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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.
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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.
Known For
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
The Daily Show
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
American Dad!
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
BoJack Horseman
Miami Vice
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
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
John Wick: Chapter 2
Waco
When They See Us
The Menu
The Latino List
The Survivor
Romeo + Juliet
Assault on Precinct 13
The Power
The Lincoln Lawyer
American Ultra
The Honeymooners
Kids Are Punny
Collateral Damage
Bloodline
It Takes a Lunatic
Whispers in the Dark
Sisters
Righteous Kill
Titan A.E.
Carlito's Way
The Night Clerk
Moulin Rouge!
Ride Along
Firebug
Spawn
The Happening
Playing with Fire
The Hollow Point
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Encanto
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age 6
Super Mario Bros.
Ice Age: Collision Course
Violent Night
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Ice Age
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
Mambo Mouth
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
The Babysitters
MADtv
Summer of Sam
John Leguizamo: Freak
Ice Age: Surviving Sid
Production Credits
John Leguizamo: Freak
Mambo Mouth
The Babysitters
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
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