John Leguizamo
Born 1960
Known for Ice Age, Ice Age: The Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.
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.
Movie Credits
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons (2018)
Fugly! (2014)
Fish N Chips: The Movie (2013)
The Ministers (2009)
Surviving Sid (2008)
The Babysitters (2008)
Summer of Sam (1999)
The Pest (1997)
Bob Trevino Likes It (2025)
Violent Night (2022)
Nancy (2018)
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)
Chef (2014)
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
The Groomsmen (2006)
Land of the Dead (2005)
Ice Age (2002)
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Ice Age: Boiling Point (2027)
Encanto (2021)
The Night Clerk (2020)
The Hollow Point (2016)
The Infiltrator (2016)
Ride Along (2014)
The Happening (2008)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
Body Count (1998)
Spawn (1997)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
Scrat: Spaced Out (2016)
One for the Money (2012)
Love in the Time of Cholera (2007)
Titan A.E. (2000)
Executive Decision (1996)
The Fan (1996)
Carlito's Way (1993)
Sisters (2015)
Walking with Dinosaurs (2013)
Righteous Kill (2008)
Collateral Damage (2002)
Whispers in the Dark (1992)
Casualties of War (1989)
Tin Soldier (2025)
The Sun Is Also a Star (2019)
11:55 (2016)
American Ultra (2015)
Meadowland (2015)
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Nothing Like the Holidays (2008)
Assault on Precinct 13 (2005)
The Honeymooners (2005)
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Mixed Blood (1985)
The Odyssey (2026)
The Odyssey (2026)
The Survivor (2022)
The Alibi (2006)
The Menu (2022)
The Crash (2017)
Cymbeline (2014)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
John Wick (2014)
Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
Rage (2009)
NYPD Mounted (1991)
Revenge (1990)
Repo Men (2010)
Gamer (2009)
Regarding Henry (1991)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
This Ordinary Thing (2025)
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
Zootopia 2 (2025)
Out for Justice (1991)
