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 Daily Show
1996
as Self / Self - Guest Host
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self / Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
American Dad!
2005
as Luís Ramírez (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
TV Shows (42)
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
as Self - Guest
The Daily Show
1996
as Self / Self - Guest Host
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
as Self / Self - Guest
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
as Self
American Dad!
2005
as Luís Ramírez (voice)
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
as Self - Guest
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
as Self - Guest
The Mandalorian
2019
as Gor Koresh
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
as Self
Sherri
2022
as Self - Guest
ER
1994
as Victor Clemente
BoJack Horseman
2014
as Mr. Buenaventura (voice)
The View
1997
as Self / Self - Guest
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
as Self / Self - Guest
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
as Self - Guest
Tony Awards
1956
as Self - Presenter / Self - Performer
Miami Vice
1984
as Orlando Calderone / Angelo Alvarez
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
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
as Self - Guest
The Oscars
1953
as Self
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
2015
as Jack (voice) / Jack Sprat (voice)
Bloodline
2015
as Ozzy Delvecchio
Smoke
2025
as Esposito
Dear Killer Nannies
2026
as Pablo Escobar Gaviria
When They See Us
2019
as Raymond Santana Sr.
Santiago of the Seas
2020
as Sir Butterscotch (voice)
Waco
2018
as Jacob Vazquez
The Power
2023
as Rob Lopez
Waco: The Aftermath
2023
as Jacob Vazquez
Arabian Nights
2000
as Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring
The Brothers García
2000
as Larry Garcia (voice)
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
The Green Veil
2024
as Gordon Rogers
Leguizamo Does America
2023
as Self
House of Buggin'
1995
Unxplained Latam
2021
as Self - Host
VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos
2024
as Self
Movies (147)
Zootopia 2
2025
as Antony Snootley (voice)
The Odyssey
2026
as Eumaeus
The Babysitters
2008
as Michael Beltran
Ice Age
2002
as Sid (voice)
John Wick
2014
as Aurelio
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
as Aurelio
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2009
as Sid (voice)
Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012
as Sid (voice)
Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006
as Sid (voice)
Encanto
2021
as Bruno Madrigal (voice)
The Menu
2022
as Movie Star
Ice Age: Collision Course
2016
as Sid (voice)
Ice Age: Boiling Point
2027
as Sid (voice)
Die Hard 2
1990
as Burke
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
as Chi-Chi Rodriguez
Chef
2014
as Martin
Romeo + Juliet
1996
as Tybalt
Moulin Rouge!
2001
as Toulouse-Lautrec
The Happening
2008
as Julian
Carlito's Way
1993
as Benny Blanco
Kick-Ass 2
2013
as Javier
Executive Decision
1996
as Rat
American Ultra
2015
as Rose
Revenge
1990
as Ignacio
Super Mario Bros.
1993
as Luigi Mario
Land of the Dead
2005
as Cholo
Righteous Kill
2008
as Det. Simon Perez
Doctor Dolittle
1998
as Rat #2 (Voice)
The Counselor
2013
as Coverall Man Randy
Spawn
1997
as Clown / Violator
Violent Night
2022
as Scrooge
Tin Soldier
2025
as Luke
Titan A.E.
2000
as Gune (voice)
Repo Men
2010
as Asbury
Ride Along
2014
as Santiago
Casualties of War
1989
as Private Antonio Diaz
Gamer
2009
as Freek
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
as Rat #2 (voice, uncredited)
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011
as Val Valenzuela
Collateral Damage
2002
as Felix Ramirez
Out for Justice
1991
as Boy in Alley
The Infiltrator
2016
as Emir Abreu
Sisters
2015
as Dave
The Fan
1996
as Manny
Assault on Precinct 13
2005
as Beck
Surviving Sid
2008
as Sid (voice)
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
2011
as Sid (voice)
Walking with Dinosaurs
2013
as Alex (voice)
Playing with Fire
2019
as Rodrigo
The Night Clerk
2020
as Detective Espada
The Survivor
2022
as Bill "Pepe" Miller
The Alibi
2006
as Hannibal
Summer of Sam
1999
as Vinny
Experimenter
2015
as Taylor
Regarding Henry
1991
as Liquor Store Gunman
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016
as Sid (voice)
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
2001
as Clown / Violator (archive footage)
Empire
2002
as Victor Rosa
One for the Money
2012
as Jimmy Alpha
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
2001
as Berger
The Crash
2017
as George Diebold
Vanishing on 7th Street
2010
as Paul
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
as Enrico
The Pest
1997
as Pest
The Groomsmen
2006
as TC (Tony)
Spun
2003
as Spider Mike
Love in the Time of Cholera
2007
as Lorenzo Daza
Cymbeline
2014
as Pisanio
Undefeated
2003
as Lex Vargas
Rage
2009
as Jed
Critical Thinking
2020
as Mario Martinez
The Sun Is Also a Star
2019
as Jeremy Martinez
Joe the King
1999
as Jorge
Bob Trevino Likes It
2025
as Bob Trevino
Zig Zag
2002
as Dean Singer
Meadowland
2015
as Pete
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016
as Self
Kids Are Punny
1998
as Self / Self - Voice
Nancy
2018
as Jeb
Body Count
1998
as Chino
The Hollow Point
2016
as Atticus
Poison
1991
as Chancho ("Homo")
Untitled The Exorcist Film
2027
The Take
2008
as Felix De La Pena
Crónicas
2004
as Manolo Bonilla
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
as Self
The Honeymooners
2005
as Dodge
Stealing Cars
2016
as Montgomery De La Cruz
Where God Left His Shoes
2007
as Frank Diaz
Fugly!
2014
as Jesse
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
as Self
King of the Jungle
2000
as Seymour
Nothing Like the Holidays
2008
as Mauricio Rodriguez
The Ministers
2009
as Dante Mendoza
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
2011
as Sid (voice)
This Ordinary Thing
2025
as Self (voice)
Whispers in the Dark
1992
as John Castillo
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
2015
as Sid (voice)
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
2015
as Fly Boy / Liam (voice)
Frogs for Snakes
1998
as Zip
Sueno
2005
as Antonio
Scrat: Spaced Out
2016
as Sid (voice) (uncredited)
Point of Origin
2002
as Keith Lang
Hangin' with the Homeboys
1991
as Johnny
Dark Blood
2021
as Misael
It Takes a Lunatic
2019
as Self
Paraiso Travel
2008
as Roger Pena
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
2001
as Self
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
2014
as Himself
The Latin Explosion: A New America
2015
as Self - Narrator
A Brother's Kiss
1997
as Lefty
NYPD Mounted
1991
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
2015
as Self
Night Owl
1993
as Angel
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
2014
as Self - Luigi Mario
Street Hunter
1990
as Angel
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
2008
as Self
11:55
2017
as Berto
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
as Self
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995
as Sergio
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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- Zootopia 2 (2025) — as Antony Snootley (voice)
- The Odyssey (2026) — as Eumaeus
- The Babysitters (2008) — as Michael Beltran
- Ice Age (2002) — as Sid (voice)
- John Wick (2014) — as Aurelio
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