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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.
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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 Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
The Daily Show
The Oscars
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
ER
Tony Awards
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Real Time with Bill Maher
Miami Vice
American Dad!
Late Show with David Letterman
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
BoJack Horseman
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
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
Zootopia 2
Doctor Dolittle
Die Hard 2
Gamer
Regarding Henry
Waco: The Aftermath
Repo Men
Revenge
Kick-Ass 2
John Wick
Waco
The Odyssey
John Wick: Chapter 2
Arabian Nights
The Menu
When They See Us
The Latino List
The Survivor
The Lincoln Lawyer
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
American Ultra
Romeo + Juliet
Assault on Precinct 13
The Honeymooners
Tin Soldier
The Power
Bloodline
Collateral Damage
Kids Are Punny
Whispers in the Dark
Walking with Dinosaurs
It Takes a Lunatic
Righteous Kill
Smoke
Sisters
Casualties of War
Titan A.E.
Dear Killer Nannies
Carlito's Way
Encanto
Ice Age: Boiling Point
Ride Along
The Night Clerk
Spawn
Moulin Rouge!
Playing with Fire
The Hollow Point
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
The Happening
Land of the Dead
Super Mario Bros.
Ice Age
Violent Night
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Bob Trevino Likes It
Chef
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Ice Age: Collision Course
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Surviving Sid
Mambo Mouth
John Leguizamo: Freak
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
The Babysitters
Summer of Sam
MADtv
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
Encanto 2
Production Credits
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
The Babysitters
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
Mambo Mouth
Tin Soldier
John Leguizamo: Freak
Dear Killer Nannies
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