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.
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| 1 | The Odyssey (2026) Trending movies | Eumaeus | - | - |
| 2 | Tin Soldier (2025) | Luke | 3 | |
| 3 | Zootopia 2 (2025) | Antony Snootley (voice) | 8.3 | |
| 4 | Violent Night (2022) | Scrooge | 7.2 | |
| 5 | The Menu (2022) Most waited movies 2022 | Movie Star | 7.5 | |
| 6 | The Survivor (2022) | Bill "Pepe" Miller | 7 | |
| 7 | Encanto (2021) Top movies in 2021 | Bruno Madrigal (voice) | 7.5 | |
| 8 | Dark Blood (2021) | Misael | - | - |
| 9 | Critical Thinking (2020) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 10 | The Night Clerk (2020) | Detective Espada | 5.9 | |
| 11 | The Sun Is Also a Star (2019) | Jeremy Martinez | 5 | |
| 12 | Playing with Fire (2019) | Rodrigo | 6.6 | |
| 13 | It Takes a Lunatic (2019) | Self | 3 | |
| 14 | Nancy (2018) | Jeb | 6 | |
| 15 | John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons (2018) | Director / Writer | 7.5 | |
| 16 | 11:55 (2017) | Berto | - | - |
| 17 | The Crash (2017) | George Diebold | 10 | |
| 18 | John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017) | Aurelio | 7.7 | |
| 19 | Scrat: Spaced Out (2016) | Sid (voice) (uncredited) | 8 | |
| 20 | Ice Age: Collision Course (2016) | Sid (voice) | 6.2 | |
| 21 | The Hollow Point (2016) | Atticus | 7 | |
| 22 | The Infiltrator (2016) | Emir Abreu | 7.4 | |
| 23 | Stealing Cars (2016) | Montgomery De La Cruz | 6.5 | |
| 24 | Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016) | Sid (voice) | 6.6 | |
| 25 | Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall (2016) | Self | 8 | |
| 26 | Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe (2015) | Sid (voice) | 8 | |
| 27 | Meadowland (2015) | Pete | 7 | |
| 28 | Experimenter (2015) | Taylor | 6.6 | |
| 29 | American Ultra (2015) | Rose | 6.3 | |
| 30 | The Latin Explosion: A New America (2015) | Self - Narrator | 8 | |
| 31 | Sisters (2015) | Dave | 6.4 | |
| 32 | Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game (2014) | Self - Luigi Mario | - | - |
| 33 | Chef (2014) | Martin | 7.3 | |
| 34 | John Wick (2014) | Aurelio | 7.9 | |
| 35 | Cymbeline (2014) | Pisanio | 4 | |
| 36 | Ride Along (2014) | Santiago | 6.4 | |
| 37 | John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown (2014) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 38 | Fugly! (2014) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 39 | Kick-Ass 2 (2013) | Javier | 6.8 | |
| 40 | Walking with Dinosaurs (2013) | Alex (voice) | 6.3 | |
| 41 | The Counselor (2013) | Coverall Man Randy | 4.9 | |
| 42 | Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012) | Sid (voice) | 6.3 | |
| 43 | One for the Money (2012) | Jimmy Alpha | 5.2 | |
| 44 | Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011) | Sid (voice) | 7.1 | |
| 45 | Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2 (2011) | Sid (voice) | 7.7 | |
| 46 | The Lincoln Lawyer (2011) | Val Valenzuela | 7.3 | |
| 47 | Vanishing on 7th Street (2010) | Paul | 4.3 | |
| 48 | Repo Men (2010) | Asbury | 6.8 | |
| 49 | Rage (2009) | Jed | - | - |
| 50 | Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009) | Sid (voice) | 6.7 | |
