John Leguizamo facts for kids
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John Leguizamo
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Leguizamo in March 2014
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| Born | July 22, 1964 |
| Years active | 1984– |
| Spouse(s) |
Yelba Osorio
(m. 1994; div. 1996) Justine Maurer (m. 2003)
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| Children | 2 |
John Leguizamo (born July 22, 1964) is an Emmy Award-winning and Golden Globe-nominated American comedian, actor and producer.
Movies
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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| 1985 | Mixed Blood | Macetero | ||
| 1989 | Casualties of War | PFC Antonio Diaz | ||
| 1990 | Street Hunter | Angel | ||
| Gentille Alouette | Ortiz | |||
| Revenge | Ignacio | |||
| Die Hard 2 | Burke | |||
| 1991 | Poison | Chanchi | Credited as Damien Garcia | |
| Hangin' with the Homeboys | Johnny | |||
| Out for Justice | Boy in alley | |||
| Regarding Henry | Liquor store gunman | |||
| NYPD Mounted | Unknown | |||
| 1992 | Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical) | "Guess my nationality" guy | ||
| Whispers in the Dark | John Castillo | |||
| Time Expired | Ruby | |||
| 1993 | Night Owl | Angel | ||
| Super Mario Bros. | Luigi Mario | |||
| Carlito's Way | Benny Blanco | |||
| 1995 | A Pyromaniac's Love Story | Sergio | ||
| To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar | Chi-Chi Rodriguez | Nominated – Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture | ||
| 1996 | Executive Decision | Rat | ||
| The Fan | Manny | |||
| Romeo + Juliet | Tybalt Capulet | |||
| 1997 | The Pest | Pestario "Pest" Vargas | ||
| A Brother's Kiss | Lefty | |||
| Spawn | Clown/Violator | |||
| 1998 | Frogs for Snakes | Zip | ||
| Body Count | Chino | |||
| Dr. Dolittle | Rat #2 | Voice | ||
| 1999 | Joe the King | Jorge | ||
| Summer of Sam | Vinny | |||
| 2000 | Arabian Nights | Genie | ||
| Titan A.E. | Gune | Voice | ||
| King of the Jungle | Seymour | |||
| 2001 | Moulin Rouge! | Toulouse-Lautrec | ||
| What's the Worst That Could Happen? | Berger | |||
| Dr. Dolittle 2 | Rat #2 | Voice (uncredited) | ||
| 2002 | Collateral Damage | Felix Ramirez | ||
| Zig Zag | Dean Singer | |||
| Ice Age | Sid | Voice | ||
| Point of Origin | Keith Lang | |||
| Empire | Victor Rosa | |||
| Spun | Spider Mike | |||
| 2003 | Undefeated | Lex Vargas | ||
| 2004 | Crónicas | Manolo Bonilla | ||
| 2005 | Assault on Precinct 13 | Beck | ||
| The Honeymooners | Dodge | |||
| Land of the Dead | Cholo DeMora | |||
| Sueño | Antonio | |||
| 2006 | AKA | Sean Edison | ||
| The Alibi | Hannibal | |||
| Ice Age: The Meltdown | Sid | Voice | ||
| The Groomsmen | T.C. | |||
| 2007 | Where God Left His Shoes | Frank Diaz | ||
| The Babysitters | Michael Beltran | |||
| Love in the Time of Cholera | Lorenzo Daza | |||
| The Take | Felix De La Pena | |||
| 2008 | Paraiso Travel | Roger Pena | ||
| The Happening | Julian | |||
| Miracle at St. Anna | Enrico | |||
| Righteous Kill | Detective Simon Perez | |||
| Nothing like the Holidays | Mauricio Rodriguez | |||
| Surviving Sid | Sid | Voice | ||
| 2009 | The Ministers | Dante / Perfecto Mendoza | ||
| Rage | Jed | |||
| Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs | Sid | Voice Nominated - Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production |
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| Gamer | Freek | |||
| 2010 | Repo Men | Asbury | Uncredited | |
| Vanishing on 7th Street | Paul | |||
| Big Balls | Unknown | Short film | ||
| 2011 | One for the Money | Jimmy Alpha | ||
| The Lincoln Lawyer | Val Valenzuela | |||
| 2012 | Ice Age: Continental Drift | Sid | Voice | |
| El Paseo 2 | Lucho Calvo | |||
| 2013 | Underdogs | Ziggy | Voice; American dub | |
| The Counselor | Randy | |||
| Walking with Dinosaurs | Alex | Voice | ||
| Fish N Chips, Best Enemies Forever | Chips | Voice | ||
| 2014 | Ride Along | Santiago | ||
| Chef | Martin | |||
| Cymbeline | Pisanio | |||
| John Wick | Aurelio | |||
| Fugly! | Jesse | |||
| 2015 | Experimenter | Taylor | ||
| Meadowland | Pete | |||
| Stealing Cars | Montgomery De La Cruz | |||
| American Ultra | Rose | |||
| Get Squirrely | Fly Boy/Liam | Voice | ||
| Sisters | Dave | |||
| 2016 | The Hollow Point | Atticus | ||
| Ice Age: Collision Course | Sid | Voice | ||
| The Infiltrator | Emil Abreu | |||
| 11:55 | Berto | |||
| 2017 | The Crash | George | ||
| John Wick: Chapter 2 | Aurelio | |||
| 2018 | Nancy | Jeb | ||
| 2019 | The Sun Is Also a Star | Jeremy Martinez | ||
| Playing with Fire | ||||
| TBA | The Night Clerk | Post-production | ||
| Harry Haft | Post-production | |||
| Critical Thinking | Mario Martinez | Post-production; also director | ||
| The Godmother | Post-production |
Images for kids
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Leguizamo at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival
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Leguizamo signing playbills in 2008
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From left to right: Sara Benincasa, Bob Saget, and Leguizamo on a "Comedians as Authors" panel at the 2014 Brooklyn Book Festival
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