10.0
10.0
Gentille Alouette
TBA
as Ortiz
John Leguizamo
Also known as: John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez
Acting
Born:July 22, 1960(age 66)
Birthplace:Bogotá, Colombia
Nationality:United States
Education:Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, New York University Tisch School of the Arts, Long Island University, Murry Bergtraum High School, HB Studio, LIU Post
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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.
Notable Works
Ice AgeEncantoJohn Wick
Filmography (140 movies)
8.6
8.6
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
1990
as Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline")
8.0
8.0
Mambo Mouth
1991
Writer
8.0
8.0
The Odyssey
2026
as Eumaeus
8.0
8.0
Porzingod
2016
7.9
7.9
The Latin Explosion: A New America
2015
as Self - Narrator
7.8
7.8
Carlito's Way
1993
as Benny Blanco
7.7
7.7
The Making of 'Spawn'
1997
as Self
7.6
7.6
Encanto
2021
as Bruno Madrigal (voice)
7.5
7.5
Moulin Rouge!
2001
as Toulouse-Lautrec
7.5
7.5
Bob Trevino Likes It
2025
as Bob Trevino
7.5
7.5
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
2018
Writer
7.5
7.5
John Wick
2014
as Aurelio
7.4
7.4
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995
as Chi-Chi Rodriguez
7.4
7.4
Ice Age
2002
as Sid (voice)
7.3
7.3
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017
as Aurelio
7.2
7.2
Violent Night
2022
as Scrooge
7.2
7.2
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011
as Val Valenzuela
7.2
7.2
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
2015
as Self
7.2
7.2
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007
as Self
7.2
7.2
The Menu
2022
as Movie Star
7.1
7.1
Chef
2014
as Martin
7.1
7.1
Casualties of War
1989
as Private Antonio Diaz
7.0
7.0
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016
as Self
7.0
7.0
The Latino List
2011
as Self
7.0
7.0
The Sun Is Also a Star
2019
as Jeremy Martinez
7.0
7.0
Die Hard 2
1990
as Burke
6.9
6.9
The Trip 2
2012
as Lucho
6.8
6.8
Paraiso Travel
2008
as Roger Pena
6.8
6.8
The Survivor
2022
as Bill "Pepe" Miller
6.8
6.8
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2009
as Sid (voice)
6.8
6.8
Romeo + Juliet
1996
as Tybalt
6.7
6.7
Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006
as Sid (voice)
6.7
6.7
A Brother's Kiss
1997
as Lefty
6.7
6.7
The Infiltrator
2016
as Emir Abreu
6.6
6.6
Love in the Time of Cholera
2007
as Lorenzo Daza
6.6
6.6
Playing with Fire
2019
as Rodrigo
6.6
6.6
Where God Left His Shoes
2007
as Frank Diaz
6.6
6.6
Titan A.E.
2000
as Gune (voice)
6.6
6.6
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
2014
Writer
6.6
6.6
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
1993
Writer
6.6
6.6
Spun
2003
as Spider Mike
6.6
6.6
Critical Thinking
2020
Executive Producer
6.5
6.5
Regarding Henry
1991
as Liquor Store Gunman
6.5
6.5
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
2011
as Sid (voice)
6.5
6.5
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
2001
as Self
6.5
6.5
Experimenter
2015
as Taylor
6.5
6.5
Revenge
1990
as Ignacio
6.5
6.5
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
2015
as Sid (voice)
6.5
6.5
Summer of Sam
1999
as Vinny
6.4
6.4
Kick-Ass 2
2013
as Javier
6.4
6.4
Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012
as Sid (voice)
6.4
6.4
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
2011
as Sid (voice)
6.4
6.4
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016
as Sid (voice)
6.3
6.3
Repo Men
2010
as Asbury
6.3
6.3
Executive Decision
1996
as Rat
6.3
6.3
Crónicas
2004
as Manolo Bonilla
6.3
6.3
Nothing Like the Holidays
2008
as Mauricio Rodriguez
6.3
6.3
Scrat: Spaced Out
2016
