
John Leguizamo
Known for Acting · 189 credits
- Born
- 1960-07-22 (age 65)
- Place of birth
- Bogotá, Colombia
- Also known as
- John Alberto Leguizamo · Damien Garcia · Johnny Leggs · 約翰·李古查摩 · John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez · جان لگویزمو
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

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self

The Daily Show
1996
as Self / Self - Guest Host

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self / Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest

American Dad!
2005
as Luís Ramírez (voice)
TV Shows (42)

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self

The Daily Show
1996
as Self / Self - Guest Host

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self / Self - Guest

Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest

American Dad!
2005
as Luís Ramírez (voice)

Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest

The Mandalorian
2019
as Gor Koresh

Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self

ER
1994
as Victor Clemente

The View
1997
as Self / Self - Guest

LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self / Self - Guest

Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest

Miami Vice
1984
as Orlando Calderone / Angelo Alvarez

BoJack Horseman
2014
as Mr. Buenaventura (voice)

Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
as Self - Guest

The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
as Self

My Name Is Earl
2005
as Diego

Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter / Self - Performer

The Oscars
1953
as Self

Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self - Guest

The Adventures of Puss in Boots
2015
as Jack (voice) / Jack Sprat (voice)

Bloodline
2015
as Ozzy Delvecchio

Smoke
2025
as Esposito

When They See Us
2019
as Raymond Santana Sr.

Dear Killer Nannies
2026
as Pablo Escobar Gaviria

Santiago of the Seas
2020
as Sir Butterscotch (voice)

The Power
2023
as Rob Lopez

Waco
2018
as Jacob Vazquez

Arabian Nights
2000
as Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring

The Brothers García
2000
as Larry Garcia (voice)

Waco: The Aftermath
2023
as Jacob Vazquez

Inside with Jen Psaki
2023
as Self

The Three Friends and Jerry
1999

The Kill Point
2007
as Jake Mendez

Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
2008
as Self

Leguizamo Does America
2023
as Self

The Green Veil
2024
as Gordon Rogers

VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos
2024
as Self

Unxplained Latam
2021
as Self - Host
House of Buggin'
1995
Movies (147)

Zootopia 2
2025
as Antony Snootley (voice)

The Babysitters
2008
as Michael Beltran

The Odyssey
2026
as Eumaeus

Ice Age
2002
as Sid (voice)

John Wick
2014
as Aurelio

Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2009
as Sid (voice)

John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
as Aurelio

Encanto
2021
as Bruno Madrigal (voice)

Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006
as Sid (voice)

Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012
as Sid (voice)

Ice Age: Collision Course
2016
as Sid (voice)

The Menu
2022
as Movie Star

Die Hard 2
1990
as Burke

Moulin Rouge!
2001
as Toulouse-Lautrec

Carlito's Way
1993
as Benny Blanco

The Happening
2008
as Julian

Romeo + Juliet
1996
as Tybalt

The Counselor
2013
as Coverall Man Randy

Chef
2014
as Martin

Kick-Ass 2
2013
as Javier

Land of the Dead
2005
as Cholo

Repo Men
2010
as Asbury

Super Mario Bros.
1993
as Luigi Mario

Violent Night
2022
as Scrooge

Doctor Dolittle
1998
as Rat #2 (Voice)

To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
as Chi-Chi Rodriguez

The Lincoln Lawyer
2011
as Val Valenzuela

Executive Decision
1996
as Rat

Spawn
1997
as Clown / Violator

Collateral Damage
2002
as Felix Ramirez

Gamer
2009
as Freek

Revenge
1990
as Ignacio

Tin Soldier
2025
as Luke

Ice Age: Boiling Point
2027
as Sid (voice)

American Ultra
2015
as Rose

Out for Justice
1991
as Boy in Alley

Ride Along
2014
as Santiago

Titan A.E.
2000
as Gune (voice)

Assault on Precinct 13
2005
as Beck

The Infiltrator
2016
as Emir Abreu

Casualties of War
1989
as Private Antonio Diaz

Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
2011
as Sid (voice)

Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
as Rat #2 (voice, uncredited)

Walking with Dinosaurs
2013
as Alex (voice)

Righteous Kill
2008
as Det. Simon Perez

Playing with Fire
2019
as Rodrigo

The Survivor
2022
as Bill "Pepe" Miller

The Night Clerk
2020
as Detective Espada

Sisters
2015
as Dave

The Fan
1996
as Manny

Summer of Sam
1999
as Vinny

The Alibi
2006
as Hannibal

Regarding Henry
1991
as Liquor Store Gunman

The Groomsmen
2006
as TC (Tony)

Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016
as Sid (voice)

Spun
2003
as Spider Mike

Love in the Time of Cholera
2007
as Lorenzo Daza

What's the Worst That Could Happen?
2001
as Berger

Surviving Sid
2008
as Sid (voice)

Cymbeline
2014
as Pisanio

One for the Money
2012
as Jimmy Alpha

Miracle at St. Anna
2008
as Enrico

The Pest
1997
as Pest

Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
2001
as Clown / Violator (archive footage)

Vanishing on 7th Street
2010
as Paul

The Take
2008
as Felix De La Pena

The Crash
2017
as George Diebold

Experimenter
2015
as Taylor

The Sun Is Also a Star
2019
as Jeremy Martinez

Empire
2002
as Victor Rosa

Joe the King
1999
as Jorge

AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
as Self

Meadowland
2015
as Pete

The Hollow Point
2016
as Atticus

Bob Trevino Likes It
2025
as Bob Trevino

Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016
as Self

Critical Thinking
2020
as Mario Martinez

Nothing Like the Holidays
2008
as Mauricio Rodriguez

Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
2011
as Sid (voice)

The Ministers
2009
as Dante Mendoza

Point of Origin
2002
as Keith Lang

Zig Zag
2002
as Dean Singer

Paraiso Travel
2008
as Roger Pena

Stealing Cars
2016
as Montgomery De La Cruz

Rage
2009
as Jed

ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
as Self

Untitled The Exorcist Film
2027

The Honeymooners
2005
as Dodge

Undefeated
2003
as Lex Vargas

Body Count
1998
as Chino

A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
2015
as Fly Boy / Liam (voice)

John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
2015
as Self

Nancy
2018
as Jeb

Dark Blood
2021
as Misael

Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
as Self

Whispers in the Dark
1992
as John Castillo

Poison
1991
as Chancho ("Homo")

King of the Jungle
2000
as Seymour

Scrat: Spaced Out
2016
as Sid (voice) (uncredited)

NYPD Mounted
1991

This Ordinary Thing
2025
as Self (voice)

Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
2015
as Sid (voice)

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
1990
as Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline")

Where God Left His Shoes
2007
as Frank Diaz

A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995
as Sergio

Kids Are Punny
1998
as Self / Self - Voice

Frogs for Snakes
1998
as Zip

Hangin' with the Homeboys
1991
as Johnny

Street Hunter
1990
as Angel

Sueno
2005
as Antonio

Night Owl
1993
as Angel

Crónicas
2004
as Manolo Bonilla

It Takes a Lunatic
2019
as Self

The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
2001
as Self
The Making of 'Spawn'
1997
as Self

Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
2014
as Self - Luigi Mario

Fugly!
2014
as Jesse

John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
2018
as Self

A Brother's Kiss
1997
as Lefty

The Latin Explosion: A New America
2015
as Self - Narrator
About John Leguizamo
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 N… With 189 credits spanning from 1953 to 2027, John Leguizamo has appeared in 147 films and 42 TV shows.
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Most Popular John Leguizamo Movies
- Zootopia 2 (2025) — as Antony Snootley (voice)
- The Babysitters (2008) — as Michael Beltran
- The Odyssey (2026) — as Eumaeus
- Ice Age (2002) — as Sid (voice)
- John Wick (2014) — as Aurelio
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