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John Leguizamo

Born 22 July 1960 · 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.

Films and shows

  1. 2028Miami Vice '85
  2. 2027Ice Age: Boiling Point1h 43mSid (voice)
  3. 2027Untitled Daniels Event Film
  4. 2027The Exorcist: Martyrs
  5. 2026Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood1h 20mself
  6. 2026Dear Killer Nannies1 seasonPablo Escobar Gaviria
  7. 2026The Odyssey2h 53mEumaeus
  8. 2026Traces of Home1h 33mExecutive Producer
  9. 2025Bob Trevino Likes It1h 41mBob Trevino
  10. 2025Smoke1 seasonEsposito
  11. 2025A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music2hSelf
  12. 2025Tin Soldier1h 27mLuke
  13. 2025This Ordinary Thing1h 3mSelf (voice)
  14. 2024The Green Veil1 seasonGordon Rogers
  15. 2024VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos1 seasonSelf
  16. 2023The Power1 seasonRob Lopez
  17. 2023Waco: The Aftermath1 seasonJacob Vazquez
  18. 2023Leguizamo Does America2 seasonsExecutive Producer
  19. 2022Violent Night1h 52mScrooge
  20. 2022The Survivor2h 9mBill "Pepe" Miller
  21. 2022John Leguizamo Live at Rikers26m
  22. 2022The Menu1h 47mMovie Star
  23. 2022Triggered18mProducer
  24. 2021Dark Blood1h 23mMisael
  25. 2021Waiting for Godot3h 3mEstragon
  26. 2021Encanto1h 42mBruno Madrigal (voice)
  27. 2020Critical Thinking1h 57mMario Martinez
  28. 2020The Night Clerk1h 30mDetective Espada
  29. 2019Playing with Fire1h 36mRodrigo
  30. 2019Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage1h 30mSelf
  31. 2019The Sun Is Also a Star1h 40mJeremy Martinez
  32. 2019It Takes a Lunatic2h 6mSelf
  33. 2019When They See Us1 seasonRaymond Santana Sr.
  34. 2018Nancy1h 27mJeb
  35. 2018John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons1h 29mSelf
  36. 2018Waco1 seasonJacob Vazquez
  37. 201711:551h 20mBerto
  38. 2017The Crash1h 24mGeorge Diebold
  39. 2017John Wick: Chapter 22h 2mAurelio
  40. 2016Ice Age: Collision Course1h 35mSid (voice)
  41. 2016Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade25mSid (voice)
  42. 2016Perros1h 23mMisael
  43. 2016The Hollow Point1h 37mAtticus
  44. 2016The Infiltrator2h 7mEmir Abreu
  45. 2016Scrat: Spaced Out15mSid (voice) (uncredited)
  46. 2016Stealing Cars1h 34mMontgomery De La Cruz
  47. 2016Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall1h 33mSelf
  48. 2016Porzingod4m
  49. 2015The Latin Explosion: A New America1h 4mSelf - Narrator
  50. 2015Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe5mSid (voice)
  51. 2015Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4-D12mSid (voice)
  52. 2015A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown1h 25mFly Boy / Liam (voice)
  53. 2015Sisters1h 58mDave
  54. 2015John Wick: NYC Noir6mSelf
  55. 2015John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry12mSelf
  56. 2015American Ultra1h 36mRose
  57. 2015Meadowland1h 45mPete
  58. 2015Experimenter1h 37mTaylor
  59. 2014Fugly!1h 26mJesse
  60. 2014Chef1h 54mMartin
  61. 2014Ride Along1h 39mSantiago
  62. 2014Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game56mSelf - Luigi Mario
  63. 2014John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown1h 33mSelf
  64. 2014Cymbeline1h 37mPisanio
  65. 2014John Wick1h 41mAurelio
  66. 2013Fish N Chips: The Movie1h 24mChips (voice)
  67. 2013Walking with Dinosaurs1h 27mAlex (voice)
  68. 2013Tales From a Ghetto Klown51mSelf
  69. 2013Kick-Ass 21h 43mJavier
  70. 2012The Trip 21h 32mLucho
  71. 2012Ice Age: Continental Drift1h 28mSid (voice)
  72. 2012One for the Money1h 31mJimmy Alpha
  73. 2011Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas26mSid (voice)
  74. 2011Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 23mSid (voice)
  75. 2011Ballplayer: Pelotero1h 17mNarrator (voice)
  76. 2011The Lincoln Lawyer1h 59mVal Valenzuela
  77. 2011The Latino List1hSelf
  78. 2010Vanishing on 7th Street1h 32mPaul
  79. 2010Repo Men1h 51mAsbury
  80. 2009The Ministers1h 29mDante Mendoza
