John Leguizamo
- Known for
- Acting
- Born
- July 22, 1960 (age 66)
- Birthplace
- Bogotá, Colombia
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.
Known For
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Filmography
The Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest
Movie · as Self
All Day & All Night
Movie
Bullet Catch
Movie · as George
Miami Vice '85
Movie
Ice Age: Boiling Point
Movie · as Sid (voice)
The Exorcist: Martyrs
Movie · as Father Sunday
Untitled Daniels Event Film
Movie
The Odyssey
Movie · as Eumaeus
Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood
Movie · as self
Dinosaur Drive-In
Movie · as Self - (archive footage)
Dear Killer Nannies
TV · as Pablo Escobar Gaviria · 8 eps
Bob Trevino Likes It
Movie · as Bob Trevino
Tin Soldier
Movie · as Luke
Zootopia 2
Movie · as Antony Snootley (voice)
This Ordinary Thing
Movie · as Self (voice)
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
Movie · as Self
Smoke
TV · as Esposito · 9 eps
VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos
TV · as Self · 3 eps
The Green Veil
TV · as Gordon Rogers · 8 eps
The Power
TV · as Rob Lopez · 9 eps
Inside with Jen Psaki
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Leguizamo Does America
TV · as Self · 6 eps
Waco: The Aftermath
TV · as Jacob Vazquez · 5 eps
Violent Night
Movie · as Scrooge
John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
Movie
The Survivor
Movie · as Bill "Pepe" Miller
The Menu
Movie · as Movie Star
Sherri
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Encanto
Movie · as Bruno (voice)
Waiting for Godot
Movie · as Estragon
Dark Blood
Movie · as Misael
Unxplained Latam
TV · as Self - Host · 8 eps
The Night Clerk
Movie · as Detective Espada
Critical Thinking
Movie · as Mario Martinez
Santiago of the Seas
TV · as Sir Butterscotch (voice) · 38 eps
The Sun Is Also a Star
Movie · as Jeremy Martinez
Playing with Fire
Movie · as Rodrigo
It Takes a Lunatic
Movie · as Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Movie · as Self
When They See Us
TV · as Raymond Santana Sr. · 4 eps
The Mandalorian
TV · as Gor Koresh · 1 ep
Nancy
Movie · as Jeb
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
Movie · as Self
Waco
TV · as Jacob Vazquez · 6 eps
The Crash
Movie · as George Diebold
John Wick: Chapter 2
Movie · as Aurelio
11:55
Movie · as Berto
The Hollow Point
Movie · as Atticus
Ice Age: Collision Course
Movie · as Sid (voice)
Stealing Cars
Movie · as Montgomery De La Cruz
The Infiltrator
Movie · as Emir Abreu
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Movie · as Sid (voice)
Porzingod
Movie
Perros
Movie · as Misael
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Movie · as Self
Scrat: Spaced Out
Movie · as Sid (voice) (uncredited)
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
Movie · as Self
American Ultra
Movie · as Rose
Sisters
Movie · as Dave
Experimenter
Movie · as Taylor
Meadowland
Movie · as Pete
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
Movie · as Sid (voice)
The Latin Explosion: A New America
Movie · as Self - Narrator
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
Movie · as Fly Boy / Liam (voice)
Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4-D
Movie · as Sid (voice)
John Wick: NYC Noir
Movie · as Self
Bloodline
TV · as Ozzy Delvecchio · 10 eps
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
TV · as Jack (voice), Jack Sprat (voice) · 2 eps
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
Ride Along
Movie · as Santiago
Chef
Movie · as Martin
Cymbeline
Movie · as Pisanio
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
Movie · as Self
Fugly!
Movie · as Jesse
John Wick
Movie · as Aurelio
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
Movie · as Self - Luigi Mario
Late Night with Seth Meyers
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
BoJack Horseman
TV · as Mr. Buenaventura (voice) · 1 ep
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 2 eps
Kick-Ass 2
Movie · as Javier
Walking with Dinosaurs
Movie · as Alex (voice)
Fish N Chips: The Movie
Movie · as Chips (voice)
The Counselor
Movie · as Coverall Man Randy
Tales From a Ghetto Klown
Movie · as Self
One for the Money
Movie · as Jimmy Alpha
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Movie · as Sid (voice)
The Trip 2
Movie · as Lucho
The Lincoln Lawyer
Movie · as Val Valenzuela
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
Movie · as Sid (voice)
Ballplayer: Pelotero
Movie · as Narrator (voice)
The Latino List
Movie · as Self
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
Movie · as Sid (voice)
Vanishing on 7th Street
Movie · as Paul
Repo Men
Movie · as Asbury
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Movie · as Sid (voice)
Rage
Movie · as Jed
The Ministers
Movie · as Dante Mendoza
Gamer
Movie · as Freek
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
TV · as Self - Guest · 3 eps
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Surviving Sid
Movie · as Sid (voice)
The Happening
Movie · as Julian
Miracle at St. Anna
Movie · as Enrico
Nothing Like the Holidays
Movie · as Mauricio Rodriguez
The Babysitters
Movie · as Michael Beltran
Righteous Kill
Movie · as Det. Simon Perez
The Take
Movie · as Felix De La Pena
Paraiso Travel
Movie · as Roger Pena
Visions of 'The Happening'
Movie · as Self
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
Movie · as Self
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Love in the Time of Cholera
Movie · as Lorenzo Daza
Where God Left His Shoes
Movie · as Frank Diaz
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Movie · as Self
The Kill Point
TV · as Jake Mendez · 8 eps
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Movie · as Sid (voice)
The Alibi
Movie · as Hannibal
The Groomsmen
Movie · as TC (Tony)
The Honeymooners
Movie · as Dodge
Land of the Dead
Movie · as Cholo
Assault on Precinct 13
Movie · as Beck
Sueno
Movie · as Antonio
American Dad!
