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John Leguizamo

Born 1960-07-22
📍 Bogotá, Colombia

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.

Filmography 189

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