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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(/ˌlɛɡwɪˈzɑːmoʊ/, LEG-wih-ZAH-moh; Colombian Spanish: [leɣiˈsamo]; born July 22, 1960, or 1964) is an 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Leguizamo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

7.362

Ice Age
2002-03-10

6.789

Romeo + Juliet
1996-11-01

Ice Age: The Meltdown

6.71

Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006-03-29

Casualties of War

7.144

Casualties of War
1989-08-18

6.959

Die Hard 2
1990-07-03

7.552

Moulin Rouge!
2001-05-18

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

4.917

A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995-04-28

Executive Decision

6.311

Executive Decision
1996-03-15

6.5

Summer of Sam
1999-06-28

5.4

Spawn
1997-07-31

6.4

Crónicas
2004-05-16

Ice Age: Surviving Sid

6.2

Ice Age: Surviving Sid
2008-10-20

The Honeymooners

4.042

The Honeymooners
2005-06-10

5.407

Body Count
1998-04-28

Land of the Dead

6.195

Land of the Dead
2005-06-18

3.909

Night Owl
1993-06-30

7.833

Carlito's Way
1993-11-10

6.586

Titan A.E.
2000-06-16

Love in the Time of Cholera

6.62

Love in the Time of Cholera
2007-10-04

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

6.758

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

6.6

Spun
2003-02-07

5.404

The Happening
2008-06-11

Assault on Precinct 13

6.171

Assault on Precinct 13
2005-01-19

Miracle at St. Anna

6.135

Miracle at St. Anna
2008-09-15

Nothing Like the Holidays

6.346

Nothing Like the Holidays
2008-12-12

5.986

The Fan
1996-08-15

Super Mario Bros.

4.46

Super Mario Bros.
1993-05-28

The Babysitters

5.981

The Babysitters
2008-05-09

3.448

Rage
2009-09-24

7.6

Encanto
2021-10-13

Collateral Damage

5.758

Collateral Damage
2002-02-06

6.029

Empire
2002-12-06

4.327

The Ministers
2009-10-16

5.889

Righteous Kill
2008-09-11

Where God Left His Shoes

6.614

Where God Left His Shoes
2007-04-27

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

5.442

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

6.494

Revenge
1990-02-16

5.638

The Alibi
2006-01-12

5.258

The Groomsmen
2006-06-09

John Leguizamo: Freak

6

John Leguizamo: Freak
1998-10-10

Vanishing on 7th Street

5.316

Vanishing on 7th Street
2010-09-11

2.75

Undefeated
2003-07-26

4.613

The Pest
1997-02-07

5.701

Gamer
2009-09-03

5.5

The Take
2007-01-01

The Lincoln Lawyer

7.202

The Lincoln Lawyer
2011-03-17

6.1

Joe the King
1999-01-22

One for the Money

5.546

One for the Money
2012-01-26

Hangin' with the Homeboys

5.833

Hangin' with the Homeboys
1991-04-05

John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story

5.591

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

Ice Age: Continental Drift

6.384

Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012-06-27

5.818

Street Hunter
1990-11-02

The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)

