John Leguizamo
American actor, comedian, producer, and writer (born 1960)
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John Leguizamo is an American actor, comedian, producer, and writer born in 1960 who has worked across film, television, and theater. His career matters because he has become a prominent Latino voice in entertainment across multiple creative disciplines.
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Leguizamo was born in Bogotá, Colombia to Alberto and Luz Leguizamo.[1] His paternal grandfather was of Italian and Puerto Rican descent;[2] his maternal grandfather was Lebanese.[3] Leguizamo's father was once an aspiring film director and studied at Cinecittà but eventually dropped out due to lack of finances.[4] When Leguizamo was three years old, his family emigrated to the United States[5] and lived in various neighborhoods of Queens in New York City. <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/John
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- “He was like twitching and frothing and it was my father, … I went like all pale. I felt all the blood leave my body. And then my father was like, 'How dare you?' And he stormed out of the theater and I followed him and we fought and argued and hugged and he cried and we made up.”
- “Latins for Republicans - it's like roaches for Raid.”
- “I was familiar with that and “Rio Bravo.” “Rio Bravo” was what John Carpenter did, that brilliant move of taking a western and turning it into an urban flick. And from there you got, you know, all the cop genre movies of the time.”
- “He made the characters a lot more three-dimensional. It's still a 'B' movie and it's still kinda campy. Now it's these really well-developed characters, really three-dimensional.”
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John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (/ˌlɛɡwɪˈzɑːmoʊ/ , LEG-wih-ZAH-moh; Colombian Spanish: [leɣiˈsamo]; born July 22, 1960) is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and film producer. He has appeared in more than 100 films, produced more than 20 films and documentaries, made more than 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 Morons 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 major roles in the fantasy adventure Super Mario Bros. portraying Luigi 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 nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor. 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: Chapter 2 (2017), and The Menu (2022). As a voice actor, he narrated the sitcom The Brothers García (2000–2004) and played Sid the Sloth in the Ice Age franchise (2002–present) and Bruno Madrigal in Encanto (2021).
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