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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Leguizamo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Leguizamo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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
Production Credits
The Babysitters
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
John Leguizamo: Freak
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
Mambo Mouth
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