John Leguizamo
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
ActingBirthday
July 22, 1960Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
154Place of birth
Bogotá, ColombiaAlso known as
John Alberto Leguizamo, Damien Garcia, Johnny Leggs, Джон Легуизамо, 約翰·李古查摩Cast credits
Romeo + Juliet
TybaltMoulin Rouge!
Toulouse-LautrecIce Age: The Meltdown
Sid (voice)Die Hard 2
BurkeCasualties of War
Private Antonio DiazExecutive Decision
RatA Pyromaniac's Love Story
SergioSummer of Sam
VinnySpawn
Clown / ViolatorCrónicas
Manolo BonillaIce Age: Surviving Sid
Sid (voice)The Honeymooners
DodgeNight Owl
AngelCarlito's Way
Benny BlancoBody Count
ChinoLove in the Time of Cholera
Lorenzo DazaLand of the Dead
CholoTitan A.E.
Gune (voice)Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Sid (voice)Spun
Spider MikeThe Happening
JulianCrew credits
John Leguizamo: Freak
Writer, Executive ProducerUndefeated
Writer, DirectorFugly!
WriterThe Babysitters
ProducerParaiso Travel
Co-ProducerJohn Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
WriterJohn Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
WriterJohn Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
WriterThe Pest
Co-Producer, StoryJohn Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
WriterRaúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Executive ProducerCritical Thinking
Director, Executive ProducerTriggered
ProducerJohn Leguizamo Live at Rikers
ProducerPiñero
Co-Executive Producer