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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