John Leguizamo

Also Known As: John Alberto Leguizamo, Damien Garcia, Johnny Leggs, Джон Легуизамо, 約翰·李古查摩, John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez, جان لگویزمو

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.

Department: Acting

Place of Birth: Bogotá, Colombia

Birthday: July 22, 1960

Adult: No

Gender: Male

TMDb-Id: 5723

IMDb-Id: nm0000491

Popularity:

11.79%

Known For

Ice Age
Romeo + Juliet
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Casualties of War
Die Hard 2
Moulin Rouge!
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
Executive Decision
Summer of Sam
Spawn
Crónicas
Ice Age: Surviving Sid
The Honeymooners
Body Count
Land of the Dead
Night Owl
Carlito's Way
Titan A.E.
Love in the Time of Cholera
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Spun
The Happening
Assault on Precinct 13
Miracle at St. Anna
Nothing Like the Holidays
The Fan
Super Mario Bros.
The Babysitters
Rage
Encanto
Empire
Collateral Damage
The Ministers
Righteous Kill
Where God Left His Shoes
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Revenge
The Alibi
The Groomsmen
John Leguizamo: Freak
Vanishing on 7th Street
Undefeated
The Pest
Gamer
The Take
The Lincoln Lawyer
Joe the King
One for the Money
Hangin' with the Homeboys
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Street Hunter
The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
Violent Night
Kick-Ass 2
Walking with Dinosaurs
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
King of the Jungle
Sueno
Ballplayer: Pelotero
John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
Mambo Mouth
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
Ride Along
Fish N Chips: The Movie
Bob Trevino Likes It
Tin Soldier
Chef
The Trip 2
Cymbeline
Zig Zag
The Hollow Point
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
Whispers in the Dark
American Ultra
Sisters
Fugly!
John Wick
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
Frogs for Snakes
Experimenter
Out for Justice
That Burning Question
Ice Age: Collision Course
Meadowland
Repo Men
Time Expired
Stealing Cars
The Crash
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Kids Are Punny
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
Poison
The Infiltrator
Point of Origin
Super Mario Bros: The Lasagna Workprint
John Wick: Chapter 2
The Latin Explosion: A New America
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Get Squirrely
Porzingod
11:55
Regarding Henry
A Brother's Kiss
The Latino List
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
Perros
Paraiso Travel
NYPD Mounted
Nancy
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
The Night Clerk
The Making of 'Spawn'
The Godmother
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
Gentille Alouette
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
The Sun Is Also a Star
The Survivor
The Counselor
Playing with Fire
It Takes a Lunatic
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Doctor Dolittle
Critical Thinking
Visions of 'The Happening'
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
Tales From a Ghetto Klown
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
Waiting for Godot
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Dark Blood
Mixed Blood
The Menu
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Ice Age 6
Dr. Dolittle 2
Scrat: Spaced Out
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
The Odyssey