John Leguizamo
John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (born July 22, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, 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's also written and performed for the Broadway stage receiving three Tony Award nominations for Freak in 1998, Sexaholix in 2002, and Latin History for Morons in 2018. He received a Special Tony Award in 2018.
He rose to fame with a co-starring role in Super Mario Bros. (1993) as Luigi, Benny Blanco in the crime drama Carlito's Way (1993), and later To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. Other films include Romeo + Juliet (1996), A Brother's Kiss (1997), Summer of Sam (1999), Moulin Rouge! (2001), The Alibi (2006), Righteous Kill (2008), Repo Men (2010), The Counselor (2013), John Wick (2014), and The Menu (2022). He served as the narrator of the sitcom The Brothers García (2000–2004) and voiced Sid the Sloth in the Ice Age franchise (2002–2016), and as Bruno in Encanto (2021).
Leguizamo is also known for his television roles including Freak (1998) for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. He received further Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the Paramount miniseries Waco (2018), and Netflix's limited series When They See Us (2019). He's also appeared on ER, The Kill Point, Bloodline, and The Mandalorian.
He rose to fame with a co-starring role in Super Mario Bros. (1993) as Luigi, Benny Blanco in the crime drama Carlito's Way (1993), and later To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. Other films include Romeo + Juliet (1996), A Brother's Kiss (1997), Summer of Sam (1999), Moulin Rouge! (2001), The Alibi (2006), Righteous Kill (2008), Repo Men (2010), The Counselor (2013), John Wick (2014), and The Menu (2022). He served as the narrator of the sitcom The Brothers García (2000–2004) and voiced Sid the Sloth in the Ice Age franchise (2002–2016), and as Bruno in Encanto (2021).
Leguizamo is also known for his television roles including Freak (1998) for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. He received further Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the Paramount miniseries Waco (2018), and Netflix's limited series When They See Us (2019). He's also appeared on ER, The Kill Point, Bloodline, and The Mandalorian.
Known for
Tin Soldier
The Green Veil
Bob Trevino Likes It
Super Mario Bros: The Lasanga Workprint
VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos
Leguizamo Does America
The Power
Inside with Jen Psaki
Violent Night
The Menu
Sherri
John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
The Survivor
Triggered
Encanto
Dark Blood
Unxplained Latam
Waiting for Godot
Critical Thinking
Santiago of the Seas
The Night Clerk
The Mandalorian
Playing with Fire
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
When They See Us
The Sun Is Also a Star
It Takes a Lunatic
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
Nancy
Krystal
Waco
11:55
John Wick: Chapter 2
The Crash
The Hollow Point
Perros
The Infiltrator
Ice Age: Collision Course
Stealing Cars
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Sisters
The Latin Explosion: A New America
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
Meadowland
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
American Ultra
Bloodline
Get Squirrely
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Fugly!
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
John Wick
Cymbeline
BoJack Horseman
Chef
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Ride Along
Walking with Dinosaurs
The Counselor
Kick-Ass 2
Fish N Chips: The Movie
The Trip 2
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Ice Age - 4D Experience
One for the Money
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
Ballplayer: Pelotero
The Latino List
The Lincoln Lawyer
Vanishing on 7th Street
Repo Men
The Ministers
Rage
Gamer
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Nothing Like the Holidays
Ice Age: Surviving Sid
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
Miracle at St. Anna
Righteous Kill
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
The Happening
The Babysitters
Paraiso Travel
Love in the Time of Cholera
The Kill Point
Where God Left His Shoes
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
The Take
The Groomsmen
Ice Age: The Meltdown
The Alibi
Sueno
My Name Is Earl
Land of the Dead
The Honeymooners
American Dad!
Assault on Precinct 13
Crónicas
Undefeated
Real Time with Bill Maher
Spun
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Empire
Point of Origin
Zig Zag
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
Ice Age
Collateral Damage
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Piñero
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Moulin Rouge!
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
King of the Jungle
The Brothers García
Titan A.E.
Arabian Nights
Summer of Sam
Joe the King
Kids Are Punny
John Leguizamo: Freak
Frogs for Snakes
Doctor Dolittle
Body Count
The View
Spawn
The Making of 'Spawn'
The Pest
Romeo + Juliet
The Fan
The Daily Show
Executive Decision
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
ER
Carlito's Way
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Night Owl
Super Mario Bros.
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
Whispers in the Dark
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
That Burning Question
Regarding Henry
Out for Justice
Poison
NYPD Mounted
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
Street Hunter
Die Hard 2
Revenge
Casualties of War
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Mixed Blood
Miami Vice
Tony Awards
The Oscars