John Leguizamo
Born: 1960-07-22 in Bogotá, Colombia
Known For: Acting
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.
Filmography
2027
- Ice Age: Boiling Point as Sid (voice)
- Untitled The Exorcist Film
2026
- The Odyssey as Eumaeus
- Dear Killer Nannies as Pablo Escobar Gaviria
2025
- Zootopia 2 as Antony Snootley (voice)
- Smoke as Esposito
- Tin Soldier as Luke
- Bob Trevino Likes It as Bob Trevino
- This Ordinary Thing as Self (voice)
- Traces of Home ... (Executive Producer)
- A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music as Self
2024
- The Green Veil as Gordon Rogers
- VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos as Self
2023
- The Power as Rob Lopez
- Waco: The Aftermath as Jacob Vazquez
- Inside with Jen Psaki as Self
- Leguizamo Does America as Self
2022
- Sherri as Self - Guest
- The Menu as Movie Star
- Violent Night as Scrooge
- The Survivor as Bill "Pepe" Miller
- Triggered ... (Producer)
- John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
2021
- Encanto as Bruno Madrigal (voice)
- Dark Blood as Misael
- Unxplained Latam as Self - Host
- Waiting for Godot as Estragon
2020
- Santiago of the Seas as Sir Butterscotch (voice)
- The Night Clerk as Detective Espada
- Critical Thinking as Mario Martinez
2019
- The Mandalorian as Gor Koresh
- When They See Us as Raymond Santana Sr.
- Playing with Fire as Rodrigo
- The Sun Is Also a Star as Jeremy Martinez
- Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage as Self
- It Takes a Lunatic as Self
2018
- Waco as Jacob Vazquez
- Nancy as Jeb
- John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons as Self
2017
- John Wick: Chapter 2 as Aurelio
- The Crash as George Diebold
- 11:55 as Berto
2016
- Ice Age: Collision Course as Sid (voice)
- Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade as Sid (voice)
- The Infiltrator as Emir Abreu
- The Hollow Point as Atticus
- Scrat: Spaced Out as Sid (voice) (uncredited)
- Stealing Cars as Montgomery De La Cruz
- Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall as Self
- Porzingod
- Perros as Misael
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- Bloodline as Ozzy Delvecchio
- The Adventures of Puss in Boots as Jack (voice)
- Sisters as Dave
- American Ultra as Rose
- Experimenter as Taylor
- Meadowland as Pete
- John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry as Self
- A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown as Fly Boy / Liam (voice)
- Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe as Sid (voice)
- The Latin Explosion: A New America as Self - Narrator
- Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4-D as Sid (voice)
2014
- The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon as Self
- Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self - Guest
- BoJack Horseman as Mr. Buenaventura (voice)
- John Wick as Aurelio
- Chef as Martin
- Ride Along as Santiago
- Cymbeline as Pisanio
- Fugly! as Jesse
- Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game as Self - Luigi Mario
- John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown as Himself
2013
- Kick-Ass 2 as Javier
- The Counselor as Coverall Man Randy
- Walking with Dinosaurs as Alex (voice)
- Fish N Chips: The Movie as Chips (voice)
- Tales From a Ghetto Klown as Self
2012
- Ice Age: Continental Drift as Sid (voice)
- One for the Money as Jimmy Alpha
- The Trip 2 as Lucho
- The Sid Shuffle as Sid (voice)
2011
- The Lincoln Lawyer as Val Valenzuela
- Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas as Sid (voice)
- Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2 as Sid (voice)
- Ballplayer: Pelotero as Narrator (voice)
- The Latino List as Self
2010
- Repo Men as Asbury
- Vanishing on 7th Street as Paul
2009
- Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen as Self - Guest
- Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs as Sid (voice)
- Late Night with Jimmy Fallon as Self - Guest
- Gamer as Freek
- Rage as Jed
- The Ministers as Dante Mendoza
2008
- The Babysitters as Michael Beltran
- The Happening as Julian
- Righteous Kill as Det. Simon Perez
- Miracle at St. Anna as Enrico
- Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence as Self
- Surviving Sid as Sid (voice)
- The Take as Felix De La Pena
- Nothing Like the Holidays as Mauricio Rodriguez
- Paraiso Travel as Roger Pena
- The Happening: Elements of a Scene as Self
- Visions of 'The Happening' as Himself
2007
- Love in the Time of Cholera as Lorenzo Daza
- The Kill Point as Jake Mendez
- ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway as Self
- Where God Left His Shoes as Frank Diaz
2006
- Ice Age: The Meltdown as Sid (voice)
- The Alibi as Hannibal
- The Groomsmen as TC (Tony)
2005
- American Dad! as Luís Ramírez (voice)
- My Name Is Earl as Diego
- Land of the Dead as Cholo
- Assault on Precinct 13 as Beck
- The Honeymooners as Dodge
- Sueno as Antonio
2004
- Crónicas as Manolo Bonilla
2003
- Real Time with Bill Maher as Self
- Jimmy Kimmel Live! as Self - Guest
- Spun as Spider Mike
- Undefeated as Lex Vargas
2002
- Ice Age as Sid (voice)
- Collateral Damage as Felix Ramirez
- Empire as Victor Rosa
- Zig Zag as Dean Singer
- Point of Origin as Keith Lang
- AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories as Self
- John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story as himself
2001
- Moulin Rouge! as Toulouse-Lautrec
- Dr. Dolittle 2 as Rat #2 (voice, uncredited)
- What's the Worst That Could Happen? as Berger
- Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes as Clown / Violator (archive footage)
- The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' as Self
- Piñero ... (Co-Executive Producer)
2000
- Titan A.E. as Gune (voice)
- Arabian Nights as Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring
- The Brothers García as Larry Garcia (voice)
- King of the Jungle as Seymour
- Nuyorican Dream ... (Executive Producer)
1999
- Summer of Sam as Vinny
- The Three Friends and Jerry
- Joe the King as Jorge
1998
- Doctor Dolittle as Rat #2 (Voice)
- Body Count as Chino
- Frogs for Snakes as Zip
- Kids Are Punny as Self / Self - Voice
- John Leguizamo: Freak as Self
1997
- The View as Self
- Spawn as Clown / Violator
- The Pest as Pest
- A Brother's Kiss as Lefty
- The Making of 'Spawn' as Self
1996
- The Daily Show as Self
- Romeo + Juliet as Tybalt
- Executive Decision as Rat
- The Fan as Manny
1995
- To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar as Chi-Chi Rodriguez
- House of Buggin'
- A Pyromaniac's Love Story as Sergio
1994
- ER as Victor Clemente
1993
- Late Show with David Letterman as Self - Guest
- Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
- Super Mario Bros. as Luigi Mario
- Carlito's Way as Benny Blanco
- Night Owl as Angel
- John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
1992
- The Tonight Show with Jay Leno as Self
- Whispers in the Dark as John Castillo
- Time Expired as Ruby
- The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical) as 'Paco' in Puerto Rico/'Guess My Nationality' Party Guest
1991
- Out for Justice as Boy in Alley
- Regarding Henry as Liquor Store Gunman
- Poison as Chancho ("Homo")
- Hangin' with the Homeboys as Johnny
- NYPD Mounted
- Mambo Mouth
- That Burning Question
1990
- Die Hard 2 as Burke
- Revenge as Ignacio
- Madonna: The Immaculate Collection as Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline")
- Street Hunter as Angel
- Gentille Alouette as Ortiz
1989
- Casualties of War as Private Antonio Diaz
1988
- LIVE with Kelly and Mark as Self
1984
- Miami Vice as Orlando Calderone
- Mixed Blood as Macetero
1956
- Tony Awards as Self - Presenter
1953
- The Oscars as Self