| 51 | Gamer (2009) | Freek | 6 | |
| 52 | The Ministers (2009) | Dante Mendoza | 4 | |
| 53 | The Happening (2008) | Julian | 5 | |
| 54 | Righteous Kill (2008) | Det. Simon Perez | 5.8 | |
| 55 | Miracle at St. Anna (2008) | Enrico | 6.2 | |
| 56 | Surviving Sid (2008) | Sid (voice) | 7 | |
| 57 | The Babysitters (2008) | Michael Beltran | 5.7 | |
| 58 | The Take (2008) | Felix De La Pena | - | - |
| 59 | Nothing Like the Holidays (2008) | Mauricio Rodriguez | 6.2 | |
| 60 | Love in the Time of Cholera (2007) | Lorenzo Daza | 5.8 | |
| 61 | Where God Left His Shoes (2007) | Frank Diaz | - | - |
| 62 | Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006) | Sid (voice) | 6.7 | |
| 63 | The Alibi (2006) | Hannibal | 5 | |
| 64 | The Groomsmen (2006) | TC (Tony) | 6.5 | |
| 65 | Land of the Dead (2005) | Cholo | 6.5 | |
| 66 | The Honeymooners (2005) | Dodge | - | - |
| 67 | Assault on Precinct 13 (2005) | Beck | 6.9 | |
| 68 | Crónicas (2004) | Manolo Bonilla | 5.5 | |
| 69 | Spun (2003) | Spider Mike | 5.3 | |
| 70 | Undefeated (2003) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 71 | Collateral Damage (2002) | Felix Ramirez | 5.9 | |
| 72 | Empire (2002) | Victor Rosa | - | - |
| 73 | Ice Age (2002) Oscars 2003 | Sid (voice) | 7.5 | |
| 74 | Point of Origin (2002) | Keith Lang | - | - |
| 75 | What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001) | Berger | 6.2 | |
| 76 | Moulin Rouge! (2001) Oscars 2002 | Toulouse-Lautrec | 7.3 | |
| 77 | Dr. Dolittle 2 (2001) | Rat #2 (voice, uncredited) | 5.2 | |
| 78 | Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes (2001) | Clown / Violator (archive footage) | - | - |
| 79 | The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' (2001) | Self | 10 | |
| 80 | King of the Jungle (2000) | Seymour | - | - |
| 81 | Titan A.E. (2000) | Gune (voice) | 6.9 | |
| 82 | Joe the King (1999) | Jorge | - | - |
| 83 | Summer of Sam (1999) | Vinny | 5 | |
| 84 | John Leguizamo: Freak (1998) | Director / Writer | - | - |
| 85 | Doctor Dolittle (1998) | Rat #2 (Voice) | 5.7 | |
| 86 | Body Count (1998) | Chino | - | - |
| 87 | The Pest (1997) | Director / Writer | 5.4 | |
| 88 | Spawn (1997) | Clown / Violator | 5.8 | |
| 89 | Executive Decision (1996) | Rat | 6 | |
| 90 | Romeo + Juliet (1996) | Tybalt | 6.9 | |
| 91 | The Fan (1996) | Manny | 6.5 | |
| 92 | A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995) | Sergio | - | - |
| 93 | To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995) | Chi-Chi Rodriguez | 8.1 | |
| 94 | Carlito's Way (1993) | Benny Blanco | 7.4 | |
| 95 | Night Owl (1993) | Angel | - | - |
| 96 | Super Mario Bros. (1993) | Luigi Mario | 5.2 | |
| 97 | Whispers in the Dark (1992) | John Castillo | - | - |
| 98 | Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991) | Johnny | 6 | |
| 99 | Poison (1991) | Chancho ("Homo") | 5.5 | |
| 100 | Out for Justice (1991) | Boy in Alley | 6.5 | |
| 101 | Regarding Henry (1991) | Liquor Store Gunman | 6.2 | |
| 102 | Revenge (1990) | Ignacio | 5 | |
| 103 | Madonna: The Immaculate Collection (1990) | Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline") | 6 | |
| 104 | Die Hard 2 (1990) | Burke | 7.4 | |
| 105 | Casualties of War (1989) | Private Antonio Diaz | 7.8 |
