John Leguizamo 1960 65
John Leguizamo 1960 65
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.
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From Bogotá, Colombia
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2027 Ice Age: Boiling Point as Sid (voice)
2026 The Odyssey
2025 Tin Soldier as Luke Executive Producer
2025 Wick Is Pain as (archive footage)
2025 The Godmother
2025 Encanto 2 as Bruno Madrigal (voice)
2025 Bob Trevino Likes It as Bob Trevino
2022 Violent Night as Scrooge
2022 The Menu as Movie Star
2022 John Leguizamo Live at Rikers Producer
2022 The Survivor as Bill "Pepe" Miller
2022 Triggered Producer
2021 Encanto as Bruno Madrigal (voice)
2021 Dark Blood as Misael
2021 Waiting for Godot as Estragon
2020 Critical Thinking as Mario Martinez Director, Executive Producer
2020 The Night Clerk as Detective Espada
2019 Playing with Fire as Rodrigo
2019 Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self Executive Producer
2019 The Sun Is Also a Star as Jeremy Martinez
2019 It Takes a Lunatic as Self
2018 John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons as Self Writer
2018 Nancy as Jeb
2017 11:55 as Berto
2017 John Wick: Chapter 2 as Aurelio
2017 The Crash as George Diebold
2016 The Hollow Point as Atticus
2016 Scrat: Spaced Out as Sid (voice, uncredited)
2016 Perros as Misael
2016 The Infiltrator as Emir Abreu
2016 Ice Age: Collision Course as Sid (voice)
2016 Porzingod
2016 Stealing Cars as Montgomery De La Cruz
2016 Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade as Sid (voice)
2016 Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall as Self
2015 Sisters as Dave
2015 The Latin Explosion: A New America as Self - Narrator
2015 Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe as Sid (voice)
2015 Experimenter as Taylor
2015 Meadowland as Pete
2015 American Ultra as Rose
2015 A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown as Fly Boy / Liam (voice)
2015 John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry as Self
2014 Fugly! as Jesse Writer
2014 Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game as Self - Luigi Mario
2014 John Wick as Aurelio
2014 Cymbeline as Pisanio
2014 Chef as Martin
2014 John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown as Himself Writer
2014 Ride Along as Santiago
2013 Walking with Dinosaurs as Alex (voice)
2013 The Counselor as Coverall Man Randy
2013 Kick-Ass 2 as Javier
2013 Tales From a Ghetto Klown as Self
2013 Fish N Chips: The Movie as Chips (voice)
2012 The Trip 2 as Lucho
2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift as Sid (voice)
2012 One for the Money as Jimmy Alpha
2011 Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas as Sid (voice)
2011 Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2 as Sid (voice)
2011 Ballplayer: Pelotero as Narrator (voice)
2011 The Latino List as Self
2011 The Lincoln Lawyer as Val Valenzuela
2010 Vanishing on 7th Street as Paul
2010 Repo Men as Asbury
2009 Unearthing the Lost World | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs as Self
2009 The Ministers as Dante Mendoza
2009 Rage as Jed
2009 Gamer as Freek
2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs as Sid (voice)
2008 Nothing Like the Holidays as Mauricio Rodriguez
2008 Ice Age: Surviving Sid as Sid (voice)
2008 Visions of 'The Happening' as Himself
2008 The Happening: Elements of a Scene as Self
2008 Miracle at St. Anna as Enrico
2008 Righteous Kill as Detective Simon Perez
2008 The Happening as Julian
2008 The Babysitters as Michael Beltran Producer
2008 Paraiso Travel as Roger Pena Co-Producer
2007 Love in the Time of Cholera as Lorenzo Daza
2007 Where God Left His Shoes as Frank Diaz
2007 ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway as Self
2007 The Take as Felix De La Pena
2006 The Groomsmen as TC (Tony)
2006 Ice Age: The Meltdown as Sid (voice)
2006 The Alibi as Hannibal
2005 Sueno as Antonio
2005 Land of the Dead as Cholo
2005 The Honeymooners as Dodge
2005 Assault on Precinct 13 as Beck
2004 Crónicas as Manolo Bonilla
2003 Undefeated as Lex Vargas Director, Writer
2003 Spun as Spider Mike
2002 Empire as Victor Rosa
2002 Point of Origin as Keith Lang
2002 Zig Zag as Dean Singer
2002 AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories as Self
2002 John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story as himself Writer
2002 Ice Age as Sid (voice)
2002 Collateral Damage as Felix Ramirez
2001 Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes as Clown / Violator (archive footage)
2001 Piñero Co-Executive Producer
2001 Dr. Dolittle 2 as Rat #2 (voice, uncredited)
2001 What's the Worst That Could Happen? as Berger
2001 Moulin Rouge! as Toulouse-Lautrec
2001 The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' as Self
2000 King of the Jungle as Seymour
2000 Titan A.E. as Gune (voice)
2000 Nuyorican Dream Executive Producer
1999 Summer of Sam as Vinny
1999 Joe the King as Jorge Executive Producer
1998 Kids Are Punny
1998 John Leguizamo: Freak as Self Writer, Executive Producer
1998 Frogs for Snakes as Zip
1998 Doctor Dolittle as Rat #2 (Voice)
1998 Body Count as Chino
1997 Spawn as Clown / Violator
1997 The Making of 'Spawn' as Self
1997 A Brother's Kiss as Lefty
1997 Spawn The Director's Cut as Clown / Violator
1997 The Pest as Pest Story, Co-Producer
1996 Romeo + Juliet as Tybalt
1996 The Fan as Manny
1996 Executive Decision as Rat
1995 To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar as Chi-Chi Rodriguez
1995 A Pyromaniac's Love Story as Sergio
1993 Carlito's Way as Benny Blanco
1993 Night Owl as Angel
1993 Super Mario Bros. as Luigi Mario
1993 John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama Writer
1992 Whispers in the Dark as John Castillo
1992 The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical) as Guess my nationality guy
1992 Time Expired
1991 Mambo Mouth Writer
1991 Regarding Henry as Liquor Store Gunman
1991 Out for Justice as Boy in Alley
1991 Poison as Chancho ("Homo")
1991 Hangin' with the Homeboys as Johnny
1991 NYPD Mounted
1990 Madonna: The Immaculate Collection as Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline")
1990 Street Hunter as Angel
1990 Die Hard 2 as Burke
1990 Revenge as Ignacio
1989 Casualties of War as Private Antonio Diaz
1984 Mixed Blood as Macetero
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7.71 Music 3
6.81 History 3
6.62 War 2
6.50 Adventure 18
6.41 Science Fiction 11
6.31 Documentary 14
6.19 Animation 18
6.17 Horror 8
6.04 Action 29
6.00 Family 19
5.98 Drama 57
5.97 Comedy 48
5.95 Fantasy 6
5.85 Thriller 37
5.83 Romance 15
5.80 Western 1
5.67 Crime 27
5.57 TV Movie 8
5.36 Mystery 7