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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Ice Age 6
Sid (voice)
2026
The Odyssey
2026
Wick Is Pain
(archive footage)
2025
The Menu
Movie Star
2022
The Survivor
Bill "Pepe" Miller
2022
Dark Blood
Misael
2021
Waiting for Godot
Estragon
2021
Critical Thinking
Mario Martinez
2020
The Night Clerk
Detective Espada
2020
Playing with Fire
Rodrigo
2019
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
Self
2019
The Sun Is Also a Star
Jeremy Martinez
2019
It Takes a Lunatic
Self
2019
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
Self
2018
Nancy
Jeb
2018
11:55
Berto
2017
John Wick: Chapter 2
Aurelio
2017
Scrat: Spaced Out
Sid (voice, uncredited)
2016
Perros
Misael
2016
Porzingod
2016
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
Sid (voice)
2016
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
Self
2016
The Latin Explosion: A New America
Self - Narrator
2015
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
Fly Boy / Liam (voice)
2015
The Counselor
Coverall Man Randy
2013
Tales From a Ghetto Klown
Self
2013
The Sid Shuffle
Sid (voice)
2012
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
Sid (voice)
2011
The Latino List
Self
2011
Unearthing the Lost World | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Self
2009
Visions of 'The Happening'
Himself
2008
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
Self
2008
Paraiso Travel
Roger Pena
2008
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
Self
2002
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
Clown / Violator (archive footage)
2001
Dr. Dolittle 2
Rat #2 (voice, uncredited)
2001
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
Self
2001
Doctor Dolittle
Rat #2 (Voice)
1998
The Making of 'Spawn'
Self
1997
A Brother's Kiss
Lefty
1997
Spawn The Director's Cut
Clown / Violator
1997
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
Chi-Chi Rodriguez
1995
Regarding Henry
Liquor Store Gunman
1991
NYPD Mounted
1991
The Godmother
Gentille Alouette
Ortiz
Smoke
Esposito · (9 episodes)
2025
Tin Soldier
Luke
2025
Bob Trevino Likes It
Bob Trevino
2025
VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos
Self · (3 episodes)
2024
Hasan Minhaj Doesn't Know
Self · (1 episode)
2024
The Green Veil
Gordon Rogers · (8 episodes)
2024
Leguizamo Does America
Self · (6 episodes)
2023
Waco: The Aftermath
Jacob Vazquez · (5 episodes)
2023
The Power
Rob Lopez · (9 episodes)
2023
Inside with Jen Psaki
Self · (1 episode)
2023
Violent Night
Scrooge
2022
Sherri
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
2022
John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
2022
Encanto
Bruno Madrigal (voice)
2021
Unxplained Latam
Self - Host · (8 episodes)
2021
Santiago of the Seas
Sir Butterscotch (voice) · (39 episodes)
2020
The Mandalorian
Gor Koresh · (1 episode)
2019
When They See Us
Raymond Santana Sr. · (4 episodes)
2019
Waco
Jacob Vazquez · (6 episodes)
2018
The Crash
George Diebold
2017
The Hollow Point
Atticus
2016
The Infiltrator
Emir Abreu
2016
Ice Age: Collision Course
Sid (voice)
2016
Stealing Cars
Montgomery De La Cruz
2016
Sisters
Dave
2015
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
Sid (voice)
2015
Experimenter
Taylor
2015
Meadowland
Pete
2015
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Self · (3 episodes)
2015
American Ultra
Rose
2015
Bloodline
Ozzy Delvecchio · (10 episodes)
2015
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
Self
2015
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Jack (voice) · (2 episodes)
2015
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
Jack Sprat (voice) · (1 episode)
2015
Fugly!
