Acting
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.
The Odyssey
2026 · Movie
Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · TV
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
2015 · TV
The Daily Show
1996 · TV
Late Show with David Letterman
1993 · TV
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon
2014 · TV
Late Night with Seth Meyers
2014 · TV
American Dad!
2005 · TV
ER
1994 · TV
Real Time with Bill Maher
2003 · TV
LIVE with Kelly and Mark
1988 · TV
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
2003 · TV
The View
1997 · TV
Tony Awards
1956 · TV
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
1992 · TV
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
1993 · TV
The Mandalorian
2019 · TV
Miami Vice
1984 · TV
Sherri
2022 · TV
BoJack Horseman
2014 · TV
Zootopia 2
2025 · Movie
My Name Is Earl
2005 · TV
Ice Age
2002 · Movie
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
2009 · TV
The Oscars
1953 · TV
Ice Age: Collision Course
2016 · Movie
Ice Age: Continental Drift
2012 · Movie
The Adventures of Puss in Boots
2015 · TV
The Menu
2022 · Movie
Encanto
2021 · Movie
John Wick: Chapter 2
2017 · Movie
John Wick
2014 · Movie
Die Hard 2
1990 · Movie
Ice Age: The Meltdown
2006 · Movie
Bloodline
2015 · TV
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
2009 · Movie
Smoke
2025 · TV
When They See Us
2019 · TV
Santiago of the Seas
2020 · TV
The Counselor
2013 · Movie
Inside with Jen Psaki
2023 · TV
The Three Friends and Jerry
1999 · TV
The Power
2023 · TV
Romeo + Juliet
1996 · Movie
Ice Age: Boiling Point
2027 · Movie
Waco
2018 · TV
Violent Night
2022 · Movie
Dear Killer Nannies
2026 · TV
The Brothers García
2000 · TV
The Happening
2008 · Movie
Moulin Rouge!
2001 · Movie
Carlito's Way
1993 · Movie
Land of the Dead
2005 · Movie
Chef
2014 · Movie
The Lincoln Lawyer
2011 · Movie
Spawn
1997 · Movie
Doctor Dolittle
1998 · Movie
Kick-Ass 2
2013 · Movie
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995 · Movie
Arabian Nights
2000 · TV
Revenge
1990 · Movie
The Babysitters
2008 · Movie
Titan A.E.
2000 · Movie
Ride Along
2014 · Movie
Executive Decision
1996 · Movie
Repo Men
2010 · Movie
Love in the Time of Cholera
2007 · Movie
The Fan
1996 · Movie
Gamer
2009 · Movie
Waco: The Aftermath
2023 · TV
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas
2011 · Movie
Tin Soldier
2025 · Movie
Out for Justice
1991 · Movie
Assault on Precinct 13
2005 · Movie
Super Mario Bros.
1993 · Movie
Casualties of War
1989 · Movie
The Night Clerk
2020 · Movie
Righteous Kill
2008 · Movie
Collateral Damage
2002 · Movie
American Ultra
2015 · Movie
The Infiltrator
2016 · Movie
Walking with Dinosaurs
2013 · Movie
Playing with Fire
2019 · Movie
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade
2016 · Movie
Unxplained Latam
2021 · TV
The Kill Point
2007 · TV
The Survivor
2022 · Movie
Sisters
2015 · Movie
Dr. Dolittle 2
2001 · Movie
Summer of Sam
1999 · Movie
Regarding Henry
1991 · Movie
Spun
2003 · Movie
One for the Money
2012 · Movie
Vanishing on 7th Street
2010 · Movie
Fish N Chips: The Movie
2013 · Movie
What's the Worst That Could Happen?
2001 · Movie
Miracle at St. Anna
2008 · Movie
Experimenter
2015 · Movie
The Green Veil
2024 · TV
Frogs for Snakes
1998 · Movie
This Ordinary Thing
2025 · Movie
Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence
2008 · TV
The Sun Is Also a Star
2019 · Movie
Sueno
2005 · Movie
Poison
1991 · Movie
Leguizamo Does America
2023 · TV
The Alibi
2006 · Movie
Nothing Like the Holidays
2008 · Movie
Bob Trevino Likes It
2025 · Movie
VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos
2024 · TV
The Pest
1997 · Movie
The Hollow Point
2016 · Movie
Empire
2002 · Movie
Surviving Sid
2008 · Movie
The Groomsmen
2006 · Movie
Meadowland
2015 · Movie
Whispers in the Dark
1992 · Movie
Zig Zag
2002 · Movie
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
1995 · Movie
Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe
2015 · Movie
Dora the Explorer: Super Silly Fiesta!
2004 · Movie
Critical Thinking
2020 · Movie
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
1990 · Movie
Scrat: Spaced Out
2016 · Movie
The Honeymooners
2005 · Movie
Joe the King
1999 · Movie
Visions of 'The Happening'
2008 · Movie
Dark Blood
2021 · Movie
Cymbeline
2014 · Movie
Nancy
2018 · Movie
Dora the Explorer: Pirate Adventure
2002 · Movie
Hangin' with the Homeboys
1991 · Movie
Fugly!
2014 · Movie
King of the Jungle
2000 · Movie
Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes
2001 · Movie
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama
1993 · Movie
The Take
2008 · Movie
Paraiso Travel
2008 · Movie
It Takes a Lunatic
2019 · Movie
The Ministers
2009 · Movie
Kids Are Punny
1998 · Movie
John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown
2014 · Movie
Where God Left His Shoes
2007 · Movie
A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown
2015 · Movie
The Crash
2017 · Movie
Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall
2016 · Movie
The Latino List
2011 · Movie
John Leguizamo: Freak
1998 · Movie
A Brother's Kiss
1997 · Movie
Point of Origin
2002 · Movie
Body Count
1998 · Movie
John Leguizamo Live at Rikers
2022 · Movie
The Happening: Elements of a Scene
2008 · Movie
ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway
2007 · Movie
Crónicas
2004 · Movie
Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2
2011 · Movie
Stealing Cars
2016 · Movie
Rage
2009 · Movie
AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories
2002 · Movie
Ballplayer: Pelotero
2011 · Movie
Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage
2019 · Movie
What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers
2002 · Movie
Waiting for Godot
2021 · Movie
Night Owl
1993 · Movie
Perros
2016 · Movie
The Latin Explosion: A New America
2015 · Movie
John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry
2015 · Movie
Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4-D
2015 · Movie
NYPD Mounted
1991 · Movie
Gentille Alouette
1990 · Movie
The Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest
· Movie
11:55
2017 · Movie
Street Hunter
1990 · Movie
That Burning Question
1991 · Movie
John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons
2018 · Movie
Undefeated
2003 · Movie
Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game
2014 · Movie
John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story
2002 · Movie
Mixed Blood
1984 · Movie
The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge'
2001 · Movie
The Trip 2
2012 · Movie
The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical)
1992 · Movie
