John Leguizamo
Known For
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
Jul 22, 1960 (66 years old)
Place of Birth
Bogotá, Colombia
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
| 2027 | Ice Age: Boiling PointSid (voice) | |
| 2027 | Untitled The Exorcist Film | |
| 2026 | The OdysseyEumaeus | |
| 2026 | Dear Killer NanniesPablo Escobar Gaviria | |
| 2025 | Bob Trevino Likes ItBob Trevino | |
| 2025 | Tin SoldierLuke | |
| 2025 | Zootopia 2Antony Snootley (voice) | |
| 2025 | This Ordinary ThingSelf (voice) | |
| 2025 | A Grammy Celebration of Latin MusicSelf | |
| 2025 | SmokeEsposito | |
| 2024 | VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of LatinosSelf | |
| 2024 | The Green VeilGordon Rogers | |
| 2023 | The PowerRob Lopez | |
| 2023 | Inside with Jen PsakiSelf | |
| 2023 | Leguizamo Does AmericaSelf | |
| 2023 | Waco: The AftermathJacob Vazquez | |
| 2022 | Violent NightScrooge | |
| 2022 | John Leguizamo Live at Rikers | |
| 2022 | The SurvivorBill "Pepe" Miller | |
| 2022 | The MenuMovie Star | |
| 2022 | SherriSelf - Guest | |
| 2021 | EncantoBruno Madrigal (voice) | |
| 2021 | Waiting for GodotEstragon | |
| 2021 | Dark BloodMisael | |
| 2021 | Unxplained LatamSelf - Host | |
| 2020 | The Night ClerkDetective Espada | |
| 2020 | Critical ThinkingMario Martinez | |
| 2020 | Santiago of the SeasSir Butterscotch (voice) | |
| 2019 | The Sun Is Also a StarJeremy Martinez | |
| 2019 | Playing with FireRodrigo | |
| 2019 | It Takes a LunaticSelf | |
| 2019 | Raúl Juliá: The World’s a StageSelf | |
| 2019 | When They See UsRaymond Santana Sr. | |
| 2019 | The MandalorianGor Koresh | |
| 2018 | NancyJeb | |
| 2018 | John Leguizamo's Latin History for MoronsSelf | |
| 2018 | WacoJacob Vazquez | |
| 2017 | The CrashGeorge Diebold | |
| 2017 | John Wick: Chapter 2Aurelio | |
| 2017 | 11:55Berto | |
| 2016 | The Hollow PointAtticus | |
| 2016 | Ice Age: Collision CourseSid (voice) | |
| 2016 | Stealing CarsMontgomery De La Cruz | |
| 2016 | The InfiltratorEmir Abreu | |
| 2016 | Ice Age: The Great Egg-ScapadeSid (voice) | |
| 2016 | Porzingod | |
| 2016 | PerrosMisael | |
| 2016 | Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the WallSelf | |
| 2016 | Scrat: Spaced OutSid (voice) (uncredited) | |
| 2015 | John Wick: Calling in the CavalrySelf | |
| 2015 | American UltraRose | |
| 2015 | SistersDave | |
| 2015 | ExperimenterTaylor | |
| 2015 | MeadowlandPete | |
| 2015 | Cosmic Scrat-tastropheSid (voice) | |
| 2015 | The Latin Explosion: A New AmericaSelf - Narrator | |
| 2015 | A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation CrackdownFly Boy / Liam (voice) | |
| 2015 | Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4-DSid (voice) | |
| 2015 | BloodlineOzzy Delvecchio | |
| 2015 | The Adventures of Puss in BootsJack (voice) | |
| 2015 | The Adventures of Puss in BootsJack Sprat (voice) | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf | |
| 2015 | The Late Show with Stephen ColbertSelf - Guest | |
| 2014 | Ride AlongSantiago | |
| 2014 | ChefMartin | |
| 2014 | CymbelinePisanio | |
| 2014 | John Leguizamo: Ghetto KlownHimself | |
| 2014 | Fugly!Jesse | |
| 2014 | John WickAurelio | |
| 2014 | Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video GameSelf - Luigi Mario | |
| 2014 | Late Night with Seth MeyersSelf - Guest | |
| 2014 | BoJack HorsemanMr. Buenaventura (voice) | |
| 2014 | The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonSelf | |
| 2013 | Kick-Ass 2Javier | |
| 2013 | Walking with DinosaursAlex (voice) | |
| 2013 | Fish N Chips: The MovieChips (voice) | |
| 2013 | The CounselorCoverall Man Randy | |
| 2013 | Tales From a Ghetto KlownSelf | |
| 2012 | One for the MoneyJimmy Alpha | |
| 2012 | Ice Age: Continental DriftSid (voice) | |
| 2012 | The Trip 2Lucho | |
| 2012 | The Sid ShuffleSid (voice) | |
| 2011 | The Lincoln LawyerVal Valenzuela | |
| 2011 | Ice Age: A Mammoth ChristmasSid (voice) | |
| 2011 | Ballplayer: PeloteroNarrator (voice) | |
| 2011 | The Latino ListSelf | |
| 2011 | Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2Sid (voice) | |
| 2010 | Vanishing on 7th StreetPaul | |
| 2010 | Repo MenAsbury | |
| 2009 | Ice Age: Dawn of the DinosaursSid (voice) | |
| 2009 | RageJed | |
| 2009 | The MinistersDante Mendoza | |
| 2009 | GamerFreek | |
| 2009 | Watch What Happens Live with Andy CohenSelf - Guest | |
| 2009 | Late Night with Jimmy FallonSelf | |
| 2008 | Surviving SidSid (voice) | |
| 2008 | The HappeningJulian | |
| 2008 | Miracle at St. AnnaEnrico | |
| 2008 | Nothing Like the HolidaysMauricio Rodriguez | |
| 2008 | The BabysittersMichael Beltran | |
| 2008 | Righteous KillDet. Simon Perez | |
| 2008 | The TakeFelix De La Pena | |
| 2008 | Paraiso TravelRoger Pena | |
| 2008 | Visions of 'The Happening'Himself | |
| 2008 | The Happening: Elements of a SceneSelf | |
| 2008 | Elvis Mitchell: Under the InfluenceSelf | |
| 2007 | Love in the Time of CholeraLorenzo Daza | |
| 2007 | Where God Left His ShoesFrank Diaz | |
| 2007 | ShowBusiness: The Road to BroadwaySelf | |
| 2007 | The Kill PointJake Mendez | |
| 2006 | Ice Age: The MeltdownSid (voice) | |
| 2006 | The AlibiHannibal | |
| 2006 | The GroomsmenTC (Tony) | |
| 2005 | The HoneymoonersDodge | |
| 2005 | Land of the DeadCholo | |
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13Beck | |
| 2005 | SuenoAntonio | |
| 2005 | American Dad!Luís Ramírez (voice) | |
| 2005 | My Name Is EarlDiego | |
| 2004 | CrónicasManolo Bonilla | |
| 2003 | SpunSpider Mike | |
| 2003 | UndefeatedLex Vargas | |
| 2003 | Jimmy Kimmel Live!Self | |
| 2003 | Real Time with Bill MaherSelf | |
| 2002 | Ice AgeSid (voice) | |
| 2002 | Collateral DamageFelix Ramirez | |
| 2002 | EmpireVictor Rosa | |
| 2002 | John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Storyhimself | |
| 2002 | Zig ZagDean Singer | |
| 2002 | Point of OriginKeith Lang | |
| 2002 | AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love StoriesSelf | |
| 2001 | Moulin Rouge!Toulouse-Lautrec | |
| 2001 | What's the Worst That Could Happen?Berger | |
| 2001 | The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'Self | |
| 2001 | Once Upon a Time: The Super HeroesClown / Violator (archive footage) | |
| 2001 | Dr. Dolittle 2Rat #2 (voice, uncredited) | |
| 2000 | Titan A.E.Gune (voice) | |
| 2000 | King of the JungleSeymour | |
| 2000 | The Brothers GarcíaLarry Garcia (voice) | |
| 2000 | Arabian NightsGenie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring | |
| 1999 | Summer of SamVinny | |
| 1999 | Joe the KingJorge | |
| 1999 | The Three Friends and Jerry | |
| 1998 | Body CountChino | |
| 1998 | John Leguizamo: FreakSelf | |
| 1998 | Frogs for SnakesZip | |
| 1998 | Kids Are PunnySelf / Self - Voice | |
| 1998 | Doctor DolittleRat #2 (Voice) | |
