John Leguizamo
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.
Movies (139)
Untitled The Exorcist Film
2027
Ice Age: Boiling Point
2027
The Odyssey
2026
This Ordinary Thing
2025
Zootopia 2
2025
Tin Soldier
2025
Bob Trevino Likes It
2025
Violent Night
2022
The Menu
2022
John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
2022
The Survivor
2022
Encanto
2021
Dark Blood
2021
Waiting for Godot
2021
Critical Thinking
2020
The Night Clerk
2020
Playing with Fire
2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
The Sun Is Also a Star
2019
It Takes a Lunatic
2019
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
2018
Nancy
2018
11:55
2017
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
The Crash
2017
The Hollow Point
2016
Scrat: Spaced Out
2016
Perros
2016
The Infiltrator
2016
Ice Age: Collision Course
2016
Stealing Cars
2016
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016
Sisters
2015
The Latin Explosion: A New America
2015
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
2015
Experimenter
2015
Meadowland
2015
American Ultra
2015
Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4-D
2015
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
2015
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
2015
Fugly!
2014
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
2014
John Wick
2014
Cymbeline
2014
Chef
2014
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
2014
Ride Along
2014
Walking with Dinosaurs
2013
The Counselor
2013
Kick-Ass 2
2013
Fish N Chips: The Movie
2013
The Trip 2
2012
Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012
One for the Money
2012
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
2011
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
2011
Ballplayer: Pelotero
2011
The Latino List
2011
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011
Vanishing on 7th Street
2010
Repo Men
2010
The Ministers
2009
Rage
2009
Gamer
2009
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2009
Nothing Like the Holidays
2008
Surviving Sid
2008
Visions of 'The Happening'
2008
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
2008
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
Righteous Kill
2008
The Take
2008
The Happening
2008
The Babysitters
2008
Paraiso Travel
2008
Love in the Time of Cholera
2007
Where God Left His Shoes
2007
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
The Groomsmen
2006
Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006
The Alibi
2006
Sueno
2005
Land of the Dead
2005
The Honeymooners
2005
Assault on Precinct 13
2005
Crónicas
2004
Undefeated
2003
Spun
2003
Empire
2002
Point of Origin
2002
Zig Zag
2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
2002
Ice Age
2002
Collateral Damage
2002
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
2001
Moulin Rouge!
2001
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
2001
King of the Jungle
2000
Titan A.E.
2000
Summer of Sam
1999
Joe the King
1999
Kids Are Punny
1998
John Leguizamo: Freak
1998
Frogs for Snakes
1998
Doctor Dolittle
1998
Body Count
1998
Spawn
1997
A Brother's Kiss
1997
The Pest
1997
Romeo + Juliet
1996
The Fan
1996
Executive Decision
1996
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995
Carlito's Way
1993
Night Owl
1993
Super Mario Bros.
1993
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
1993
Whispers in the Dark
1992
The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
1992
NYPD Mounted
1991
That Burning Question
1991
Regarding Henry
1991
Out for Justice
1991
Hangin' with the Homeboys
1991
Poison
1991
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
1990
Street Hunter
1990
Gentille Alouette
1990
Die Hard 2
1990
Revenge
1990
Casualties of War
1989
Mixed Blood
1984
The Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest
TV Shows (49)
Dear Killer Nannies
2026
Smoke
2025
VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos
2024
The Green Veil
2024
Leguizamo Does America
2023
Waco: The Aftermath
2023
The Power
2023
Inside with Jen Psaki
2023
Sherri
2022
Unxplained Latam
2021
Santiago of the Seas
2020
The Mandalorian
2019
When They See Us
2019
Waco
2018
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015
Bloodline
2015
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
2015
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
2015
BoJack Horseman
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
2008
The Kill Point
2007
My Name Is Earl
2005
American Dad!
2005
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003
The Brothers García
2000
Arabian Nights
2000
The Three Friends and Jerry
1999
The View
1997
The View
1997
The Daily Show
1996
The Daily Show
1996
ER
1994
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993
Late Show with David Letterman
1993
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988
Miami Vice
1984
Miami Vice
1984
Tony Awards
1956
Tony Awards
1956
The Oscars
1953