0

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

7.267

Violent Night
2022-11-30

6.4

Kick-Ass 2
2013-07-17

Walking with Dinosaurs

6.172

Walking with Dinosaurs
2013-12-18

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

6.464

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
2011-11-24

King of the Jungle

5.167

King of the Jungle
2000-10-12

4.2

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

8

Mambo Mouth
1991-10-26

John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama

6.6

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

6.264

Ride Along
2014-01-07

Fish N Chips: The Movie

2.3

Fish N Chips: The Movie
2013-05-01

Bob Trevino Likes It

7.1

Bob Trevino Likes It
2025-03-20

5.156

Tin Soldier
2025-05-22

7.112

Chef
2014-05-08

6.842

The Trip 2
2012-12-25

3.913

Cymbeline
2014-09-03

5.806

Zig Zag
2002-06-14

The Hollow Point

5.749

The Hollow Point
2016-12-16

John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown

6.6

John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
2014-04-05

Whispers in the Dark

4.92

Whispers in the Dark
1992-08-06

6.093

American Ultra
2015-08-19

5.96

Sisters
2015-12-18

4.208

Fugly!
2014-11-05

7.4

John Wick
2014-10-22

Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game

5.056

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

Frogs for Snakes

2.667

Frogs for Snakes
1998-08-14

6.488

Experimenter
2015-10-16

Out for Justice

6.121

Out for Justice
1991-04-12

That Burning Question

0

That Burning Question
1991-07-24

Ice Age: Collision Course

6.107

Ice Age: Collision Course
2016-06-23

5.799

Meadowland
2015-10-16

6.331

Repo Men
2010-03-18

1

Time Expired
1992-01-01

6.162

Stealing Cars
2016-04-05

4.549

The Crash
2017-01-13

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

7.231

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007-04-19

5

Kids Are Punny
1998-12-06

Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe

6.5

Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
2015-11-06

6.017

Poison
1991-04-05

The Infiltrator

6.689

The Infiltrator
2016-07-13

Point of Origin

6.132

Point of Origin
2002-06-20

John Wick: Chapter 2

7.3

John Wick: Chapter 2
2017-02-08

The Latin Explosion: A New America

7.9

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

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

6.4

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

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

4.9

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

8

Porzingod
2016-04-21

4.233

11:55
2017-06-09

Regarding Henry

6.546

Regarding Henry
1991-07-10

A Brother's Kiss

6.667

A Brother's Kiss
1997-04-25

The Latino List

7

The Latino List
2011-09-29

Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2

6.5

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

3.667

Perros
2016-07-24

6.9

Paraiso Travel
2008-01-18

1

NYPD Mounted
1991-01-01

5.8

Nancy
2018-06-08

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

6.5

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

The Night Clerk

6.225

The Night Clerk
2020-02-19

The Making of 'Spawn'

7.7

The Making of 'Spawn'
1997-07-15

0

The Godmother

John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

7.5

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

Gentille Alouette

10

Gentille Alouette

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

6.92

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

The Sun Is Also a Star

6.961

The Sun Is Also a Star
2019-05-16

6.847

The Survivor
2022-04-07

5.279

The Counselor
2013-10-25

Playing with Fire

6.6

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

7.362

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995-09-07

Doctor Dolittle

5.7

Doctor Dolittle
1998-06-26

Critical Thinking

6.511

Critical Thinking
2020-12-18

Visions of 'The Happening'

0

Visions of 'The Happening'
2008-10-07

The Happening: Elements of a Scene

0

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

Tales From a Ghetto Klown

0

Tales From a Ghetto Klown
2013-06-13

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

8.6

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

4.75

Dark Blood
2021-09-05

5.9

Mixed Blood
1984-10-01

7.17

The Menu
2022-11-17

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

6.974

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016-02-06

0

Ice Age 6
2026-12-16

5.31

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

6.5

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

0

The Odyssey
2026-07-15

Unearthing the Lost World | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

0

Unearthing the Lost World | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2009-10-27

Spawn The Director's Cut

10

Spawn The Director's Cut
1997-04-20

7.587

Wick Is Pain
2025-05-08

The Sid Shuffle

0

The Sid Shuffle
2012-06-15

The Brothers García

8.2

The Brothers García
2000-07-23

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

5.521

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003-01-26

6.4

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

7.459

Miami Vice
1984-09-16

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

4.465

The View
1997-08-11

6.147

The Power
2023-03-30

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

5.411

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992-05-25

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

7.158

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

7.824

ER
1994-09-19

The Three Friends and Jerry

5.6

The Three Friends and Jerry
1999-01-22

House of Buggin'

3

House of Buggin'
1995-01-08

6.5

The Kill Point
2007-07-22

Unxplained Latam

6.5

Unxplained Latam
2021-05-22

6.4

The Daily Show
1996-07-22

5.1

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

Inside with Jen Psaki

4.5

Inside with Jen Psaki
2023-03-19

VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos

5.5

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

Leguizamo Does America

1

Leguizamo Does America
2023-04-16

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

5.6

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988-09-05

Late Night with Seth Meyers

5.317

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

7.137

Bloodline
2015-03-20

5.1

Tony Awards
1956-04-01

7.453

Waco
2018-01-24

7.014

The Oscars
1953-03-19

Waco: The Aftermath

7.075

Waco: The Aftermath
2023-04-16

6.736

Arabian Nights
2000-04-30

4.2

Sherri
2022-09-12

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

5.092

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

When They See Us

8.231

When They See Us
2019-05-31

0

Smoke
2025-06-26

4.465

The View
1997-08-11

8.1

The Green Veil
2024-04-30

BoJack Horseman

8.544

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

6.344

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015-09-08

6.977

American Dad!
2005-02-06

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

5.989

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009-03-02

My Name Is Earl

7.672

My Name Is Earl
2005-09-20

Real Time with Bill Maher

6.021

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003-02-21

The Mandalorian

8.425

The Mandalorian
2019-11-12

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

5.837

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014-02-17

7.459

Miami Vice
1984-09-16