John Leguizamo
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
192
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-07-22 (65 years old)
Place of Birth
Bogotá, Colombia
John Leguizamo
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
Zootopia 2
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
American Dad!
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Mandalorian
Real Time with Bill Maher
BoJack Horseman
ER
Sherri
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
The View
The View
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Ice Age
John Wick: Chapter 2
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
My Name Is Earl
Encanto
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Tin Soldier
Die Hard 2
John Wick
Bloodline
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: Collision Course
Smoke
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Violent Night
The Oscars
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
The Menu
The Happening
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
Sisters
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
Revenge
Carlito's Way
Romeo + Juliet
Bob Trevino Likes It
Assault on Precinct 13
Doctor Dolittle
The Counselor
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
The Fan
The Crash
The Lincoln Lawyer
When They See Us
The Latin Explosion: A New America
Chef
The Babysitters
Repo Men
Moulin Rouge!
Kick-Ass 2
Executive Decision
The Odyssey
The Infiltrator
Meadowland
The Take
American Ultra
Regarding Henry
Surviving Sid
Experimenter
Critical Thinking
Cymbeline
Spawn
Inside with Jen Psaki
Titan A.E.
Zig Zag
Casualties of War
The Power
Empire
Paraiso Travel
Walking with Dinosaurs
Undefeated
Land of the Dead
The Pest
Street Hunter
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
Super Mario Bros.
Waco
Nancy
Santiago of the Seas
The Ministers
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Crónicas
The Honeymooners
Ice Age: Boiling Point
Gamer
Spun
Ride Along
The Night Clerk
The Survivor
Rage
Dr. Dolittle 2
Love in the Time of Cholera
Body Count
Whispers in the Dark
The Groomsmen
Righteous Kill
Arabian Nights
Night Owl
One for the Money
Poison
Fugly!
Sueno
Stealing Cars
The Sun Is Also a Star
Playing with Fire
Collateral Damage
Waco: The Aftermath
NYPD Mounted
Summer of Sam
This Ordinary Thing
Miracle at St. Anna
Fish N Chips: The Movie
Nothing Like the Holidays
The Three Friends and Jerry
11:55
Out for Justice
The Kill Point
It Takes a Lunatic
Vanishing on 7th Street
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
The Brothers García
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
Dark Blood
Scrat: Spaced Out
Mixed Blood
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
King of the Jungle
Joe the King
Waiting for Godot
A Brother's Kiss
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
Hangin' with the Homeboys
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
Unearthing the Lost World | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Point of Origin
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
The Alibi
Frogs for Snakes
The Green Veil
VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos
The Hollow Point
Where God Left His Shoes
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4-D
The Trip 2
Porzingod
House of Buggin'
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
Ballplayer: Pelotero
Unxplained Latam
The Making of 'Spawn'
Kids Are Punny
The Latino List
Gentille Alouette
Leguizamo Does America
Visions of 'The Happening'
John Leguizamo: Freak
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
The Godmother
The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
Time Expired
Tales From a Ghetto Klown
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
That Burning Question
Mambo Mouth
Perros
John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
The Sid Shuffle
The Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest
