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