1960-07-22 ( 64 years old ) in Bogotá, Colombia
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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Movies
Ice Age 6
2026-12-16
The Odyssey
2026-07-15
Tin Soldier
2025-05-22
Bob Trevino Likes It
2025-03-20
Violent Night
2022-11-30
The Menu
2022-11-17
John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
2022-06-18
The Survivor
2022-04-07
Encanto
2021-10-13
Dark Blood
2021-09-05
Waiting for Godot
2021-05-06
Critical Thinking
2020-12-18
The Night Clerk
2020-02-19
Playing with Fire
2019-11-08
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019-09-13
The Sun Is Also a Star
2019-05-16
It Takes a Lunatic
2019-05-03
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
2018-11-02
Nancy
2018-06-08
11:55
2017-06-09
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017-02-08
The Crash
2017-01-13
The Hollow Point
2016-12-16
Scrat: Spaced Out
2016-10-11
Perros
2016-07-24
The Infiltrator
2016-07-13
Ice Age: Collision Course
2016-06-23
Porzingod
2016-04-21
Stealing Cars
2016-04-05
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016-03-19
Sisters
2015-12-18
The Latin Explosion: A New America
2015-11-16
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
2015-11-06
Experimenter
2015-10-16
Meadowland
2015-10-16
American Ultra
2015-08-19
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
2015-03-01
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
2015-02-03
Fugly!
2014-11-05
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
2014-11-03
John Wick
2014-10-22
Cymbeline
2014-09-03
Chef
2014-05-08
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
2014-04-05
Ride Along
2014-01-07
Walking with Dinosaurs
2013-12-18
The Counselor
2013-10-25
Kick-Ass 2
2013-07-17
Tales From a Ghetto Klown
2013-06-13
Fish N Chips: The Movie
2013-05-01
The Trip 2
2012-12-25
Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012-06-27
One for the Money
2012-01-26
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
2011-11-24
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
2011-11-16
Ballplayer: Pelotero
2011-10-15
The Latino List
2011-09-29
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011-03-17
Vanishing on 7th Street
2010-09-11
Repo Men
2010-03-18
The Ministers
2009-10-16
Rage
2009-09-24
Gamer
2009-09-03
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2009-06-26
Nothing Like the Holidays
2008-12-12
Ice Age: Surviving Sid
2008-10-20
Visions of 'The Happening'
2008-10-07
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
2008-10-07
Miracle at St. Anna
2008-09-15
Righteous Kill
2008-09-11
The Happening
2008-06-11
The Babysitters
2008-05-09
Paraiso Travel
2008-01-18
Love in the Time of Cholera
2007-10-04
Where God Left His Shoes
2007-04-27
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007-04-19
The Take
2007-01-01
The Groomsmen
2006-06-09
Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006-03-29
The Alibi
2006-01-12
Sueno
2005-09-30
Land of the Dead
2005-06-18
The Honeymooners
2005-06-10
Assault on Precinct 13
2005-01-19
Crónicas
2004-05-16
Undefeated
2003-07-26
Spun
2003-02-07
Empire
2002-12-06
Point of Origin
2002-06-20
Zig Zag
2002-06-14
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
2002-04-13
Ice Age
2002-03-10
Collateral Damage
2002-02-06
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
2001-12-23
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001-06-22
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
2001-05-31
Moulin Rouge!
2001-05-18
King of the Jungle
2000-10-12
Titan A.E.
2000-06-16
Summer of Sam
1999-06-28
Joe the King
1999-01-22
Kids Are Punny
1998-12-06
John Leguizamo: Freak
1998-10-10
Frogs for Snakes
1998-08-14
Doctor Dolittle
1998-06-26
Body Count
1998-04-28
Spawn
1997-07-31
The Making of 'Spawn'
1997-07-15
A Brother's Kiss
1997-04-25
The Pest
1997-02-07
Romeo + Juliet
1996-11-01
The Fan
1996-08-15
Executive Decision
1996-03-15
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995-04-28
Carlito's Way
1993-11-10
Night Owl
1993-06-30
Super Mario Bros.
1993-05-28
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
1993-05-15
Whispers in the Dark
1992-08-06
The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
1992-03-20
Time Expired
1992-01-01
Mambo Mouth
1991-10-26
That Burning Question
1991-07-24
Regarding Henry
1991-07-10
Out for Justice
1991-04-12
Hangin' with the Homeboys
1991-04-05
Poison
1991-04-05
NYPD Mounted
1991-01-01
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
1990-11-13
Street Hunter
1990-11-02
Die Hard 2
1990-07-03
Revenge
1990-02-16
Casualties of War
1989-08-18
Mixed Blood
1984-10-01
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