Jesse
2014
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
Self - Luigi Mario
2014
John Wick
Aurelio
2014
Cymbeline
Pisanio
2014
BoJack Horseman
Mr. Buenaventura (voice) · (1 episode)
2014
Chef
Martin
2014
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
Himself
2014
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Self · (2 episodes)
2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2014
Ride Along
Santiago
2014
Walking with Dinosaurs
Alex (voice)
2013
Kick-Ass 2
Javier
2013
Fish N Chips: The Movie
Chips (voice)
2013
The Trip 2
Lucho
2012
Ice Age: Continental Drift
Sid (voice)
2012
One for the Money
Jimmy Alpha
2012
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
Sid (voice)
2011
Ballplayer: Pelotero
Narrator (voice)
2011
The Lincoln Lawyer
Val Valenzuela
2011
Vanishing on 7th Street
Paul
2010
Repo Men
Asbury
2010
The Ministers
Dante Mendoza
2009
Rage
Jed
2009
Gamer
Freek
2009
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
Self - Guest · (3 episodes)
2009
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Sid (voice)
2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Self · (1 episode)
2009
Nothing Like the Holidays
Mauricio Rodriguez
2008
Surviving Sid
Sid (voice)
2008
Miracle at St. Anna
Enrico
2008
Righteous Kill
Det. Simon Perez
2008
The Take
Felix De La Pena
2008
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
Self · (1 episode)
2008
The Happening
Julian
2008
The Babysitters
Michael Beltran
2008
Love in the Time of Cholera
Lorenzo Daza
2007
The Kill Point
Jake Mendez · (8 episodes)
2007
Where God Left His Shoes
Frank Diaz
2007
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
Self
2007
The Groomsmen
TC (Tony)
2006
Ice Age: The Meltdown
Sid (voice)
2006
The Alibi
Hannibal
2006
Sueno
Antonio
2005
My Name Is Earl
Diego · (2 episodes)
2005
Land of the Dead
Cholo
2005
The Honeymooners
Dodge
2005
American Dad!
Luís Ramírez (voice) · (1 episode)
2005
Assault on Precinct 13
Beck
2005
Crónicas
Manolo Bonilla
2004
Undefeated
Lex Vargas
2003
Real Time with Bill Maher
Self · (1 episode)
2003
Spun
Spider Mike
2003
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
(1 episode)
2003
Empire
Victor Rosa
2002
Point of Origin
Keith Lang
2002
Zig Zag
Dean Singer
2002
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
himself
2002
Ice Age
Sid (voice)
2002
Collateral Damage
Felix Ramirez
2002
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
Berger
2001
Moulin Rouge!
Toulouse-Lautrec
2001
King of the Jungle
Seymour
2000
The Brothers García
Larry Garcia (voice) · (49 episodes)
2000
Titan A.E.
Gune (voice)
2000
Arabian Nights
Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring · (2 episodes)
2000
Summer of Sam
Vinny
1999
Joe the King
Jorge
1999
The Three Friends and Jerry
(45 episodes)
1999
Kids Are Punny
1998
John Leguizamo: Freak
Self
1998
Frogs for Snakes
Zip
1998
Body Count
Chino
1998
The View
Self · (1 episode)
1997
The View
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1997
Spawn
Clown / Violator
1997
The Pest
Pest
1997
Romeo + Juliet
Tybalt
1996
The Fan
Manny
1996
The Daily Show
Self · (3 episodes)
1996
The Daily Show
Self - Guest Host · (4 episodes)
1996
Executive Decision
Rat
1996
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
Sergio
1995
House of Buggin'
(10 episodes)
1995
ER
Victor Clemente · (11 episodes)
1994
Carlito's Way
Benny Blanco
1993
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Guest · (9 episodes)
1993
Night Owl
Angel
1993
Super Mario Bros.
Luigi Mario
1993
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
1993
Whispers in the Dark
John Castillo
1992
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Self · (2 episodes)
1992
The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
Guess my nationality guy
1992
Time Expired
1992
Mambo Mouth
1991
That Burning Question
1991
Out for Justice
Boy in Alley
1991
Hangin' with the Homeboys
Johnny
1991
Poison
Chancho ("Homo")
1991
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline")
1990
Street Hunter
Angel
1990
Die Hard 2
Burke
1990
Revenge
Ignacio
1990
Casualties of War
Private Antonio Diaz
1989
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self · (2 episodes)
1988
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
Self - Guest · (1 episode)
1988
Mixed Blood
Macetero
1984
Miami Vice
Orlando Calderone · (2 episodes)
1984
Miami Vice
Angelo Alvarez · (1 episode)
1984
Tony Awards
Self - Performer · (1 episode)
1956
Tony Awards
Self - Presenter · (2 episodes)
1956
The Oscars
Self · (1 episode)
1953