| 1997 | SpawnClown / Violator | |
| 1997 | The PestPest | |
| 1997 | A Brother's KissLefty | |
| 1997 | The Making of 'Spawn'Self | |
| 1997 | The ViewSelf | |
| 1997 | The ViewSelf - Guest | |
| 1996 | Romeo + JulietTybalt | |
| 1996 | Executive DecisionRat | |
| 1996 | The FanManny | |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSelf | |
| 1996 | The Daily ShowSelf - Guest Host | |
| 1995 | A Pyromaniac's Love StorySergio | |
| 1995 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie NewmarChi-Chi Rodriguez | |
| 1995 | House of Buggin' | |
| 1994 | ERVictor Clemente | |
| 1993 | Night OwlAngel | |
| 1993 | Carlito's WayBenny Blanco | |
| 1993 | Super Mario Bros.Luigi Mario | |
| 1993 | John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama | |
| 1993 | Late Night with Conan O'BrienSelf - Guest | |
| 1993 | Late Show with David LettermanSelf - Guest | |
| 1992 | The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)'Paco' in Puerto Rico/'Guess My Nationality' Party Guest | |
| 1992 | Whispers in the DarkJohn Castillo | |
| 1992 | Time ExpiredRuby | |
| 1992 | The Tonight Show with Jay LenoSelf | |
| 1991 | Hangin' with the HomeboysJohnny | |
| 1991 | Mambo Mouth | |
| 1991 | Out for JusticeBoy in Alley | |
| 1991 | That Burning Question | |
| 1991 | PoisonChancho ("Homo") | |
| 1991 | Regarding HenryLiquor Store Gunman | |
| 1991 | NYPD Mounted | |
| 1990 | Die Hard 2Burke | |
| 1990 | RevengeIgnacio | |
| 1990 | Street HunterAngel | |
| 1990 | Gentille AlouetteOrtiz | |
| 1990 | Madonna: The Immaculate CollectionFriend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline") | |
| 1989 | Casualties of WarPrivate Antonio Diaz | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf | |
| 1988 | LIVE with Kelly and MarkSelf - Guest | |
| 1984 | Mixed BloodMacetero | |
| 1984 | Miami ViceOrlando Calderone | |
| 1984 | Miami ViceAngelo Alvarez | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Presenter | |
| 1956 | Tony AwardsSelf - Performer | |
| 1953 | The OscarsSelf | |
| - | The Nickelodeon Mega Music FestHimself | |
| - | All Day & All Night |
| 2026 | Dear Killer NanniesExecutive Producer | |
| 2025 | Tin SoldierExecutive Producer | |
| 2025 | Traces of HomeExecutive Producer | |
| 2024 | VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of LatinosExecutive Producer | |
| 2024 | The Green VeilExecutive Producer | |
| 2022 | TriggeredProducer | |
| 2022 | John Leguizamo Live at RikersProducer | |
| 2020 | Critical ThinkingExecutive Producer | |
| 2019 | Raúl Juliá: The World’s a StageExecutive Producer | |
| 2014 | Fugly!Producer | |
| 2008 | The BabysittersProducer | |
| 2008 | Paraiso TravelCo-Producer | |
| 2001 | PiñeroCo-Executive Producer | |
| 2000 | Nuyorican DreamExecutive Producer | |
| 1999 | Joe the KingExecutive Producer | |
| 1998 | John Leguizamo: FreakExecutive Producer | |
| 1997 | The PestCo-Producer |
| 2020 | Critical ThinkingDirector | |
| 2003 | UndefeatedDirector |
| 2018 | John Leguizamo's Latin History for MoronsWriter | |
| 2014 | Fugly!Writer | |
| 2014 | John Leguizamo: Ghetto KlownWriter | |
| 2003 | UndefeatedWriter | |
| 2002 | John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love StoryWriter | |
| 1998 | John Leguizamo: FreakWriter | |
| 1997 | The PestStory | |
| 1993 | John Leguizamo: Spic-O-RamaWriter | |
| 1991 | Mambo MouthWriter |