John Leguizamo
Acting
John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez(/ˌlɛɡwɪˈzɑːmoʊ/, LEG-wih-ZAH-moh; Colombian Spanish: [leɣiˈsamo]; born July 22, 1960, or 1964) 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 Wayportraying 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.
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Filmography of
John Leguizamo
Sid (voice)
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Luke
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(archive footage)
... 2025
Bob Trevino
... 2025
Scrooge
... 2022
Movie Star
... 2022
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Bill "Pepe" Miller
... 2022
Bruno Madrigal (voice)
... 2021
Misael
... 2021
Estragon
... 2021
Mario Martinez
... 2020
Detective Espada
... 2020
Rodrigo
... 2019
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Jeremy Martinez
... 2019
Self
... 2019
... 2018
Jeb
... 2018
Berto
... 2017
Aurelio
... 2017
George Diebold
... 2017
Atticus
... 2016
Sid (voice, uncredited)
... 2016
Misael
... 2016
Emir Abreu
... 2016
Sid (voice)
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Montgomery De La Cruz
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Sid (voice)
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Dave
... 2015
Self - Narrator
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Sid (voice)
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Taylor
... 2015
Pete
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Rose
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Fly Boy / Liam (voice)
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Jesse
... 2014
Self - Luigi Mario
... 2014
Aurelio
... 2014
Pisanio
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Martin
... 2014
Himself
... 2014
Santiago
... 2014
Alex (voice)
... 2013
Coverall Man Randy
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Javier
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Chips (voice)
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Lucho
... 2012
Sid (voice)
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Sid (voice)
... 2012
Jimmy Alpha
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Sid (voice)
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Sid (voice)
... 2011
Narrator (voice)
... 2011
Self
... 2011
Val Valenzuela
... 2011
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Asbury
... 2010
Dante Mendoza
... 2009
Jed
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Freek
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Sid (voice)
... 2009
Mauricio Rodriguez
... 2008
Sid (voice)
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Himself
... 2008
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Enrico
... 2008
Det. Simon Perez
... 2008
Felix De La Pena
... 2008
Julian
... 2008
Michael Beltran
... 2008
Roger Pena
... 2008
Lorenzo Daza
... 2007
Frank Diaz
... 2007
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TC (Tony)
... 2006
Sid (voice)
... 2006
Hannibal
... 2006
Antonio
... 2005
Cholo
... 2005
Dodge
... 2005
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Manolo Bonilla
... 2004
Lex Vargas
... 2003
Spider Mike
... 2003
Victor Rosa
... 2002
Keith Lang
... 2002
Dean Singer
... 2002
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Sid (voice)
... 2002
Felix Ramirez
... 2002
Clown / Violator (archive footage)
... 2001
Rat #2 (voice, uncredited)
... 2001
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Toulouse-Lautrec
... 2001
Seymour
... 2000
Gune (voice)
... 2000
Vinny
... 1999
Jorge
... 1999
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Zip
... 1998
Rat #2 (Voice)
... 1998
Chino
... 1998
Clown / Violator
... 1997
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Lefty
... 1997
Clown / Violator
... 1997
Pest
... 1997
Tybalt
... 1996
Manny
... 1996
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Chi-Chi Rodriguez
... 1995
Sergio
... 1995
Benny Blanco
... 1993
Angel
... 1993
Luigi Mario
... 1993
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John Castillo
... 1992
Guess my nationality guy
... 1992
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... 1991
Liquor Store Gunman
... 1991
Boy in Alley
... 1991
Johnny
... 1991
Chancho ("Homo")
... 1991
... 1991
Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline")
... 1990
Angel
... 1990
Burke
... 1990
Ignacio
... 1990
Private Antonio Diaz
... 1989
Macetero
... 1984
Ortiz