John Leguizamo

Birthday:

07/22/1960

Place of birth:

Bogotá, Colombia:

Biography:

John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (born July 22, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, 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's also written and performed for the Broadway stage receiving three Tony Award nominations for Freak in 1998, Sexaholix in 2002, and Latin History for Morons in 2018. He received a Special Tony Award in 2018. He rose to fame with a co-starring role in Super Mario Bros. (1993) as Luigi, Benny Blanco in the crime drama Carlito's Way (1993), and later To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. Other films include Romeo + Juliet (1996), A Brother's Kiss (1997), Summer of Sam (1999), Moulin Rouge! (2001), The Alibi (2006), Righteous Kill (2008), Repo Men (2010), The Counselor (2013), John Wick (2014), and The Menu (2022). He served as the narrator of the sitcom The Brothers García (2000–2004) and voiced Sid the Sloth in the Ice Age franchise (2002–2016), and as Bruno in Encanto (2021). Leguizamo is also known for his television roles including Freak (1998) for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. He received further Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the Paramount miniseries Waco (2018), and Netflix's limited series When They See Us (2019). He's also appeared on ER, The Kill Point, Bloodline, and The Mandalorian.



Credits

Bob Trevino Likes It (2024)
Bob Trevino
Violent Night (2022)
Scrooge
The Menu (2022)
Movie Star
John Leguizamo Live at Rikers (2022)
The Survivor (2022)
Bill "Pepe" Miller
Encanto (2021)
Bruno Madrigal (voice)
Dark Blood (2021)
Misael
Waiting for Godot (2021)
Estragon
Critical Thinking (2020)
Mario Martinez
The Night Clerk (2020)
Detective Espada
Playing with Fire (2019)
Rodrigo
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage (2019)
Self
The Sun Is Also a Star (2019)
Jeremy Martinez
It Takes a Lunatic (2019)
Self
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons (2018)
Self
Nancy (2018)
Jeb
Krystal (2018)
11:55 (2017)
Berto
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Aurelio
The Crash (2017)
George Diebold
The Hollow Point (2016)
Atticus
Perros (2016)
Misael
The Infiltrator (2016)
Emir Abreu
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
Sid (voice)
Porzingod (2016)
Stealing Cars (2016)
Montgomery De La Cruz
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)
Sid (voice)
Sisters (2015)
Dave
The Latin Explosion: A New America (2015)
Self - Narrator
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe (2015)
Sid (voice)
Experimenter (2015)
Taylor
Meadowland (2015)
Pete
American Ultra (2015)
Rose
Get Squirrely (2015)
Fly Boy / Liam (voice)
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry (2015)
Self
Fugly! (2014)
Jesse
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game (2014)
Self
John Wick (2014)
Aurelio
Cymbeline (2014)
Pisanio
Chef (2014)
Martin
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown (2014)
Himself
Ride Along (2014)
Santiago
Walking with Dinosaurs (2013)
Alex (voice)
The Counselor (2013)
Coverall Man Randy
Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
Javier
Tales From a Ghetto Klown (2013)
Self
Fish N Chips: The Movie (2013)
Chips (voice)
The Trip 2 (2012)
Lucho Calvo
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
Sid (voice)
Ice Age - 4D Experience (2012)
Sid
One for the Money (2012)
Jimmy Alpha
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)
Sid (voice)
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2 (2011)
Sid (voice)
Ballplayer: Pelotero (2011)
Narrator (voice)
The Latino List (2011)
Self
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Val Valenzuela
Vanishing on 7th Street (2010)
Paul
Repo Men (2010)
Asbury
The Ministers (2009)
Dante Mendoza
Rage (2009)
Jed
Gamer (2009)
Freek
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
Sid (voice)
Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)
Mauricio Rodriguez
Ice Age: Surviving Sid (2008)
Sid (voice)
Visions of 'The Happening' (2008)
Himself
The Happening: Elements of a Scene (2008)
Himself
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
Enrico
Righteous Kill (2008)
Detective Simon Perez
The Happening (2008)
Julian
The Babysitters (2008)
Michael Beltran
Paraiso Travel (2008)
Roger Pena
Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
Lorenzo Daza
Where God Left His Shoes (2007)
Frank Diaz
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway (2007)
Self
The Take (2007)
Felix De La Pena
The Groomsmen (2006)
TC (Tony)
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
Sid (voice)
The Alibi (2006)
Hannibal
Sueno (2005)
Antonio
Land of the Dead (2005)
Cholo
The Honeymooners (2005)
Dodge
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
Beck
Crónicas (2004)
Manolo Bonilla
Undefeated (2003)
Lex Vargas
Spun (2003)
Spider Mike
Empire (2002)
Victor Rosa
Point of Origin (2002)
Keith Lang
Zig Zag (2002)
Dean Singer
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story (2002)
himself
Ice Age (2002)
Sid (voice)
Collateral Damage (2002)
Felix Ramirez
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes (2001)
Clown / Violator (archive footage)
What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
Berger
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Toulouse-Lautrec
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' (2001)
Self
King of the Jungle (2000)
Seymour
Titan A.E. (2000)
Gune (voice)
Summer of Sam (1999)
Vinny
Joe the King (1999)
Jorge
Kids Are Punny (1998)
John Leguizamo: Freak (1998)
Self
Frogs for Snakes (1998)
Zip
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
Rat #2 (Voice)
Body Count (1998)
Chino
Spawn (1997)
Clown / Violator
The Making of 'Spawn' (1997)
Himself
A Brother's Kiss (1997)
Lefty
The Pest (1997)
Pest
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Tybalt
The Fan (1996)
Manny
Executive Decision (1996)
Rat
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
Chi-Chi Rodriguez
A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995)
Sergio
Carlito's Way (1993)
Benny Blanco
Night Owl (1993)
Angel
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Luigi Mario
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama (1993)
Whispers in the Dark (1992)
John Castillo
Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical) (1992)
Guess my nationality guy
Time Expired (1992)
Mambo Mouth (1991)
That Burning Question (1991)
Regarding Henry (1991)
Liquor Store Gunman
Out for Justice (1991)
Boy in Alley
Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991)
Johnny
Poison (1991)
Chancho ("Homo")
NYPD Mounted (1991)
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection (1990)
Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline")
Street Hunter (1990)
Angel
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Burke
Revenge (1990)
Ignacio
Casualties of War (1989)
Private Antonio Diaz
Mixed Blood (1984)
Macetero
Gentille Alouette ()
Ortiz
Tin Soldier ()
Luke
The Godmother ()
John Leguizamo Live at Rikers (2022)
Producer
Triggered (2022)
Producer
Critical Thinking (2020)
Director
Critical Thinking (2020)
Executive Producer
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage (2019)
Executive Producer
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons (2018)
Writer
Fugly! (2014)
Writer
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown (2014)
Writer
The Babysitters (2008)
Producer
Paraiso Travel (2008)
Co-Producer
Undefeated (2003)
Director
Undefeated (2003)
Writer
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story (2002)
Writer
Nuyorican Dream (2000)
Executive Producer
John Leguizamo: Freak (1998)
Writer
John Leguizamo: Freak (1998)
Executive Producer
The Pest (1997)
Co-Producer
The Pest (1997)
Story
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama (1993)
Writer
Mambo Mouth (1991)
Writer