John Leguizamo
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1960-07-22 (64 years old)
Place of Birth
Bogotá, Colombia
John Leguizamo
Biography
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.
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Acting
Encanto 2
as Bruno Madrigal (voice)
Gentille Alouette
as Ortiz
(2026)
(2026)
Ice Age 6
as Sid (voice)
(2025)
Tin Soldier
as Luke
(2025)
Wick Is Pain
as (archive footage)
(2025)
Bob Trevino Likes It
as Bob Trevino
(2022)
The Menu
as Movie Star
(2022)
Violent Night
as Scrooge
(2022)
The Survivor
as Bill "Pepe" Miller
(2022)
(2021)
Encanto
as Bruno Madrigal (voice)
(2021)
Dark Blood
as Misael
(2021)
Waiting for Godot
as Estragon
(2020)
The Night Clerk
as Detective Espada
(2020)
Critical Thinking
as Mario Martinez
(2019)
Playing with Fire
as Rodrigo
(2019)
The Sun Is Also a Star
as Jeremy Martinez
(2019)
(2019)
It Takes a Lunatic
as Self
(2018)
Nancy
as Jeb
(2018)
(2017)
John Wick: Chapter 2
as Aurelio
(2017)
The Crash
as George Diebold
(2017)
11:55
as Berto
(2016)
Ice Age: Collision Course
as Sid (voice)
(2016)
The Infiltrator
as Emir Abreu
(2016)
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
as Sid (voice)
(2016)
The Hollow Point
as Atticus
(2016)
Stealing Cars
as Montgomery De La Cruz
(2016)
(2016)
Scrat: Spaced Out
as Sid (voice, uncredited)
(2016)
Perros
as Misael
(2016)
(2015)
Sisters
as Dave
(2015)
American Ultra
as Rose
(2015)
Experimenter
as Taylor
(2015)
Meadowland
as Pete
(2015)
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
as Fly Boy / Liam (voice)
(2015)
The Latin Explosion: A New America
as Self - Narrator
(2015)
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
as Sid (voice)
(2015)
(2014)
John Wick
as Aurelio
(2014)
Chef
as Martin
(2014)
Ride Along
as Santiago
(2014)
Cymbeline
as Pisanio
(2014)
Fugly!
as Jesse
(2014)
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
as Self - Luigi Mario
(2014)
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
as Himself
(2013)
Kick-Ass 2
as Javier
(2013)
The Counselor
as Coverall Man Randy
(2013)
Walking with Dinosaurs
as Alex (voice)
(2013)
Fish N Chips: The Movie
as Chips (voice)
(2013)
Tales From a Ghetto Klown
as Self
(2012)
Ice Age: Continental Drift
as Sid (voice)
(2012)
One for the Money
as Jimmy Alpha
(2012)
The Trip 2
as Lucho
(2011)
The Lincoln Lawyer
as Val Valenzuela
(2011)
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
as Sid (voice)
(2011)
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
as Sid (voice)
(2011)
The Latino List
as Self
(2011)
Ballplayer: Pelotero
as Narrator (voice)
(2010)
Repo Men
as Asbury
(2010)
Vanishing on 7th Street
as Paul
(2009)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
as Sid (voice)
(2009)
Gamer
as Freek
(2009)
Rage
as Jed
(2009)
The Ministers
as Dante Mendoza
(2009)
(2008)
The Babysitters
as Michael Beltran
(2008)
The Happening
as Julian
(2008)
Righteous Kill
as Detective Simon Perez
(2008)
Miracle at St. Anna
as Enrico
(2008)
Ice Age: Surviving Sid
as Sid (voice)
(2008)
Nothing Like the Holidays
as Mauricio Rodriguez
(2008)
Paraiso Travel
as Roger Pena
(2008)
Visions of 'The Happening'
as Himself
(2008)
(2007)
Love in the Time of Cholera
as Lorenzo Daza
(2007)
The Take
as Felix De La Pena
(2007)
(2007)
Where God Left His Shoes
as Frank Diaz
(2006)
Ice Age: The Meltdown
as Sid (voice)
(2006)
The Alibi
as Hannibal
(2006)
The Groomsmen
as TC (Tony)
(2005)
Land of the Dead
as Cholo
(2005)
Assault on Precinct 13
as Beck
(2005)
The Honeymooners
as Dodge
(2005)
Sueno
as Antonio
(2004)
Crónicas
as Manolo Bonilla
(2003)
Spun
as Spider Mike
(2003)
Undefeated
as Lex Vargas
(2002)
Ice Age
as Sid (voice)
(2002)
Collateral Damage
as Felix Ramirez
(2002)
Empire
as Victor Rosa
(2002)
Zig Zag
as Dean Singer
(2002)
(2002)
Point of Origin
as Keith Lang
(2002)
(2001)
Moulin Rouge!
as Toulouse-Lautrec
(2001)
Dr. Dolittle 2
as Rat #2 (voice, uncredited)
(2001)
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
as Berger
(2001)
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
as Clown / Violator (archive footage)
(2001)
(2000)
Titan A.E.
as Gune (voice)
(2000)
King of the Jungle
as Seymour
(1999)
Summer of Sam
as Vinny
(1999)
Joe the King
as Jorge
(1998)
Doctor Dolittle
as Rat #2 (Voice)
(1998)
Body Count
as Chino
(1998)
Frogs for Snakes
as Zip
(1998)
(1998)
John Leguizamo: Freak
as Self
(1997)
Spawn
as Clown / Violator
(1997)
The Pest
as Pest
(1997)
Spawn The Director's Cut
as Clown / Violator
(1997)
The Making of 'Spawn'
as Self
(1997)
A Brother's Kiss
as Lefty
(1996)
Romeo + Juliet
as Tybalt
(1996)
Executive Decision
as Rat
(1996)
The Fan
as Manny
(1995)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
as Chi-Chi Rodriguez
(1995)
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
as Sergio
(1993)
Carlito's Way
as Benny Blanco
(1993)
Super Mario Bros.
as Luigi Mario
(1993)
Night Owl
as Angel
(1993)
(1992)
Whispers in the Dark
as John Castillo
(1992)
(1992)
The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
as Guess my nationality guy
(1991)
Out for Justice
as Boy in Alley
(1991)
Regarding Henry
as Liquor Store Gunman
(1991)
Poison
as Chancho ("Homo")
(1991)
(1991)
Hangin' with the Homeboys
as Johnny
(1991)
(1991)
(1990)
Die Hard 2
as Burke
(1990)
Revenge
as Ignacio
(1990)
Street Hunter
as Angel
(1990)
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
as Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline")
(1989)
Casualties of War
as Private Antonio Diaz
(1984)
Mixed Blood
as Macetero
Crew
(2025)
Tin Soldier
Executive Producer
(2022)
Triggered
Producer
(2022)
John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
Producer
(2020)
Critical Thinking
Director, Executive Producer
(2019)
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Executive Producer
(2018)
(2014)
Fugly!
Writer
(2014)
(2008)
The Babysitters
Producer
(2008)
Paraiso Travel
Co-Producer
(2003)
Undefeated
Director, Writer
(2002)
(2001)
Piñero
Co-Executive Producer
(2000)
Nuyorican Dream
Executive Producer
(1999)
Joe the King
Executive Producer
(1998)
John Leguizamo: Freak
Writer, Executive Producer
(1997)
The Pest
Story, Co-Producer
(1993)
(1991)
Mambo Mouth
Writer