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Personal Info
Known For
Acting
Birthday
July 22, 1960
Place of Birth
Bogotá, Colombia
Also Known As
- John Alberto Leguizamo
- Damien Garcia
- Johnny Leggs
- Джон Легуизамо
- 約翰·李古查摩
- John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez
- جان لگویزمو
John Leguizamo
2.8 Popularity
Biography
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
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Sid (voice)
Ice Age: Boiling Point
2027
0.0
Eumaeus
The Odyssey
2026
0.0
Voice
This Ordinary Thing
2025
7.7
Antony Snootley (voice)
Zootopia 2
2025
6.0
Esposito
Smoke
2025
4.7
Luke
Tin Soldier
2025
7.4
Bob Trevino
Bob Trevino Likes It
2025
5.5
Self
VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos
2024
7.8
Gordon Rogers
The Green Veil
2024
6.9
Jacob Vazquez
Waco: The Aftermath
2023
Credits
Ice Age: Boiling Point
as Sid (voice)
2027
0.0
The Odyssey
as Eumaeus
2026
0.0
This Ordinary Thing
as Voice
2025
0.0
Zootopia 2
as Antony Snootley (voice)
2025
7.7
Smoke
as Esposito
2025
6.0
Tin Soldier
as Luke
2025
4.7
Bob Trevino Likes It
as Bob Trevino
2025
7.4
VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos
as Self
2024
5.5
The Green Veil
as Gordon Rogers
2024
7.8
Waco: The Aftermath
as Jacob Vazquez
2023
6.9
Leguizamo Does America
as Self
2023
1.0
The Power
as Rob Lopez
2023
6.2
Inside with Jen Psaki
as Self
2023
4.5
Violent Night
as Scrooge
2022
7.2
The Menu
as Movie Star
2022
7.2
Sherri
as Self - Guest
2022
3.0
John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
2022
0.0
The Survivor
as Bill "Pepe" Miller
2022
6.8
Encanto
as Bruno Madrigal (voice)
2021
7.6
Dark Blood
as Misael
2021
4.4
Unxplained Latam
as Self - Host
2021
6.5
Waiting for Godot
as Estragon
2021
3.0
Critical Thinking
as Mario Martinez
2020
6.6
Santiago of the Seas
as Sir Butterscotch (voice)
2020
8.0
The Night Clerk
as Detective Espada
2020
6.2
The Mandalorian
as Gor Koresh
2019
8.4
Playing with Fire
as Rodrigo
2019
6.6
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
as Self
2019
0.0
When They See Us
as Raymond Santana Sr.
2019
8.2
The Sun Is Also a Star
as Jeremy Martinez
2019
7.0
It Takes a Lunatic
as Self
2019
5.3
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
as Self
2018
7.4
Nancy
as Jeb
2018
5.8
Waco
as Jacob Vazquez
2018
7.4
11:55
as Berto
2017
4.2
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Aurelio
2017
7.3
The Crash
as George Diebold
2017
4.5
The Hollow Point
as Atticus
2016
5.7
Scrat: Spaced Out
as Sid (voice) (uncredited)
2016
6.4
Perros
as Misael
2016
3.7
The Infiltrator
as Emir Abreu
2016
6.7
Ice Age: Collision Course
as Sid (voice)
2016
6.1
🎬
Porzingod
2016
8.0
Stealing Cars
as Montgomery De La Cruz
2016
6.2
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
as Sid (voice)
2016
6.4
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
as Self
2016
6.9
Sisters
as Dave
2015
6.0
The Latin Explosion: A New America
as Self - Narrator
2015
7.9
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
as Sid (voice)
2015
6.5
Meadowland
as Pete
2015
5.8
Experimenter
as Taylor
2015
6.5
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
as Self
2015
6.2
American Ultra
as Rose
2015
6.1
Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4-D
as Sid (voice)
2015
0.0
Bloodline
as Ozzy Delvecchio
2015
7.1
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
as Fly Boy / Liam (voice)
2015
4.7
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
as Self
2015
7.2
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
as Jack (voice)
2015
7.1
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
as Jack Sprat (voice)
2015
7.1
Fugly!
