
John Leguizamo
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Biography
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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Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

The Oscars

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

LIVE with Kelly and Mark

Tony Awards

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno

ER

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Real Time with Bill Maher

The Daily Show

Miami Vice

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

American Dad!

BoJack Horseman

My Name Is Earl

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Mandalorian

Inside with Jen Psaki

The Adventures of Puss in Boots

Dr. Dolittle 2

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes

Doctor Dolittle

Die Hard 2

Regarding Henry

Waco: The Aftermath

Gamer

Repo Men

Kick-Ass 2

Revenge

John Wick: Chapter 2

John Wick

The Odyssey

Waco

The Menu

When They See Us

The Survivor

The Latino List

American Ultra

The Power

Assault on Precinct 13

The Honeymooners

The Lincoln Lawyer

Romeo + Juliet

Bloodline

Sisters

Whispers in the Dark

Collateral Damage

Kids Are Punny

It Takes a Lunatic

Carlito's Way

Righteous Kill

Titan A.E.

The Night Clerk

Spawn

Encanto

Ride Along

Moulin Rouge!

Firebug

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

The Hollow Point

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas

Playing with Fire

The Happening

Ice Age

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs

Violent Night

Super Mario Bros.

Ice Age: Collision Course

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade

Ice Age: The Meltdown

Ice Age: Continental Drift

Ice Age 6

John Leguizamo: Freak

The Babysitters

John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama

Mambo Mouth

John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story

Ice Age: Surviving Sid

Summer of Sam

MADtv
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