John Leguizamo

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.

Known For

The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen

American Dad!

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Late Night with Seth Meyers

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

The Daily Show

All Movies (149)

• Untitled The Exorcist Film2027
• Ice Age: Boiling Point2027 · as Sid (voice)
• The Odyssey2026 · as Eumaeus
• A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music2025 · as Self
• This Ordinary Thing2025 · as Self (voice)
• Zootopia 22025 · as Antony Snootley (voice)
• Tin Soldier2025 · as Luke
• Bob Trevino Likes It2025 · as Bob Trevino
• Violent Night2022 · as Scrooge
• The Menu2022 · as Movie Star
• John Leguizamo Live at Rikers2022
• The Survivor2022 · as Bill "Pepe" Miller
• Encanto2021 · as Bruno Madrigal (voice)
• Dark Blood2021 · as Misael
• Waiting for Godot2021 · as Estragon
• Critical Thinking2020 · as Mario Martinez
• The Night Clerk2020 · as Detective Espada
• Playing with Fire2019 · as Rodrigo
• Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage2019 · as Self
• The Sun Is Also a Star2019 · as Jeremy Martinez
• It Takes a Lunatic2019 · as Self
• John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons2018 · as Self
• Nancy2018 · as Jeb
• 11:552017 · as Berto
• John Wick: Chapter 22017 · as Aurelio
• The Crash2017 · as George Diebold
• The Hollow Point2016 · as Atticus
• Scrat: Spaced Out2016 · as Sid (voice) (uncredited)
• Perros2016 · as Misael
• The Infiltrator2016 · as Emir Abreu
• Ice Age: Collision Course2016 · as Sid (voice)
• Porzingod2016
• Stealing Cars2016 · as Montgomery De La Cruz
• Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade2016 · as Sid (voice)
• Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall2016 · as Self
• Sisters2015 · as Dave
• The Latin Explosion: A New America2015 · as Self - Narrator
• Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe2015 · as Sid (voice)
• Experimenter2015 · as Taylor
• Meadowland2015 · as Pete
• American Ultra2015 · as Rose
• Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4-D2015 · as Sid (voice)
• A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown2015 · as Fly Boy / Liam (voice)
• John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry2015 · as Self
• Fugly!2014 · as Jesse
• Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game2014 · as Self - Luigi Mario
• John Wick2014 · as Aurelio
• Cymbeline2014 · as Pisanio
• Chef2014 · as Martin
• John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown2014 · as Self
• Ride Along2014 · as Santiago
• Walking with Dinosaurs2013 · as Alex (voice)
• The Counselor2013 · as Coverall Man Randy
• Kick-Ass 22013 · as Javier
• Tales From a Ghetto Klown2013 · as Self
• Fish N Chips: The Movie2013 · as Chips (voice)
• The Trip 22012 · as Lucho
• Ice Age: Continental Drift2012 · as Sid (voice)
• One for the Money2012 · as Jimmy Alpha
• Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas2011 · as Sid (voice)
• Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 22011 · as Sid (voice)
• Ballplayer: Pelotero2011 · as Narrator (voice)
• The Latino List2011 · as Self
• The Lincoln Lawyer2011 · as Val Valenzuela
• Vanishing on 7th Street2010 · as Paul
• Repo Men2010 · as Asbury
• The Ministers2009 · as Dante Mendoza
• Rage2009 · as Jed
• Gamer2009 · as Freek
• Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs2009 · as Sid (voice)
• Nothing Like the Holidays2008 · as Mauricio Rodriguez
• Surviving Sid2008 · as Sid (voice)
• Visions of 'The Happening'2008 · as Self
• The Happening: Elements of a Scene2008 · as Self
• Miracle at St. Anna2008 · as Enrico
• Righteous Kill2008 · as Det. Simon Perez
• The Take2008 · as Felix De La Pena
• The Happening2008 · as Julian
• The Babysitters2008 · as Michael Beltran
• Paraiso Travel2008 · as Roger Pena
• Love in the Time of Cholera2007 · as Lorenzo Daza
• Where God Left His Shoes2007 · as Frank Diaz
• ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway2007 · as Self
• The Groomsmen2006 · as TC (Tony)
• Ice Age: The Meltdown2006 · as Sid (voice)
• The Alibi2006 · as Hannibal
• Sueno2005 · as Antonio
• Land of the Dead2005 · as Cholo
• The Honeymooners2005 · as Dodge
• Assault on Precinct 132005 · as Beck
• Dora the Explorer: Super Silly Fiesta!2004 · as Silly Mail Bird (voice)
• Crónicas2004 · as Manolo Bonilla
• Undefeated2003 · as Lex Vargas
• Spun2003 · as Spider Mike
• Empire2002 · as Victor Rosa
• Point of Origin2002 · as Keith Lang
• Zig Zag2002 · as Dean Singer
• AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories2002 · as Self
• What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers2002 · as Self
• John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story2002 · as Self
• Ice Age2002 · as Sid (voice)
• Collateral Damage2002 · as Felix Ramirez
• Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes2001 · as Clown / Violator (archive footage)
• Dr. Dolittle 22001 · as Rat #2 (voice, uncredited)
• What's the Worst That Could Happen?2001 · as Berger
• Moulin Rouge!2001 · as Toulouse-Lautrec
• The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'2001 · as Self
• King of the Jungle2000 · as Seymour
• Titan A.E.2000 · as Gune (voice)
• Summer of Sam1999 · as Vinny
• Joe the King1999 · as Jorge
• Kids Are Punny1998 · as Self / Self - Voice
• John Leguizamo: Freak1998 · as Self
• Frogs for Snakes1998 · as Zip
• Doctor Dolittle1998 · as Rat #2 (Voice)
• Body Count1998 · as Chino
• Spawn1997 · as Clown / Violator
• The Making of 'Spawn'1997 · as Self
• A Brother's Kiss1997 · as Lefty
• The Pest1997 · as Pest
• Romeo + Juliet1996 · as Tybalt
• The Fan1996 · as Manny
• Executive Decision1996 · as Rat
• To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar1995 · as Chi-Chi Rodriguez
• A Pyromaniac's Love Story1995 · as Sergio
• Carlito's Way1993 · as Benny Blanco
• Night Owl1993 · as Angel
• Super Mario Bros.1993 · as Luigi Mario
• John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama1993
• Time Expired1992 · as Ruby
• Whispers in the Dark1992 · as John Castillo
• The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)1992 · as 'Paco' in Puerto Rico/'Guess My Nationality' Party Guest
• Mambo Mouth1991
• NYPD Mounted1991
• That Burning Question1991
• Regarding Henry1991 · as Liquor Store Gunman
• Out for Justice1991 · as Boy in Alley
• Hangin' with the Homeboys1991 · as Johnny
• Poison1991 · as Chancho ("Homo")
• Madonna: The Immaculate Collection1990 · as Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline")
• Street Hunter1990 · as Angel
• Gentille Alouette1990 · as Ortiz
• Die Hard 21990 · as Burke
• Revenge1990 · as Ignacio
• Casualties of War1989 · as Private Antonio Diaz
• Mixed Blood1984 · as Macetero
• The Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest— · as Self
• All Day & All Night—
• Bullet Catch— · as George

