Acting
John Leguizamo
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
Miami Vice '85
Film · 2028
Ice Age: Boiling Point
Film · 2027
The Exorcist: Martyrs
Film · 2027
Untitled Daniels Event Film
Film · 2027
The Odyssey
Film · 2026
Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood
Film · 2026
Dear Killer Nannies
Series · 2026
Bob Trevino Likes It
Film · 2025
Tin Soldier
Film · 2025
Zootopia 2
Film · 2025
This Ordinary Thing
Film · 2025
A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music
Film · 2025
Smoke
Series · 2025
VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos
Series · 2024
The Green Veil
Series · 2024
The Power
Series · 2023
Inside with Jen Psaki
Series · 2023
Leguizamo Does America
Series · 2023
Waco: The Aftermath
Series · 2023
Violent Night
Film · 2022
John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
Film · 2022
The Survivor
Film · 2022
The Menu
Film · 2022
Sherri
Series · 2022
Encanto
Film · 2021
Waiting for Godot
Film · 2021
Dark Blood
Film · 2021
Unxplained Latam
Series · 2021
The Night Clerk
Film · 2020
Critical Thinking
Film · 2020
Santiago of the Seas
Series · 2020
The Sun Is Also a Star
Film · 2019
Playing with Fire
Film · 2019
It Takes a Lunatic
Film · 2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Film · 2019
When They See Us
Series · 2019
The Mandalorian
Series · 2019
Nancy
Film · 2018
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
Film · 2018
Waco
Series · 2018
The Crash
Film · 2017
John Wick: Chapter 2
Film · 2017
11:55
Film · 2017
The Hollow Point
Film · 2016
Ice Age: Collision Course
Film · 2016
Stealing Cars
Film · 2016
The Infiltrator
Film · 2016
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Film · 2016
Porzingod
Film · 2016
Perros
Film · 2016
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Film · 2016
Scrat: Spaced Out
Film · 2016
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
Film · 2015
American Ultra
Film · 2015
Sisters
Film · 2015
Experimenter
Film · 2015
Meadowland
Film · 2015
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
Film · 2015
The Latin Explosion: A New America
Film · 2015
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
Film · 2015
Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4-D
Film · 2015
John Wick: NYC Noir
Film · 2015
Bloodline
Series · 2015
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Series · 2015
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Series · 2015
Ride Along
Film · 2014
Chef
Film · 2014
Cymbeline
Film · 2014
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
Film · 2014
Fugly!
Film · 2014
John Wick
Film · 2014
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
Film · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
BoJack Horseman
Series · 2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Series · 2014
Kick-Ass 2
Film · 2013
Walking with Dinosaurs
Film · 2013
Fish N Chips: The Movie
Film · 2013
The Counselor
Film · 2013
Tales From a Ghetto Klown
Film · 2013
One for the Money
Film · 2012
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Film · 2012
The Trip 2
Film · 2012
The Lincoln Lawyer
Film · 2011
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
Film · 2011
Ballplayer: Pelotero
Film · 2011
The Latino List
Film · 2011
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
Film · 2011
Vanishing on 7th Street
Film · 2010
Repo Men
Film · 2010
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Film · 2009
Rage
Film · 2009
The Ministers
Film · 2009
Gamer
Film · 2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Series · 2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Series · 2009
Surviving Sid
Film · 2008
The Happening
Film · 2008
Miracle at St. Anna
Film · 2008
Nothing Like the Holidays
Film · 2008
The Babysitters
Film · 2008
Righteous Kill
Film · 2008
The Take
Film · 2008
Paraiso Travel
Film · 2008
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
Film · 2008
Visions of 'The Happening'
Film · 2008
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Series · 2008
Love in the Time of Cholera
Film · 2007
Where God Left His Shoes
Film · 2007
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Film · 2007
The Kill Point
Series · 2007
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Film · 2006
The Alibi
Film · 2006
The Groomsmen
Film · 2006
The Honeymooners
Film · 2005
Land of the Dead
Film · 2005
Assault on Precinct 13
Film · 2005
Sueno
Film · 2005
American Dad!
Series · 2005
My Name Is Earl
Series · 2005
Crónicas
Film · 2004
Dora the Explorer: Super Silly Fiesta!
Film · 2004
Spun
Film · 2003
Undefeated
Film · 2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Series · 2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Series · 2003
Ice Age
Film · 2002
Empire
Film · 2002
Collateral Damage
Film · 2002
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
Film · 2002
Zig Zag
Film · 2002
Point of Origin
Film · 2002
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Film · 2002
What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers
Film · 2002
Dora the Explorer: Pirate Adventure
Film · 2002
Moulin Rouge!
Film · 2001
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Film · 2001
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
Film · 2001
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Film · 2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
Film · 2001
Titan A.E.
Film · 2000
King of the Jungle
Film · 2000
The Brothers García
Series · 2000
Arabian Nights
Series · 2000
Summer of Sam
Film · 1999
Joe the King
Film · 1999
The Three Friends and Jerry
Series · 1999
Body Count
Film · 1998
John Leguizamo: Freak
Film · 1998
Frogs for Snakes
Film · 1998
Kids Are Punny
Film · 1998
Doctor Dolittle
Film · 1998
Spawn
Film · 1997
The Pest
Film · 1997
A Brother's Kiss
Film · 1997
The Making of 'Spawn'
Film · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
The View
Series · 1997
Romeo + Juliet
Film · 1996
Executive Decision
Film · 1996
The Fan
Film · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
The Daily Show
Series · 1996
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
Film · 1995
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Film · 1995
House of Buggin'
Series · 1995
ER
Series · 1994
Night Owl
Film · 1993
Carlito's Way
Film · 1993
Super Mario Bros.
Film · 1993
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
Film · 1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Series · 1993
Late Show with David Letterman
Series · 1993
The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
Film · 1992
Whispers in the Dark
Film · 1992
Time Expired
Film · 1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Series · 1992
Hangin' with the Homeboys
Film · 1991
Mambo Mouth
Film · 1991
Out for Justice
Film · 1991
That Burning Question
Film · 1991
Poison
Film · 1991
Regarding Henry
Film · 1991
NYPD Mounted
Film · 1991
Die Hard 2
Film · 1990
Revenge
Film · 1990
Street Hunter
Film · 1990
Gentille Alouette
Film · 1990
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
Film · 1990
Casualties of War
Film · 1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Series · 1988
Mixed Blood
Film · 1985
Miami Vice
Series · 1984
Miami Vice
Series · 1984
Film '72
Series · 1971
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
Tony Awards
Series · 1956
The Oscars
Series · 1953
The Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest
Film
All Day & All Night
Film
Bullet Catch
Film