carlito's Way
1993-11-10

6.62

Titan A.E.
2000-06-16

Love in the Time of Cholera

6.654

Love in the Time of Cholera
2007-10-04

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

6.767

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2009-06-26

6.584

Spun
2003-02-07

5.406

The Happening
2008-06-11

Assault on Precinct 13

6.183

Assault on Precinct 13
2005-01-19

Miracle at St. Anna

6.12

Miracle at St. Anna
2008-09-15

Nothing Like the Holidays

6.326

Nothing Like the Holidays
2008-12-12

6.003

The Fan
1996-08-15

Super Mario Bros.

4.492

Super Mario Bros.
1993-05-28

The Babysitters

6.002

The Babysitters
2008-05-09

3.5

Rage
2009-09-24

7.569

Encanto
2021-10-13

6.119

Empire
2002-12-06

Collateral Damage

5.771

Collateral Damage
2002-02-06

4.389

The Ministers
2009-10-16

5.9

Righteous Kill
2008-09-11

Where God Left His Shoes

6.8

Where God Left His Shoes
2007-04-27

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

5.47

What's the Worst That Could Happen?
2001-05-31

6.5

Revenge
1990-02-16

5.649

The Alibi
2006-01-12

5.2

The Groomsmen
2006-06-09

John Leguizamo: Freak

5.875

John Leguizamo: Freak
1998-10-10

Vanishing on 7th Street

5.318

Vanishing on 7th Street
2010-09-11

3.2

Undefeated
2003-07-26

4.7

The Pest
1997-02-07

5.692

Gamer
2009-09-03

5.367

The Take
2008-08-22

The Lincoln Lawyer

7.21

The Lincoln Lawyer
2011-03-17

6

Joe the King
1999-01-22

One for the Money

5.554

One for the Money
2012-01-26

Hangin' with the Homeboys

5.919

Hangin' with the Homeboys
1991-04-05

John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story

5.75

John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
2002-04-13

Ice Age: Continental Drift

6.387

Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012-06-27

5.6

Street Hunter
1990-11-02

The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)

10

The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
1992-03-20

7.222

Violent Night
2022-11-30

6.4

Kick-Ass 2
2013-07-17

Walking with Dinosaurs

6.215

Walking with Dinosaurs
2013-12-18

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

6.454

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
2011-11-24

King of the Jungle

4.9

King of the Jungle
2000-10-12

4.5

Sueno
2005-09-30

Ballplayer: Pelotero

6.2

Ballplayer: Pelotero
2011-10-15

John Leguizamo Live at Rikers

0

John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
2022-06-18

John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry

7.2

John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
2015-02-03

John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama

7

John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
1993-05-15

8

Mambo Mouth
1991-10-26

6.253

Ride Along
2014-01-07

Fish N Chips: The Movie

4.2

Fish N Chips: The Movie
2013-05-01

Bob Trevino Likes It

7.404

Bob Trevino Likes It
2025-03-20

4.8

Tin Soldier
2025-05-22

7.113

Chef
2014-05-08

6.7

The Trip 2
2012-12-25

3.9

Cymbeline
2014-09-03

5.771

Zig Zag
2002-06-14

The Hollow Point

5.735

The Hollow Point
2016-12-16

John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown

6.6

John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
2014-04-05

Whispers in the Dark

4.906

Whispers in the Dark
1992-08-06

6.095

American Ultra
2015-08-19

5.958

Sisters
2015-12-18

4

Fugly!
2014-11-05

7.458

John Wick
2014-10-16

Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game

5.1

Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
2014-11-03

Frogs for Snakes

3.667

Frogs for Snakes
1998-08-14

6.5

Experimenter
2015-10-16

Out for Justice

6.159

Out for Justice
1991-04-12

That Burning Question

0

That Burning Question
1991-07-24

Ice Age: Collision Course

6.114

Ice Age: Collision Course
2016-06-23

5.8

Meadowland
2015-10-16

6.3

Repo Men
2010-03-18

4

Time Expired
1992-12-02

6.2

Stealing Cars
2016-04-05

4.517

The Crash
2017-01-13

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

7.214

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007-04-19

6.3

Kids Are Punny
1998-12-06

Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe

6.5

Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
2015-11-06

5.929

Poison
1991-04-05

The Infiltrator

6.7

The Infiltrator
2016-07-13

Point of Origin

6.104

Point of Origin
2002-06-20

John Wick: Chapter 2

7.339

John Wick: Chapter 2
2017-02-08

The Latin Explosion: A New America

8

The Latin Explosion: A New America
2015-11-16

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

6.392

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016-03-19

A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown

4.7

A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
2015-03-01

8

Porzingod
2016-04-21

4.2

11:55
2017-06-09

Regarding Henry

6.5

Regarding Henry
1991-07-10

A Brother's Kiss

7

A Brother's Kiss
1997-04-25

The Latino List

7

The Latino List
2011-09-29

Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2

6.4

Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
2011-11-16

3.7

Perros
2016-07-24

6.942

Paraiso Travel
2008-01-18

5.5

NYPD Mounted
1991-08-03

5.8

Nancy
2018-06-08

The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'

