John Leguizamo

John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (, ; ; born July 22, 1960^13:00) is an American actor, comedian, 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 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 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) and 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 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. He received further Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the Paramount 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''. Provided by Wikipedia