as Jesse
2014
4.0
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
as Self - Luigi Mario
2014
5.1
John Wick
as Aurelio
2014
7.5
Cymbeline
as Pisanio
2014
3.9
BoJack Horseman
as Mr. Buenaventura (voice)
2014
8.5
Chef
as Martin
2014
7.1
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
as Himself
2014
6.6
Late Night with Seth Meyers
as Self
2014
5.3
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2014
5.9
Ride Along
as Santiago
2014
6.3
Walking with Dinosaurs
as Alex (voice)
2013
6.2
The Counselor
as Coverall Man Randy
2013
5.3
Kick-Ass 2
as Javier
2013
6.4
🎬
Tales From a Ghetto Klown
as Self
2013
0.0
Fish N Chips: The Movie
as Chips (voice)
2013
4.2
The Trip 2
as Lucho
2012
6.9
Ice Age: Continental Drift
as Sid (voice)
2012
6.4
The Sid Shuffle
as Sid (voice)
2012
1.0
One for the Money
as Jimmy Alpha
2012
5.6
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
as Sid (voice)
2011
6.5
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
as Sid (voice)
2011
6.4
Ballplayer: Pelotero
as Narrator (voice)
2011
6.2
The Latino List
as Self
2011
7.0
The Lincoln Lawyer
as Val Valenzuela
2011
7.2
Vanishing on 7th Street
as Paul
2010
5.3
Repo Men
as Asbury
2010
6.3
🎬
Unearthing the Lost World | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
as Self
2009
0.0
The Ministers
as Dante Mendoza
2009
4.3
Rage
as Jed
2009
3.5
Gamer
as Freek
2009
5.7
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
as Self - Guest
2009
5.1
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
as Sid (voice)
2009
6.8
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
as Self
2009
6.1
Nothing Like the Holidays
as Mauricio Rodriguez
2008
6.3
Surviving Sid
as Sid (voice)
2008
6.2
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
as Self
2008
0.0
Visions of 'The Happening'
as Himself
2008
0.0
Miracle at St. Anna
as Enrico
2008
6.1
Righteous Kill
as Det. Simon Perez
2008
5.9
The Take
as Felix De La Pena
2008
5.4
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
as Self
2008
7.5
The Happening
as Julian
2008
5.4
The Babysitters
as Michael Beltran
2008
6.0
Paraiso Travel
as Roger Pena
2008
6.8
Love in the Time of Cholera
as Lorenzo Daza
2007
6.6
The Kill Point
as Jake Mendez
2007
6.5
Where God Left His Shoes
as Frank Diaz
2007
6.6
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
as Self
2007
7.2
The Groomsmen
as TC (Tony)
2006
5.2
Ice Age: The Meltdown
as Sid (voice)
2006
6.7
The Alibi
as Hannibal
2006
5.6
Sueno
as Antonio
2005
4.1
My Name Is Earl
as Diego
2005
7.7
Land of the Dead
as Cholo
2005
6.2
The Honeymooners
as Dodge
2005
4.0
American Dad!
as Luís Ramírez (voice)
2005
7.0
Assault on Precinct 13
as Beck
2005
6.2
Crónicas
as Manolo Bonilla
2004
6.3
Undefeated
as Lex Vargas
2003
2.6
Real Time with Bill Maher
as Self
2003
6.0
Spun
as Spider Mike
2003
6.6
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
as Self
2003
5.5
Empire
as Victor Rosa
2002
6.0
Point of Origin
as Keith Lang
2002
6.1
Zig Zag
as Dean Singer
2002
5.7
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
as Self
2002
6.5
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
as himself
2002
5.3
Ice Age
as Sid (voice)
2002
7.4
Collateral Damage
as Felix Ramirez
2002
5.8
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
as Clown / Violator (archive footage)
2001
6.9
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Rat #2 (voice, uncredited)
2001
5.3
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
as Berger
2001
5.5
Moulin Rouge!
as Toulouse-Lautrec
2001
7.5
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
as Self
2001
6.5
King of the Jungle
as Seymour
2000
4.6
The Brothers García
as Larry Garcia (voice)
2000
8.2
Titan A.E.
as Gune (voice)
2000
6.6
Arabian Nights
as Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring
2000
6.7
Summer of Sam
as Vinny
1999
6.5
The Three Friends and Jerry
1999
5.6
Joe the King
as Jorge
1999
5.9
Kids Are Punny
1998
5.0
John Leguizamo: Freak
as Self
1998
5.8
Frogs for Snakes
as Zip
1998
2.4
Doctor Dolittle
as Rat #2 (Voice)
1998
5.7
Body Count
as Chino
1998
5.4
The View
as Self
1997
4.3
The View
as Self - Guest
1997
4.3
Spawn
as Clown / Violator
1997
5.4
🎬
The Making of 'Spawn'
as Self
1997
7.7
A Brother's Kiss
as Lefty
1997
6.7
The Pest
as Pest
1997
4.7
Romeo + Juliet
as Tybalt
1996
6.8
The Fan
as Manny
1996
6.0
The Daily Show
as Self
1996
6.4
The Daily Show
as Self - Guest Host
1996
6.4
Executive Decision
as Rat
1996
6.3
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Chi-Chi Rodriguez
1995
7.4
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
as Sergio
1995
5.1
🎬
House of Buggin'
1995
3.0
ER
as Victor Clemente
1994
7.8
Carlito's Way
as Benny Blanco
1993
7.8
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
as Self - Guest
1993
7.2
Night Owl
as Angel
1993
3.7
Super Mario Bros.
as Luigi Mario
1993
4.5
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
1993
6.6
🎬
Time Expired
as Ruby
1992
1.0
Whispers in the Dark
as John Castillo
1992
4.9
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
as Self
1992
5.4
The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
as Guess my nationality guy
1992
0.0
🎬
Mambo Mouth
1991
8.0
That Burning Question
1991
0.0
Regarding Henry
as Liquor Store Gunman
1991
6.5
Out for Justice
as Boy in Alley
1991
6.1
Hangin' with the Homeboys
as Johnny
1991
5.7
Poison
as Chancho ("Homo")
1991
5.9
NYPD Mounted
1991
1.0
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
as Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline")
1990
8.6
Street Hunter
as Angel
1990
5.5
Gentille Alouette
as Ortiz
1990
10.0
Die Hard 2
as Burke
1990
7.0
Revenge
as Ignacio
1990
6.5
Casualties of War
as Private Antonio Diaz
1989
7.1
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self
1988
5.4
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
as Self - Guest
1988
5.4
Mixed Blood
as Macetero
1984
5.5
Miami Vice
as Orlando Calderone
1984
7.5
Miami Vice
as Angelo Alvarez
1984
7.5
Tony Awards
as Self - Performer
1956
5.9
Tony Awards
as Self - Presenter
1956
5.9
The Oscars
as Self
1953
7.0
The Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest
as Himself
N/A
0.0