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.

Filmography

• 2028Miami Vice '85
• 2027Ice Age: Boiling Point — Sid (voice), Executive Producer
• 2027The Exorcist: Martyrs — Father Sunday
• 2027Untitled Daniels Event Film
• Dear Killer Nannies — Pablo Escobar Gaviria, Executive Producer
• 2026The Odyssey — Eumaeus
• 2026They Killed Pedro — Executive Producer
• 2026TheyDream — Executive Producer
• 2026Traces of Home — Executive Producer
• 2025Bob Trevino Likes It — Bob Trevino
• Smoke — Esposito
• 2025Tin Soldier — Luke, Executive Producer
• 2025Zootopia 2 — Antony Snootley (voice)
• The Green Veil — Gordon Rogers, Executive Producer
• VOCES American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos — Self, Executive Producer, Creator
• Leguizamo Does America — Self, Executive Producer
• The Power — Rob Lopez
• Waco: The Aftermath — Jacob Vazquez
• 2022John Leguizamo Live at Rikers — Producer
• 2022The Menu — Movie Star
• 2022The Survivor — Bill "Pepe" Miller
• 2022Triggered — Producer
• 2022Violent Night — Scrooge
• 2021Dark Blood — Misael
• 2021Encanto — Bruno (voice)
• 2021Waiting for Godot — Estragon
• 2020Critical Thinking — Mario Martinez, Director, Executive Producer
• Santiago of the Seas — Sir Butterscotch (voice)
• 2020The Night Clerk — Detective Espada
• 2019Playing with Fire — Rodrigo
• 2019Raúl Juliá: The World’s a Stage — Self, Executive Producer
• The Mandalorian — Gor Koresh
• 2019The Sun Is Also a Star — Jeremy Martinez
• When They See Us — Raymond Santana Sr.
• 2018John Leguizamo's Latin History for Morons — Self, Writer
• 2018Nancy — Jeb
• Waco — Jacob Vazquez
• 201711:55 — Berto
• 2017John Wick: Chapter 2 — Aurelio
• 2017The Crash — George Diebold
• 2016Ice Age: Collision Course — Sid (voice)
• 2016Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade — Sid (voice)
• 2016Perros — Misael
• 2016Porzingod
• 2016Scrat: Spaced Out — Sid (voice) (uncredited)
• 2016Stealing Cars — Montgomery De La Cruz
• 2016The Hollow Point — Atticus
• 2016The Infiltrator — Emir Abreu
• 2015A.C.O.R.N.S.: Operation Crackdown — Fly Boy / Liam (voice)
• 2015American Ultra — Rose
• Bloodline — Ozzy Delvecchio
• 2015Cosmic Scrat-tastrophe — Sid (voice)
• 2015Experimenter — Taylor
• 2015Ice Age: No Time for Nuts 4-D — Sid (voice)
• 2015Meadowland — Pete
• 2015Sisters — Dave
• The Adventures of Puss in Boots — Jack (voice), Jack Sprat (voice)
• BoJack Horseman — Mr. Buenaventura (voice)
• 2014Chef — Martin
• 2014Cymbeline — Pisanio
• 2014Fugly! — Jesse, Writer, Producer
• 2014John Leguizamo: Ghetto Klown — Self, Writer
• 2014John Wick — Aurelio
• 2014Ride Along — Santiago
• 2013Fish N Chips: The Movie — Chips (voice)
• 2013Kick-Ass 2 — Javier
• 2013The Counselor — Coverall Man Randy
• 2013Walking with Dinosaurs — Alex (voice)
• 2012Ice Age: Continental Drift — Sid (voice)
• 2012One for the Money — Jimmy Alpha
• 2012The Trip 2 — Lucho
• 2011Ballplayer: Pelotero — Narrator (voice)
• 2011Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas — Sid (voice)
• 2011Scrat's Continental Crack-Up: Part 2 — Sid (voice)
• 2011The Lincoln Lawyer — Val Valenzuela
• 2010Repo Men — Asbury
• 2010Vanishing on 7th Street — Paul
• 2009Gamer — Freek
• 2009Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs — Sid (voice)
• 2009Rage — Jed
• 2009The Ministers — Dante Mendoza
• 2008Miracle at St. Anna — Enrico
• 2008Nothing Like the Holidays — Mauricio Rodriguez
• 2008Paraiso Travel — Roger Pena, Co-Producer
• 2008Righteous Kill — Det. Simon Perez
• 2008Surviving Sid — Sid (voice)
• 2008The Babysitters — Michael Beltran, Producer
• 2008The Happening — Julian
• 2008The Take — Felix De La Pena
• 2007Love in the Time of Cholera — Lorenzo Daza
• The Kill Point — Jake Mendez
• 2007Where God Left His Shoes — Frank Diaz
• 2006Ice Age: The Meltdown — Sid (voice)
• 2006The Alibi — Hannibal
• 2006The Groomsmen — TC (Tony)
• American Dad! — Luís Ramírez (voice)
• 2005Assault on Precinct 13 — Beck
• 2005Land of the Dead — Cholo
• My Name Is Earl — Diego
• 2005Sueno — Antonio
• 2005The Honeymooners — Dodge
• 2004Crónicas — Manolo Bonilla
• 2004Dora the Explorer: Super Silly Fiesta! — Silly Mail Bird (voice)
• 2003Spun — Spider Mike
• 2003Undefeated — Lex Vargas, Director, Writer
• 2002Collateral Damage — Felix Ramirez
• 2002Dora the Explorer: Pirate Adventure — Pirate Pig Captain (voice)
• 2002Empire — Victor Rosa
• 2002Ice Age — Sid (voice)
• 2002John Leguizamo: Sexaholix... A Love Story — Self, Writer
• 2002Point of Origin — Keith Lang
• 2002Zig Zag — Dean Singer
• 2001Dr. Dolittle 2 — Rat #2 (voice, uncredited)
• 2001Moulin Rouge! — Toulouse-Lautrec
• 2001Once Upon a Time: The Super Heroes — Clown / Violator (archive footage)
• 2001Piñero — Co-Executive Producer
• 2001What's the Worst That Could Happen? — Berger
• Arabian Nights — Genie of the Lamp / Genie of the Ring
• 2000King of the Jungle — Seymour
• 2000Nuyorican Dream — Executive Producer
• The Brothers García — Larry Garcia (voice)
• 2000Titan A.E. — Gune (voice)
• 1999Joe the King — Jorge, Executive Producer
• 1999Summer of Sam — Vinny
• The Three Friends and Jerry
• 1998Body Count — Chino
• 1998Doctor Dolittle — Rat #2 (Voice)
• 1998Frogs for Snakes — Zip
• 1998John Leguizamo: Freak — Self, Writer, Executive Producer
• 1997A Brother's Kiss — Lefty
• 1997Spawn — Clown / Violator
• 1997The Pest — Pest, Story, Co-Producer
• 1996Executive Decision — Rat
• 1996Romeo + Juliet — Tybalt
• 1996The Fan — Manny
• 1995A Pyromaniac's Love Story — Sergio
• House of Buggin' — Creator
• 1995To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar — Chi-Chi Rodriguez
• ER — Victor Clemente
• 1993Carlito's Way — Benny Blanco
• 1993John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama — Writer
• 1993Night Owl — Angel
• 1993Super Mario Bros. — Luigi Mario
• 1992The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical) — 'Paco' in Puerto Rico/'Guess My Nationality' Party Guest
• 1992Time Expired — Ruby
• 1992Whispers in the Dark — John Castillo
• 1991Hangin' with the Homeboys — Johnny
• 1991Mambo Mouth — Writer
• 1991NYPD Mounted
• 1991Out for Justice — Boy in Alley
• 1991Poison — Chancho ("Homo")
• 1991Regarding Henry — Liquor Store Gunman
• 1991That Burning Question
• 1990Die Hard 2 — Burke
• 1990Gentille Alouette — Ortiz
• 1990Madonna: The Immaculate Collection — Friend of Boyfriend (segment "Borderline")
• 1990Revenge — Ignacio
• 1990Street Hunter — Angel
• 1989Casualties of War — Private Antonio Diaz
• 1985Mixed Blood — Macetero
• Miami Vice — Orlando Calderone, Angelo Alvarez
• All Day & All Night
• Bullet Catch — George, Executive Producer

