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)
- The Exorcist: Martyrs
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)
- A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music as Self
- Traces of Home ... (Executive Producer)
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
- Violent Night as Scrooge
- The Menu as Movie Star
- The Survivor as Bill "Pepe" Miller
- Triggered ... (Producer)
- John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
2021
- Encanto as Bruno Madrigal (voice)
- Unxplained Latam as Self - Host
- Dark Blood as Misael
- 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)
- The Infiltrator as Emir Abreu
- Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade as Sid (voice)
- Scrat: Spaced Out as Sid (voice) (uncredited)
- The Hollow Point as Atticus
- Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall as Self
- Stealing Cars as Montgomery De La Cruz
- Perros as Misael
- Porzingod
2015
- The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
- The Adventures of Puss in Boots as Jack (voice)
- Bloodline as Ozzy Delvecchio
- American Ultra as Rose
- Sisters as Dave
- Experimenter as Taylor
- A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown as Fly Boy / Liam (voice)
- Meadowland as Pete
- Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe as Sid (voice)
- John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry as Self
- 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 Self
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
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)
- The Latino List as Self
- Ballplayer: Pelotero as Narrator (voice)
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
- The Ministers as Dante Mendoza
- Rage as Jed
2008
- The Babysitters as Michael Beltran
- The Happening as Julian
- Righteous Kill as Det. Simon Perez
- Surviving Sid as Sid (voice)
- Miracle at St. Anna as Enrico
- Paraiso Travel as Roger Pena
- Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence as Self
- The Take as Felix De La Pena
- Nothing Like the Holidays as Mauricio Rodriguez
- The Happening: Elements of a Scene as Self
- Visions of 'The Happening' as Self
2007
- The Kill Point as Jake Mendez
- Love in the Time of Cholera as Lorenzo Daza
- Where God Left His Shoes as Frank Diaz
- ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway as Self
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
- Assault on Precinct 13 as Beck
- Land of the Dead as Cholo
- The Honeymooners as Dodge
- Sueno as Antonio
2004
- Crónicas as Manolo Bonilla
- Dora the Explorer: Super Silly Fiesta! as Silly Mail Bird (voice)
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
- What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers as Self
- Dora the Explorer: Pirate Adventure as Pirate Pig Captain (voice)
- John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story as Self
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)
- Piñero ... (Co-Executive Producer)
- The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' as Self
2000
- Arabian Nights as Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring
- Titan A.E. as Gune (voice)
- The Brothers García as Larry Garcia (voice)
- King of the Jungle as Seymour
- Nuyorican Dream ... (Executive Producer)
1999
- The Three Friends and Jerry
- Summer of Sam as Vinny
- 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
- Executive Decision as Rat
- Romeo + Juliet as Tybalt
- 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
- Carlito's Way as Benny Blanco
- Super Mario Bros. as Luigi Mario
- 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
- Street Hunter as Angel
- Madonna: The Immaculate Collection as Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline")
- 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