John Leguizamo

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John Leguizamo

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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.

Films Featuring John Leguizamo

Ice Age

20027.4

Romeo + Juliet

19966.8

Ice Age: The Meltdown

20066.7

Casualties of War

19897.2

Die Hard 2

19907.0

Moulin Rouge!

20017.5

A Pyromaniac's Love Story

19955.2

Executive Decision

19966.4

Summer of Sam

19996.5

Spawn

19975.5

Crónicas

20046.4

Surviving Sid

20086.2

The Honeymooners

20054.0

Body Count

19985.5

Land of the Dead

20056.3

Night Owl

19934.0

Carlito's Way

19937.8

Titan A.E.

20006.6

Love in the Time of Cholera

20076.7

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

20096.8

Spun

20036.6

The Happening

20085.4

Assault on Precinct 13

20056.2

Miracle at St. Anna

20086.1

Nothing Like the Holidays

20086.3

The Fan

19966.0

Super Mario Bros.

19934.5

The Babysitters

20086.0

Rage

20093.5

Encanto

20217.6

Empire

20026.2

Collateral Damage

20025.8

The Ministers

20094.4

Righteous Kill

20085.9

Where God Left His Shoes

20076.8

What's the Worst That Could Happen?

20015.5

Revenge

19906.5

The Alibi

20065.7

The Groomsmen

20065.2

John Leguizamo: Freak

19985.9

Vanishing on 7th Street

20105.3

Undefeated

20033.2

The Pest

19974.7

Gamer

20095.7

The Take

20085.4

The Lincoln Lawyer

20117.2

Joe the King

19995.8

One for the Money

20125.5

Hangin' with the Homeboys

19915.8

John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story

20025.8

Ice Age: Continental Drift

20126.4

Street Hunter

19905.6

The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)

199210.0

Violent Night

20227.2

Kick-Ass 2

20136.4

Walking with Dinosaurs

20136.2

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

20116.5

King of the Jungle

20004.9

Sueno

20054.5

Ballplayer: Pelotero

20116.2

John Leguizamo Live at Rikers

2022

John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry

20157.2

John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama

19937.0

Mambo Mouth

19918.0

Ride Along

20146.3

Fish N Chips: The Movie

20134.2

Bob Trevino Likes It

20257.4

Tin Soldier

20254.8

Chef

20147.1

The Trip 2

20126.7

Cymbeline

20143.9

Zig Zag

20025.7

The Hollow Point

20165.7

John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown

20146.6

Whispers in the Dark

19924.9

American Ultra

20156.1

Sisters

20156.0

Fugly!

20144.0

John Wick

20147.5

Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game

20145.1

Frogs for Snakes

19983.4

Experimenter

20156.5

Out for Justice

19916.2

That Burning Question

1991

Ice Age: Collision Course

20166.1

Meadowland

20155.8

Repo Men

20106.3

Time Expired

19924.0

Stealing Cars

20166.2

The Crash

20174.5

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway

20077.2

Kids Are Punny

19986.3

Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe

20156.5

Poison

19916.0

The Infiltrator

20166.7

Point of Origin

20026.1

John Wick: Chapter 2

20177.3

The Latin Explosion: A New America

20158.0

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

20166.4

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

20154.7

Porzingod

20168.0

11:55

20174.2

Regarding Henry

19916.5

A Brother's Kiss

19977.0

The Latino List

20117.0

Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2

20116.4

Perros

20163.7

Paraiso Travel

20087.0

NYPD Mounted

19915.5

Nancy

20185.9

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

20016.8

The Night Clerk

20206.2

The Making of 'Spawn'

The Making of 'Spawn'

19977.7

John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons

20187.0

Gentille Alouette

19908.5

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

20016.9

The Sun Is Also a Star

20196.9

The Survivor

20226.8

The Counselor

20135.3

Playing with Fire

20196.6

It Takes a Lunatic

20195.3

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

19957.5

Doctor Dolittle

19985.7

Critical Thinking

20206.5

The Happening: Elements of a Scene

2008

Visions of 'The Happening'

2008

Tales From a Ghetto Klown

Tales From a Ghetto Klown

2013

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

19908.6

Waiting for Godot

20213.0

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage

2019

Dark Blood

20214.4

Mixed Blood

19855.7

The Menu

20227.2

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall

20167.0

Ice Age: Boiling Point

2027

Dr. Dolittle 2

20015.3

Scrat: Spaced Out

20166.3

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

20027.7

Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4-D

20157.0

The Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest

Zootopia 2

20257.7

This Ordinary Thing

2025

A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music

A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music

20255.0

The Odyssey

20268.0

The Exorcist: Martyrs

The Exorcist: Martyrs

2027

All Day & All Night

All Day & All Night

Bullet Catch

What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers

2002

Dora the Explorer: Super Silly Fiesta!

2004

Dora the Explorer: Pirate Adventure

20026.6

Untitled Daniels Event Film

Untitled Daniels Event Film

2027