TV · as Luís Ramírez (voice) · 1 ep
My Name Is Earl
TV · as Diego · 2 eps
Crónicas
Movie · as Manolo Bonilla
Dora the Explorer: Super Silly Fiesta!
Movie · as Silly Mail Bird (voice)
Spun
Movie · as Spider Mike
Undefeated
Movie · as Lex Vargas
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
Real Time with Bill Maher
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Ice Age
Movie · as Sid (voice)
Collateral Damage
Movie · as Felix Ramirez
Empire
Movie · as Victor Rosa
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
Movie · as Self
Zig Zag
Movie · as Dean Singer
Point of Origin
Movie · as Keith Lang
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Movie · as Self
What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers
Movie · as Self
Dora the Explorer: Pirate Adventure
Movie · as Pirate Pig Captain (voice)
Moulin Rouge!
Movie · as Toulouse-Lautrec
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Movie · as Berger
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
Movie · as Self
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Movie · as Clown / Violator (archive footage)
Dr. Dolittle 2
Movie · as Rat #2 (voice, uncredited)
Titan A.E.
Movie · as Gune (voice)
King of the Jungle
Movie · as Seymour
The Brothers García
TV · as Larry Garcia (voice) · 49 eps
Arabian Nights
TV · as Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring · 2 eps
Summer of Sam
Movie · as Vinny
Joe the King
Movie · as Jorge
The Three Friends and Jerry
TV · 45 eps
Body Count
Movie · as Chino
John Leguizamo: Freak
Movie · as Self
Frogs for Snakes
Movie · as Zip
Kids Are Punny
Movie · as Self / Self - Voice
Doctor Dolittle
Movie · as Rat #2 (Voice)
Spawn
Movie · as Clown / Violator
The Pest
Movie · as Pest
A Brother's Kiss
Movie · as Lefty
The Making of 'Spawn'
Movie · as Self
The View
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 1 ep
Romeo + Juliet
Movie · as Tybalt
Executive Decision
Movie · as Rat
The Fan
Movie · as Manny
The Daily Show
TV · as Self, Self - Guest Host, Self - Commentator · 3 eps
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
Movie · as Sergio
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Movie · as Chi-Chi Rodriguez
House of Buggin'
TV · 10 eps
ER
TV · as Victor Clemente · 11 eps
Night Owl
Movie · as Angel
Carlito's Way
Movie · as Benny Blanco
Super Mario Bros.
Movie · as Luigi Mario
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
Movie
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
TV · as Self - Guest · 12 eps
Late Show with David Letterman
TV · as Self - Guest · 1 ep
The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
Movie · as 'Paco' in Puerto Rico/'Guess My Nationality' Party Guest
Whispers in the Dark
Movie · as John Castillo
Time Expired
Movie · as Ruby
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
TV · as Self · 2 eps
Hangin' with the Homeboys
Movie · as Johnny
Mambo Mouth
Movie
Out for Justice
Movie · as Boy in Alley
That Burning Question
Movie
Poison
Movie · as Chancho ("Homo")
Regarding Henry
Movie · as Liquor Store Gunman
NYPD Mounted
Movie
Die Hard 2
Movie · as Burke
Revenge
Movie · as Ignacio
Street Hunter
Movie · as Angel
Gentille Alouette
Movie · as Ortiz
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
Movie · as Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline")
Casualties of War
Movie · as Private Antonio Diaz
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
TV · as Self, Self - Guest · 2 eps
Mixed Blood
Movie · as Macetero
Miami Vice
TV · as Orlando Calderone, Angelo Alvarez · 2 eps
Film '72
TV · as Self · 1 ep
Tony Awards
TV · as Self - Presenter, Self - Performer · 2 eps
The Oscars
TV · as Self · 1 ep