John Leguizamo
John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez born July 22 1960 is a ColombianAmerican standup 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 Broadway stage receiving four Tony Award nominations for Freak in 1998 Sexaholix in 2002 and Latin History for Moronsin in 2018 He received a Special Tony Award in 2018 Leguizamo began his career as a standup 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 Super Mario Bros portraying Luigi Mario and the crime drama Carlitos Way portraying Benny Blanco both from 1993 followed by a role as drag queen ChiChi 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 20002004 He 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 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program This historic win made Leguizamo the first Latino to win this award in Emmy history He received further Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the 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
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