Appearances as themselves (40)

• 2026Beyond the Border: Latino Representation in Hollywood — self
• 2025A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music — Self
• 2025This Ordinary Thing — Self (voice)
• Inside with Jen Psaki — Self
• Sherri — Self - Guest
• Unxplained Latam — Self - Host
• 2019It Takes a Lunatic — Self
• 2016Michael Jackson's Journey from Motown to Off the Wall — Self
• 2015John Wick: Calling in the Cavalry — Self
• 2015John Wick: NYC Noir — Self
• The Late Show with Stephen Colbert — Self, Self - Guest
• 2015The Latin Explosion: A New America — Self - Narrator
• Late Night with Seth Meyers — Self - Guest
• 2014Super Mario Bros: This Ain't No Video Game — Self - Luigi Mario
• The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• 2013Tales From a Ghetto Klown — Self
• 2011The Latino List — Self
• Late Night with Jimmy Fallon — Self - Guest
• Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen — Self - Guest
• Elvis Mitchell: Under the Influence — Self
• 2008The Happening: Elements of a Scene — Self
• 2008Visions of 'The Happening' — Self
• 2007ShowBusiness: The Road to Broadway — Self
• Jimmy Kimmel Live! — Self - Guest
• Real Time with Bill Maher — Self
• 2002AFI's 100 Years... 100 Passions: America's Greatest Love Stories — Self
• 2002What’s the Worst That Could Happen: Scene Stealers — Self
• 2001The Night Club of Your Dreams: The Making of 'Moulin Rouge' — Self
• 1998Kids Are Punny — Self / Self - Voice
• 1997The Making of 'Spawn' — Self
• The View — Self, Self - Guest
• The Daily Show — Self, Self - Guest Host, Self - Commentator
• Late Night with Conan O'Brien — Self - Guest
• Late Show with David Letterman — Self - Guest
• The Tonight Show with Jay Leno — Self
• LIVE with Kelly and Mark — Self, Self - Guest
• Film '72 — Self
• Tony Awards — Self - Presenter, Self - Performer
• The Oscars — Self
• The Nickelodeon Mega Music Fest — Self