{"id":109,"date":"2026-07-06T23:06:50","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T23:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=john-leguizamo"},"modified":"2026-07-06T23:06:50","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T23:06:50","slug":"john-leguizamo","status":"publish","type":"movie_engine_person","link":"https:\/\/lovemoviesnight.com\/?movie_engine_person=john-leguizamo","title":{"rendered":"John Leguizamo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>John Alberto Leguizamo Pel\u00e1ez (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\u00a0Broadway\u00a0stage receiving four\u00a0Tony Award\u00a0nominations for\u00a0Freak\u00a0in 1998,\u00a0Sexaholix\u00a0in 2002, and\u00a0Latin History for Moronsin in 2018. He received a\u00a0Special Tony Award\u00a0in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>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\u00a0Super Mario Bros.\u00a0portraying\u00a0Luigi Mario\u00a0and the crime drama\u00a0Carlito&#8217;s Way portraying Benny Blanco (both from 1993), followed by a role as drag queen Chi-Chi Rodriguez in the road comedy\u00a0To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar\u00a0(1995), for which he received a\u00a0Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor\u00a0nomination. Other films Leguizamo has since appeared in include\u00a0Romeo + Juliet\u00a0(1996),\u00a0The Pest\u00a0(1997),\u00a0Summer of Sam\u00a0(1999),\u00a0Moulin Rouge!\u00a0(2001),\u00a0Empire\u00a0(2002),\u00a0Love in the Time of Cholera (2007),\u00a0Righteous Kill\u00a0(2008),\u00a0The Lincoln Lawyer\u00a0(2011),\u00a0The Counselor\u00a0(2013),\u00a0John Wick (2014),\u00a0John Wick 2\u00a0(2017), and\u00a0The Menu (2022). As a voice actor, he narrated the sitcom\u00a0The Brothers Garc\u00eda\u00a0(2000\u20132004). He played\u00a0Sid the Sloth\u00a0in the\u00a0Ice Age\u00a0franchise\u00a0and\u00a0Bruno Madrigal\u00a0in\u00a0Encanto\u00a0(2021).<\/p>\n<p>Leguizamo is also known for his television roles including\u00a0Freak\u00a0(1998) for which he received the 1999\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program.\u00a0This historic win made Leguizamo the first Latino to win this award in Emmy history.\u00a0He received further\u00a0Primetime Emmy Award\u00a0nominations for the\u00a0miniseries\u00a0Waco\u00a0(2018) and the\u00a0Netflix\u00a0limited series\u00a0When They See Us\u00a0(2019). He has also appeared on\u00a0ER,\u00a0The Kill Point,\u00a0Bloodline, and\u00a0The Mandalorian.\u00a0In 2023, he hosted the\u00a0MSNBC\u00a0series\u00a0Leguizamo Does America.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>John Alberto Leguizamo Pel\u00e1ez (born July 22, 1960) is a Colombian-American stand-up comedian, actor, and film producer. 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