John Leguizamo
Acting
- Born:
- 1960-07-22
- Place of birth:
- 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
Filmography
Miami Vice '85
Untitled Daniels Event Film
The Exorcist: Martyrs
Ice Age: Boiling Point
The Odyssey
Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood
Dear Killer Nannies
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
This Ordinary Thing
Zootopia 2
Smoke
Tin Soldier
Bob Trevino Likes It
VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos
The Green Veil
Leguizamo Does America
Waco: The Aftermath
The Power
Inside with Jen Psaki
Violent Night
The Menu
Sherri
John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
The Survivor
Encanto
Dark Blood
Unxplained Latam
Waiting for Godot
Critical Thinking
Santiago of the Seas
The Night Clerk
The Mandalorian
Playing with Fire
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
When They See Us
The Sun Is Also a Star
It Takes a Lunatic
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
Nancy
Waco
11:55
John Wick: Chapter 2
The Crash
The Hollow Point
Scrat: Spaced Out
Perros
The Infiltrator
Ice Age: Collision Course
Porzingod
Stealing Cars
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Sisters
The Latin Explosion: A New America
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
Experimenter
Meadowland
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
American Ultra
Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4-D
Bloodline
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
John Wick: NYC Noir
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Fugly!
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
John Wick
Cymbeline
BoJack Horseman
Chef
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
Late Night with Seth Meyers
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Ride Along
Walking with Dinosaurs
The Counselor
Kick-Ass 2
Tales From a Ghetto Klown
Fish N Chips: The Movie
The Trip 2
Ice Age: Continental Drift
One for the Money
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
Ballplayer: Pelotero
The Latino List
The Lincoln Lawyer
Vanishing on 7th Street
Repo Men
The Ministers
Rage
Gamer
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Nothing Like the Holidays
Surviving Sid
Visions of 'The Happening'
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
Miracle at St. Anna
Righteous Kill
The Take
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
The Happening
The Babysitters
Paraiso Travel
Love in the Time of Cholera
The Kill Point
Where God Left His Shoes
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
The Groomsmen
Ice Age: The Meltdown
The Alibi
Sueno
My Name Is Earl
Land of the Dead
The Honeymooners
American Dad!
Assault on Precinct 13
Dora the Explorer: Super Silly Fiesta!
Crónicas
Undefeated
Real Time with Bill Maher
Spun
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Empire
Dora the Explorer: Pirate Adventure
Point of Origin
Zig Zag
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
Ice Age
Collateral Damage
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Dr. Dolittle 2
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Moulin Rouge!
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
King of the Jungle
The Brothers García
Titan A.E.
Arabian Nights
Summer of Sam
Joe the King
The Three Friends and Jerry
Kids Are Punny
John Leguizamo: Freak
Frogs for Snakes
Doctor Dolittle
Body Count
The View
Spawn
The Making of 'Spawn'
A Brother's Kiss
The Pest
Romeo + Juliet
The Fan
The Daily Show
Executive Decision
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
House of Buggin'
ER
Carlito's Way
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Late Show with David Letterman
Night Owl
Super Mario Bros.
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
Time Expired
Whispers in the Dark
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
Mambo Mouth
NYPD Mounted
That Burning Question
Regarding Henry
Out for Justice
Hangin' with the Homeboys
Poison
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
Street Hunter
Gentille Alouette
Die Hard 2
Revenge
Casualties of War
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Mixed Blood
Miami Vice
Film '72
Tony Awards
The Oscars
The Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest
All Day & All Night
Bullet Catch