as Sid (voice) (uncredited)
6.3
6.3
Ride Along
2014
as Santiago
6.2
6.2
Stealing Cars
2016
as Montgomery De La Cruz
6.2
6.2
The Night Clerk
2020
as Detective Espada
6.2
6.2
Walking with Dinosaurs
2013
as Alex (voice)
6.2
6.2
Ballplayer: Pelotero
2011
as Narrator (voice)
6.2
6.2
Land of the Dead
2005
as Cholo
6.2
6.2
Assault on Precinct 13
2005
as Beck
6.1
6.1
Surviving Sid
2008
as Sid (voice)
6.1
6.1
Miracle at St. Anna
2008
as Enrico
6.1
6.1
Ice Age: Collision Course
2016
as Sid (voice)
6.1
6.1
American Ultra
2015
as Rose
6.0
6.0
The Fan
1996
as Manny
6.0
6.0
Point of Origin
2002
as Keith Lang
6.0
6.0
Empire
2002
as Victor Rosa
6.0
6.0
The Babysitters
2008
Producer
6.0
6.0
Sisters
2015
as Dave
5.9
5.9
Joe the King
1999
Executive Producer
5.9
5.9
Righteous Kill
2008
as Det. Simon Perez
5.8
5.8
Nancy
2018
as Jeb
5.8
5.8
John Leguizamo: Freak
1998
Executive Producer
5.8
5.8
Collateral Damage
2002
as Felix Ramirez
5.8
5.8
Meadowland
2015
as Pete
5.7
5.7
The Hollow Point
2016
as Atticus
5.7
5.7
Doctor Dolittle
1998
as Rat #2 (Voice)
5.7
5.7
Hangin' with the Homeboys
1991
as Johnny
5.7
5.7
Gamer
2009
as Freek
5.7
5.7
Zig Zag
2002
as Dean Singer
5.6
5.6
The Alibi
2006
as Hannibal
5.6
5.6
One for the Money
2012
as Jimmy Alpha
5.5
5.5
Mixed Blood
1984
as Macetero
5.5
5.5
Street Hunter
1990
as Angel
5.5
5.5
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
2001
as Berger
5.4
5.4
Spawn
1997
as Clown / Violator
5.4
5.4
Body Count
1998
as Chino
5.4
5.4
The Happening
2008
as Julian
5.3
5.3
The Take
2008
as Felix De La Pena
5.3
5.3
Vanishing on 7th Street
2010
as Paul
5.3
5.3
It Takes a Lunatic
2019
as Self
5.3
5.3
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
2002
Writer
5.2
5.2
The Groomsmen
2006
as TC (Tony)
5.1
5.1
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
2014
as Self - Luigi Mario
5.1
5.1
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995
as Sergio
5.0
5.0
Kids Are Punny
1998
4.9
4.9
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
2015
as Fly Boy / Liam (voice)
4.9
4.9
Whispers in the Dark
1992
as John Castillo
4.7
4.7
The Pest
1997
as Pest
4.7
4.7
Tin Soldier
2025
Executive Producer
4.6
4.6
King of the Jungle
2000
as Seymour
4.5
4.5
The Crash
2017
as George Diebold
4.5
4.5
Super Mario Bros.
1993
as Luigi Mario
4.4
4.4
Dark Blood
2021
as Misael
4.3
4.3
The Ministers
2009
as Dante Mendoza
4.2
4.2
Fish N Chips: The Movie
2013
as Chips (voice)
4.2
4.2
11:55
2017
as Berto
4.1
4.1
Sueno
2005
as Antonio
4.0
4.0
The Honeymooners
2005
as Dodge
4.0
4.0
Fugly!
2014
Producer
4.0
4.0
Cymbeline
2014
as Pisanio
3.7
3.7
Perros
2016
as Misael
3.7
3.7
Night Owl
1993
as Angel
3.5
3.5
Rage
2009
as Jed
3.0
3.0
Waiting for Godot
2021
as Estragon
2.6
2.6
Undefeated
2003
Writer
2.4
2.4
Frogs for Snakes
1998
as Zip
1.0
1.0
Time Expired
1992
1.0
1.0
The Sid Shuffle
2012
as Sid (voice)
1.0
1.0
NYPD Mounted
1991
1.0
1.0
Nuyorican Dream
2000
Executive Producer
Tales From a Ghetto Klown
2013
as Self
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019
Executive Producer
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
2008
as Self
Visions of 'The Happening'
2008
as Himself
The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
1992
as Guess my nationality guy
The Godmother
TBA
John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
2022
Producer
That Burning Question
1991
Ice Age: Boiling Point
2027
as Sid (voice)
Unearthing the Lost World | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2009
as Self
Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4-D
2015
as Sid (voice)
The Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest
TBA
as Himself
Triggered
2022
Producer
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