All TV Shows (50)

• Dear Killer Nannies2026 · as Pablo Escobar Gaviria
• Smoke2025 · as Esposito
• VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos2024 · as Self
• The Green Veil2024 · as Gordon Rogers
• Leguizamo Does America2023 · as Self
• Waco: The Aftermath2023 · as Jacob Vazquez
• The Power2023 · as Rob Lopez
• Inside with Jen Psaki2023 · as Self
• Sherri2022 · as Self - Guest
• Unxplained Latam2021 · as Self - Host
• Santiago of the Seas2020 · as Sir Butterscotch (voice)
• The Mandalorian2019 · as Gor Koresh
• When They See Us2019 · as Raymond Santana Sr.
• Waco2018 · as Jacob Vazquez
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert2015 · as Self - Guest
• Bloodline2015 · as Ozzy Delvecchio
• The Adventures of Puss in Boots2015 · as Jack (voice)
• The Adventures of Puss in Boots2015 · as Jack Sprat (voice)
• BoJack Horseman2014 · as Mr. Buenaventura (voice)
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self - Guest
• Late Night with Seth Meyers2014 · as Self
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2014 · as Self
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen2009 · as Self - Guest
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon2009 · as Self - Guest
• Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence2008 · as Self
• The Kill Point2007 · as Jake Mendez
• My Name Is Earl2005 · as Diego
• American Dad!2005 · as Luís Ramírez (voice)
• Real Time with Bill Maher2003 · as Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live!2003 · as Self - Guest
• The Brothers García2000 · as Larry Garcia (voice)
• Arabian Nights2000 · as Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring
• The Three Friends and Jerry1999
• The View1997 · as Self
• The View1997 · as Self - Guest
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self
• The Daily Show1996 · as Self - Guest Host
• House of Buggin'1995
• ER1994 · as Victor Clemente
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien1993 · as Self - Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman1993 · as Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno1992 · as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark1988 · as Self - Guest
• Miami Vice1984 · as Orlando Calderone
• Miami Vice1984 · as Angelo Alvarez
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Presenter
• Tony Awards1956 · as Self - Performer
• The Oscars1953 · as Self