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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Leguizamo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Sid (voice)

Ice Age

Tybalt

Romeo + Juliet

Sid (voice)

Ice Age: The Meltdown

Private Antonio Diaz

Casualties of War

Burke

Die Hard 2

Toulouse-Lautrec

Moulin Rouge!

Sergio

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

Rat

Executive Decision

Vinny

Summer of Sam

Clown / Violator

Spawn

Manolo Bonilla

Crónicas

Sid (voice)

Surviving Sid

Dodge

The Honeymooners

Chino

Body Count

Cholo

Land of the Dead

Angel

Night Owl

Benny Blanco

Carlito's Way

Gune (voice)

Titan A.E.

Lorenzo Daza

Love in the Time of Cholera

Sid (voice)

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Spider Mike

Spun

Julian

The Happening

Beck

Assault on Precinct 13

Enrico

Miracle at St. Anna

Mauricio Rodriguez

Nothing Like the Holidays

Manny

The Fan

Luigi Mario

Super Mario Bros.

Michael Beltran

The Babysitters

Jed

Rage

Bruno Madrigal (voice)

Encanto

Felix Ramirez

Collateral Damage

Victor Rosa

Empire

Dante Mendoza

The Ministers

Det. Simon Perez

Righteous Kill

Frank Diaz

Where God Left His Shoes

Berger

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

Ignacio

Revenge

Hannibal

The Alibi

TC (Tony)

The Groomsmen

Self

John Leguizamo: Freak

Paul

Vanishing on 7th Street

Lex Vargas

Undefeated

Pest

The Pest

Freek

Gamer

Felix De La Pena

The Take

Val Valenzuela

The Lincoln Lawyer

Jorge

Joe the King

Jimmy Alpha

One for the Money

Johnny

Hangin' with the Homeboys

himself

John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story

Sid (voice)

Ice Age: Continental Drift

Angel

Street Hunter

Guess my nationality guy

The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)

Scrooge

Violent Night

Javier

Kick-Ass 2

Alex (voice)

Walking with Dinosaurs

Sid (voice)

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

Seymour

King of the Jungle

Antonio

Sueño

Narrator (voice)

Pelotero

John Leguizamo Live at Rikers

Self

John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry

Mambo Mouth

John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama

Santiago

Ride Along

Chips (voice)

Fish N Chips: The Movie

Bob Trevino

Bob Trevino Likes It

Luke

Tin Soldier

Martin

Chef

Lucho

El paseo 2

Pisanio

Cymbeline

Dean Singer

Zig Zag

Atticus

The Hollow Point

Himself

John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown

John Castillo

Whispers in the Dark

Rose

American Ultra

Dave

Sisters

Jesse

Fugly!

Aurelio

John Wick

Self - Luigi Mario

Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game

Zip

Frogs for Snakes

Taylor

Experimenter

Boy in Alley

Out for Justice

That Burning Question

Sid (voice)

Ice Age: Collision Course

Pete

Meadowland

Asbury

Repo Men

Time Expired

Montgomery De La Cruz

Stealing Cars

George Diebold

The Crash

Self

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

Kids Are Punny

Sid (voice)

Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe

Chancho ("Homo")

Poison

Emir Abreu

The Infiltrator

Keith Lang

Point of Origin

Aurelio

John Wick: Chapter 2

Self - Narrator

The Latin Explosion: A New America

Sid (voice)

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

Fly Boy / Liam (voice)

Get Squirrely

Porzingod

Berto

11:55

Liquor Store Gunman

Regarding Henry

Lefty

A Brother's Kiss

Self

The Latino List

Sid (voice)

Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2

Misael

Perros

Roger Pena

Paraiso Travel

NYPD Mounted

Jeb

Nancy

Self

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

Detective Espada

The Night Clerk

Self

The Making of 'Spawn'

The Godmother

Self

John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

Ortiz

Gentille Alouette

Clown / Violator (archive footage)

De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros

Jeremy Martinez

The Sun Is Also a Star

Bill "Pepe" Miller

The Survivor

Coverall Man Randy

The Counselor

Rodrigo

Playing with Fire

Self

It Takes a Lunatic

Chi-Chi Rodriguez

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

Rat #2 (Voice)

Doctor Dolittle

Mario Martinez

Critical Thinking

Himself

Visions of 'The Happening'

Self

The Happening: Elements of a Scene

Self

Tales From a Ghetto Klown

Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline")

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

Estragon

Waiting for Godot

Self

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

Misael

Dark Blood

Macetero

Mixed Blood

Movie Star

The Menu

Self

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

Sid (voice)

Ice Age 6

Rat #2 (voice, uncredited)

Dr. Dolittle 2

Sid (voice, uncredited)

Scrat: Spaced Out

Self

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

The Odyssey

Self

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

Clown / Violator

Spawn The Director's Cut

(archive footage)

Wick Is Pain

Sid (voice)

The Sid Shuffle

Personal Info

Known For

Acting

Known Credits

144

Gender

Male

Birthday

1960-07-22

Place of Birth

Bogotá, Colombia

Also Known As

John Alberto Leguizamo