  81. 2009Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs1h 34mSid (voice)
  82. 2009Rage1h 38mJed
  83. 2009Gamer1h 35mFreek
  84. 2008The Babysitters1h 28mMichael Beltran
  85. 2008Surviving Sid7mSid (voice)
  86. 2008The Take1h 36mFelix De La Pena
  87. 2008The Happening1h 30mJulian
  88. 2008Righteous Kill1h 41mDet. Simon Perez
  89. 2008Paraiso Travel1h 50mRoger Pena
  90. 2008The Happening: Elements of a Scene10mSelf
  91. 2008Nothing Like the Holidays1h 38mMauricio Rodriguez
  92. 2008Visions of 'The Happening'12mSelf
  93. 2008Miracle at St. Anna2h 40mEnrico
  94. 2007The Kill Point1 seasonJake Mendez
  95. 2007Where God Left His Shoes1h 36mFrank Diaz
  96. 2007Love in the Time of Cholera2h 19mLorenzo Daza
  97. 2007ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway1h 42mSelf
  98. 2006Ice Age: The Meltdown1h 31mSid (voice)
  99. 2006The Groomsmen1h 38mTC (Tony)
  100. 2006The Alibi1h 30mHannibal
  101. 2005Sueno1h 48mAntonio
  102. 2005Land of the Dead1h 33mCholo
  103. 2005Assault on Precinct 131h 49mBeck
  104. 2005The Honeymooners1h 30mDodge
  105. 2004Crónicas1h 48mManolo Bonilla
  106. 2004Dora the Explorer: Super Silly Fiesta!Silly Mail Bird (voice)
  107. 2003Undefeated1h 32mLex Vargas
  108. 2003Spun1h 41mSpider Mike
  109. 2002Ice Age1h 21mSid (voice)
  110. 2002Empire1h 39mVictor Rosa
  111. 2002Zig Zag1h 41mDean Singer
  112. 2002Point of Origin1h 26mKeith Lang
  113. 2002Collateral Damage1h 48mFelix Ramirez
  114. 2002What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers24mSelf
  115. 2002John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story1h 32mSelf
  116. 2002Dora the Explorer: Pirate Adventure48mPirate Pig Captain (voice)
  117. 2001Moulin Rouge!2h 8mToulouse-Lautrec
  118. 2001What's the Worst That Could Happen?1h 34mBerger
  119. 2001The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'26mSelf
  120. 2000King of the Jungle1h 27mSeymour
  121. 2000Titan A.E.1h 35mGune (voice)
  122. 2000The Brothers García4 seasonsLarry Garcia (voice)
  123. 2000Arabian Nights1 seasonGenie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring
  124. 2000Nuyorican Dream1h 22mExecutive Producer
  125. 1999Summer of Sam2h 22mVinny
  126. 1999The Three Friends and Jerry3 seasons
  127. 1999Joe the King1h 36mJorge
  128. 1998Body Count1h 25mChino
  129. 1998Kids Are Punny30mSelf / Self - Voice
  130. 1998John Leguizamo: Freak1h 30mSelf
  131. 1998Frogs for Snakes1h 48mZip
  132. 1998Doctor Dolittle1h 25mRat #2 (Voice)
  133. 1997The Pest1h 22mPest
  134. 1997Spawn1h 36mClown / Violator
  135. 1997The Making of 'Spawn'22mSelf
  136. 1997A Brother's Kiss1h 32mLefty
  137. 1996Executive Decision2h 12mRat
  138. 1996The Fan1h 56mManny
  139. 1996Romeo + Juliet2hTybalt
  140. 1995A Pyromaniac's Love Story1h 34mSergio
  141. 1995To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar1h 48mChi-Chi Rodriguez
  142. 1995House of Buggin'1 season
  143. 1993Night Owl1h 17mAngel
  144. 1993Super Mario Bros.1h 45mLuigi Mario
  145. 1993Carlito's Way2h 24mBenny Blanco
  146. 1993John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama56m
  147. 1992Time Expired29mRuby
  148. 1992The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)'Paco' in Puerto Rico/'Guess My Nationality' Party Guest
  149. 1992Whispers in the Dark1h 43mJohn Castillo
  150. 1991Hangin' with the Homeboys1h 29mJohnny
  151. 1991NYPD Mounted1h 28m
  152. 1991That Burning Question30m
  153. 1991Mambo Mouth1h 6m
  154. 1991Regarding Henry1h 48mLiquor Store Gunman
  155. 1990Street Hunter1h 35mAngel
  156. 1990Gentille AlouetteOrtiz
  157. 1990Madonna: The Immaculate Collection1hFriend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline")
  158. 1990Revenge2h 3mIgnacio
  159. 1990Die Hard 22h 4mBurke
  160. 1989Casualties of War1h 53mPrivate Antonio Diaz
  161. 1985Mixed Blood1h 38mMacetero
  162. Bullet CatchGeorge
  163. Jurassic Ice Age (Without Scrat)1mSid
  164. The Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest42mSelf
  165. All Day & All Night