6.778

The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
2001-05-01

The Night Clerk

6.199

The Night Clerk
2020-02-19

The Making of 'Spawn'

7.7

The Making of 'Spawn'
1997-07-15

John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

7.3

John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
2018-11-02

Gentille Alouette

8.5

Gentille Alouette
1990-07-20

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

6.923

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
2001-12-23

The Sun Is Also a Star

7

The Sun Is Also a Star
2019-05-16

6.836

The Survivor
2022-04-07

5.291

The Counselor
2013-10-25

Playing with Fire

6.581

Playing with Fire
2019-11-08

It Takes a Lunatic

5.3

It Takes a Lunatic
2019-05-03

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

7.408

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995-09-08

Doctor Dolittle

5.724

Doctor Dolittle
1998-06-26

Critical Thinking

6.519

Critical Thinking
2020-12-18

The Happening: Elements of a Scene

0

The Happening: Elements of a Scene
2008-10-07

Visions of 'The Happening'

0

Visions of 'The Happening'
2008-10-07

Tales From a Ghetto Klown

0

Tales From a Ghetto Klown
2013-06-13

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

8.688

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
1990-11-13

Waiting for Godot

3

Waiting for Godot
2021-05-06

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

0

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019-09-13

4.4

Dark Blood
2021-09-05

5.7

Mixed Blood
1984-10-01

7.181

The Menu
2022-11-17

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

7.013

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016-01-24

Ice Age: Boiling Point

0

Ice Age: Boiling Point
2027-02-03

5.3

Dr. Dolittle 2
2001-06-22

Scrat: Spaced Out

6.3

Scrat: Spaced Out
2016-10-11

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories

7.667

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002-06-11

Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4-D

7

Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4-D
2015-06-01

The Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest

0

The Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest

7.658

Zootopia 2
2025-11-26

This Ordinary Thing

0

This Ordinary Thing
2025-12-05

A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music

5

A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
2025-12-28

0

The Odyssey
2026-07-15

Untitled The Exorcist Film

0

Untitled The Exorcist Film
2027-03-11

All Day & All Night

0

All Day & All Night

0

Bullet Catch

The Brothers García

8.2

The Brothers García
2000-07-23

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.358

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

6.4

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

7.5

Miami Vice
1984-09-16

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

4.4

The View
1997-08-11

6.092

The Power
2023-03-30

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.375

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-05-25

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.3

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993-09-13

7.8

ER
1994-09-19

The Three Friends and Jerry

6.167

The Three Friends and Jerry
1999-01-22

House of Buggin'

5.5

House of Buggin'
1995-01-08

6.523

The Kill Point
2007-07-22

Unxplained Latam

6.5

Unxplained Latam
2021-05-22

6.4

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

Inside with Jen Psaki

4.5

Inside with Jen Psaki
2023-03-19

Leguizamo Does America

1

Leguizamo Does America
2023-04-16

VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos

5.5

VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos
2024-09-27

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.2

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25

Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence

7.5

Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
2008-07-07

Santiago of the Seas

8

Santiago of the Seas
2020-10-09

7.121

Bloodline
2015-03-20

7.431

Waco
2018-01-24

7

The Oscars
1953-03-19

Waco: The Aftermath

6.875

Waco: The Aftermath
2023-04-16

6.77

Arabian Nights
2000-04-30

2.607

Sherri
2022-09-12

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

4.966

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009-07-16

When They See Us

8.199

When They See Us
2019-05-31

6

Smoke
2025-06-26

4.4

The View
1997-08-11

7.8

The Green Veil
2024-04-30

BoJack Horseman

8.536

BoJack Horseman
2014-08-22

The Adventures of Puss in Boots

7.1

The Adventures of Puss in Boots
2015-01-16

The Adventures of Puss in Boots

7.1

The Adventures of Puss in Boots
2015-01-16

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

7.006

American Dad!
2005-02-06

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

5.98

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009-03-02

My Name Is Earl

7.7

My Name Is Earl
2005-09-20

Real Time with Bill Maher

6.048

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003-02-21

The Mandalorian

8.41

The Mandalorian
2019-11-12

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.849

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17

7.5

Miami Vice
1984-09-16

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

6.1

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

Dear Killer Nannies

7.938

Dear Killer Nannies
2026-04-01

Late Show with David Letterman

6.439

Late Show with David Letterman
1993-08-30

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

0

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.2

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014-02-25