John Leguizamo
Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Known Credits
191
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
The Daily Show
The Daily Show
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
American Dad!
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Real Time with Bill Maher
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Tony Awards
Tony Awards
Sherri
ER
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Miami Vice
Miami Vice
BoJack Horseman
The View
The View
The Mandalorian
My Name Is Earl
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Smoke
Ice Age
John Wick: Chapter 2
Encanto
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
John Wick
Ice Age: Collision Course
The Oscars
The Menu
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Bloodline
Collateral Damage
Tin Soldier
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Executive Decision
The Power
Ride Along
Die Hard 2
Assault on Precinct 13
The Lincoln Lawyer
When They See Us
The Odyssey
The Three Friends and Jerry
The Happening
Dr. Dolittle 2
The Night Clerk
Repo Men
Land of the Dead
Playing with Fire
Kick-Ass 2
Regarding Henry
American Ultra
Revenge
Titan A.E.
The Counselor
The Survivor
Fish N Chips: The Movie
Zig Zag
Spawn
Meadowland
Gamer
Violent Night
Crónicas
Walking with Dinosaurs
Romeo + Juliet
The Pest
Inside with Jen Psaki
Chef
Miracle at St. Anna
The Alibi
Righteous Kill
Santiago of the Seas
Moulin Rouge!
Doctor Dolittle
Carlito's Way
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
The Fan
Waco
The Sun Is Also a Star
The Hollow Point
Whispers in the Dark
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
One for the Money
Sisters
The Brothers García
Super Mario Bros.
Casualties of War
Cymbeline
Surviving Sid
Love in the Time of Cholera
Arabian Nights
Waco: The Aftermath
NYPD Mounted
Summer of Sam
The Babysitters
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
The Infiltrator
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
The Ministers
Spun
Frogs for Snakes
The Take
King of the Jungle
The Kill Point
Nothing Like the Holidays
Empire
Stealing Cars
Street Hunter
Bob Trevino Likes It
Rage
Vanishing on 7th Street
The Honeymooners
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
Out for Justice
The Crash
Paraiso Travel
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know
Joe the King
Night Owl
Ice Age: Boiling Point
It Takes a Lunatic
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
The Latin Explosion: A New America
The Trip 2
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
Undefeated
Poison
Sueno
The Groomsmen
Nancy
Dark Blood
Mixed Blood
VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos
The Green Veil
House of Buggin'
11:55
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
The Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest
Where God Left His Shoes
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
A Brother's Kiss
Critical Thinking
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
Scrat: Spaced Out
Waiting for Godot
Kids Are Punny
Fugly!
Unearthing the Lost World | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
Leguizamo Does America
Point of Origin
Experimenter
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
Body Count
Porzingod
Gentille Alouette
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
Unxplained Latam
Hangin' with the Homeboys
John Leguizamo: Freak
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
Visions of 'The Happening'
Mambo Mouth
The Making of 'Spawn'
Ballplayer: Pelotero
Tales From a Ghetto Klown
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4-D
John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
The Sid Shuffle
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Time Expired
Perros
The Latino List
The Godmother
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
That Burning Question
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
