John Leguizamo is an Emmy Award winning actor and comedian who has appeared in numerous television shows and feature films.
Fast Facts:
- Born in Bogota, Colombia
- Raised in Queens, New York
- First acting job on Miami Vice
- Married with 2 children
- Won an Emmy Award in 1998 for Freak
- Won an ALMA Award in 2002 for Entertainer of the Year
- Wrote a tell-all autobiography
Life and Early Career
John Leguizamo was born in Bogota, Columbia, but his family moved to New York City when he was three years old. He attended New York University, where he took classes in acting. Leguizamo began his professional career as a stand up comic and soon found his way into the world of Off-Broadway theater, which led to his participation in the Obie Award winning Mambo Mouth.
Film Career
He soon began appearing in a number of TV shows and even produced his own show called House of Buggin. The show aired on FOX in 1995 but was canceled after one season. His career hit a new high when he starred as Tybalt in Baz Luhrmann's Romeo + Juliet in 1996. After that his next big appearance came in 2001 as Toulouse-Lautrec in Moulin Rouge, which was also directed by Luhrmann.
In more recent years he has had success as the voice of Sid in the Ice Age animated movie series and also featured heavily in the 2005 season of ER. In 2008, he stars in Righteous Kill alongside Robert De Niro and Al Pacino as well as Mauricio Rodriguez in Nothing Like the Holidays.
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John Leguizamo Timeline
Note: The majority of the links in this timeline are to IMDb, which has pop-ups.
July 22, 1964: Born
1985: Mixed Blood
1989: Casualties of War
1990: Die Hard 2
1992: Whispers In The Dark
1993: Super Mario Bros.
1996: Romeo And Juliet
1997: The Pest
1998: Body Count
1999: Joe The King
2000: King Of The Jungle
2001: Moulin Rouge!
2002: Collateral Damage
2002: Ice Age
2004: Cronicas
2005: The Honeymooners
2006: Ice Age 2: The Meltdown
2007: The Babysitters
2007: The Take
2008: Righteous Kill
