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John Leguizamo

1960-07-22 Bogotá, Colombia

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Biografia

John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez(/ˌlɛɡwɪˈzɑːmoʊ/, LEG-wih-ZAH-moh; Colombian Spanish: [leɣiˈsamo]; born July 22, 1960, or 1964) is an 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 Wayportraying 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. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Leguizamo, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Películas

Ice Age 6 Sid (voice) 2026-12-16
The Odyssey 2026-07-15
Bob Trevino Likes It Bob Trevino 2025-03-20
Tin Soldier Luke 2025-05-22
The Survivor Bill "Pepe" Miller 2022-04-07
Violent Night Scrooge 2022-11-30
The Menu Movie Star 2022-11-17
John Leguizamo Live at Rikers 2022-06-18
Encanto Bruno Madrigal (voice) 2021-10-13
Waiting for Godot Estragon 2021-05-06
Dark Blood Misael 2021-09-05
The Night Clerk Detective Espada 2020-02-19
Critical Thinking Mario Martinez 2020-12-18
Playing with Fire Rodrigo 2019-11-08
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage Self 2019-09-13
It Takes a Lunatic Self 2019-05-03
The Sun Is Also a Star Jeremy Martinez 2019-05-16
Nancy Jeb 2018-06-08
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons Self 2018-11-02
11:55 Berto 2017-06-09
The Crash George Diebold 2017-01-13
John Wick: Chapter 2 Aurelio 2017-02-08
Stealing Cars Montgomery De La Cruz 2016-04-05
Ice Age: Collision Course Sid (voice) 2016-06-23
Scrat: Spaced Out Sid (voice, uncredited) 2016-10-11
Perros Misael 2016-07-24
The Hollow Point Atticus 2016-12-16
The Infiltrator Emir Abreu 2016-07-13
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade Sid (voice) 2016-03-19
Porzingod 2016-04-21
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall Self 2016-02-06
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry Self 2015-02-03
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe Sid (voice) 2015-11-06
Get Squirrely Fly Boy / Liam (voice) 2015-03-01
Sisters Dave 2015-12-18
American Ultra Rose 2015-08-19
The Latin Explosion: A New America Self - Narrator 2015-11-16
Experimenter Taylor 2015-10-16
Meadowland Pete 2015-10-16
Chef Martin 2014-05-08
John Wick Aurelio 2014-10-22
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game Self - Luigi Mario 2014-11-03
Fugly! Jesse 2014-11-05
Cymbeline Pisanio 2014-09-03
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown Himself 2014-04-05
Ride Along Santiago 2014-01-07
The Counselor Coverall Man Randy 2013-10-25
Walking with Dinosaurs Alex (voice) 2013-12-18
Kick-Ass 2 Javier 2013-07-17
Tales From a Ghetto Klown Self 2013-06-13
Fish N Chips: The Movie Chips (voice) 2013-05-01
One for the Money Jimmy Alpha 2012-01-26
Ice Age: Continental Drift Sid (voice) 2012-06-27
El paseo 2 Lucho 2012-12-25
The Latino List Self 2011-09-29
Pelotero Narrator (voice) 2011-10-15
The Lincoln Lawyer Val Valenzuela 2011-03-17
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas Sid (voice) 2011-11-24
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2 Sid (voice) 2011-11-16
Vanishing on 7th Street Paul 2010-09-11
Repo Men Asbury 2010-03-18
The Ministers Dante Mendoza 2009-10-16
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Sid (voice) 2009-06-26
Rage Jed 2009-09-24
Gamer Freek 2009-09-03
Unearthing the Lost World | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Self 2009-10-27
Miracle at St. Anna Enrico 2008-09-15
Visions of 'The Happening' Himself 2008-10-07
Ice Age: Surviving Sid Sid (voice) 2008-10-20
The Happening: Elements of a Scene Self 2008-10-07
The Happening Julian 2008-06-11
Nothing Like the Holidays Mauricio Rodriguez 2008-12-12
Paraiso Travel Roger Pena 2008-01-18
Righteous Kill Detective Simon Perez 2008-09-11
The Babysitters Michael Beltran 2008-05-09
Love in the Time of Cholera Lorenzo Daza 2007-10-04
The Take Felix De La Pena 2007-01-01
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway Self 2007-04-19
Where God Left His Shoes Frank Diaz 2007-04-27
Ice Age: The Meltdown Sid (voice) 2006-03-29
The Alibi Hannibal 2006-01-12
The Groomsmen TC (Tony) 2006-06-09
Sueño Antonio 2005-09-30
Land of the Dead Cholo 2005-06-18
Assault on Precinct 13 Beck 2005-01-19
The Honeymooners Dodge 2005-06-10
Crónicas Manolo Bonilla 2004-05-16
Undefeated Lex Vargas 2003-07-26
Spun Spider Mike 2003-02-07
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories Self 2002-06-11
Point of Origin Keith Lang 2002-06-20
Zig Zag Dean Singer 2002-06-14
Collateral Damage Felix Ramirez 2002-02-06
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story himself 2002-04-13
Empire Victor Rosa 2002-12-06
Ice Age Sid (voice) 2002-03-10
De Superman à Spider-Man: L'aventure des super-héros Clown / Violator (archive footage) 2001-12-23
Moulin Rouge! Toulouse-Lautrec 2001-05-18
What's the Worst That Could Happen? Berger 2001-05-31
Dr. Dolittle 2 Rat #2 (voice, uncredited) 2001-06-22
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' Self 2001-05-01
Titan A.E. Gune (voice) 2000-06-16
King of the Jungle Seymour 2000-10-12
Joe the King Jorge 1999-01-22
Summer of Sam Vinny 1999-06-28
Kids Are Punny 1998-12-06
Body Count Chino 1998-04-28
Doctor Dolittle Rat #2 (Voice) 1998-06-26
John Leguizamo: Freak Self 1998-10-10
Frogs for Snakes Zip 1998-08-14
Spawn Clown / Violator 1997-07-31
The Pest Pest 1997-02-07
The Making of 'Spawn' Self 1997-07-15
Spawn The Director's Cut Clown / Violator 1997-04-20
A Brother's Kiss Lefty 1997-04-25
Executive Decision Rat 1996-03-15
Romeo + Juliet Tybalt 1996-11-01
The Fan Manny 1996-08-15
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar Chi-Chi Rodriguez 1995-09-07
A Pyromaniac's Love Story Sergio 1995-04-28
Super Mario Bros. Luigi Mario 1993-05-28
Carlito's Way Benny Blanco 1993-11-10
Night Owl Angel 1993-06-30
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama 1993-05-15
The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical) Guess my nationality guy 1992-03-20
Whispers in the Dark John Castillo 1992-08-06
Time Expired 1992-01-01
NYPD Mounted 1991-01-01
That Burning Question 1991-07-24
Poison Chancho ("Homo") 1991-04-05
Out for Justice Boy in Alley 1991-04-12
Regarding Henry Liquor Store Gunman 1991-07-10
Mambo Mouth 1991-10-26
Hangin' with the Homeboys Johnny 1991-04-05
Street Hunter Angel 1990-11-02
Revenge Ignacio 1990-02-16
Die Hard 2 Burke 1990-07-03
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline") 1990-11-13
Casualties of War Private Antonio Diaz 1989-08-18
Mixed Blood Macetero 1984-10-01
The Godmother
Encanto 2 Bruno Madrigal (voice)
Gentille Alouette Ortiz