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John Leguizamo Biography

John Leguizamo is one of the most popular and richest Movie Actor who was born on July 22, 1964 in Bogotá, Colombia. A comedian and actor who was awarded an Primetime Emmy Award in 1999 for his performance in the HBO series Freak. He’s played as a supporting character in Moulin Rouge, as well as the production Romeo + Juliet. Other credits for films are Super Mario Bros., A Pyromaniac’s Love Story, Collateral Damage, Ride Along, Kick-Ass 2 and Playing with Fire.

He has voiced with He has done voice acting alongside Ray Romano for the Ice Age film series. for the Ice Age film series.

Leguizamo started out as a stand-up comic doing the New York nightclub circuit in 1984. He made his television debut in 1986 with a small part in Miami Vice. His other early roles include: a friend of Madonna’s boyfriend in her “Borderline” video (1984); Mixed Blood (1985), Casualties of War (1989), a terrorist in Die Hard 2 (1990), Hangin’ with the Homeboys (1991), the robber in Regarding Henry (1991), Super Mario Bros (1993), and Night Owl (1993).

In 1991, Leguizamo also wrote and performed in the Off-Broadway production Mambo Mouth, where he played seven different characters. Mambo Mouth won an Obie Award and an Outer Critics Award. He was listed as one of 12 “Promising New Actors of 1991” in “John Willis’ Screen Worlds Vol. 43”.

He had two kids, Allegra and Lucas, with his second wife Justine Maurer.

NameJohn Leguizamo
First NameJohn
Last NameLeguizamo
OccupationMovie Actor
BirthdayJuly 22
Birth Year1964
Place of BirthBogotá
Home Town
Birth CountryColombia
Birth SignCancer
Full/Birth Name
FatherNot Available
MotherNot Available
SiblingsNot Available
SpouseJustine Maurer , Yelba Osorio
Children(s)Lucas Leguizamo, Allegra Leguizamo

Ethnicity, religion & political views

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In 1993, Leguizamo wrote and performed in Spic-O-Rama, where he made fun of the stereotyping of Latinos in the United States. The production won a Drama Desk Award and four Cable ACE Awards. Both Mambo Mouth and Spic-O-Rama were later filmed for presentation on HBO.

John Leguizamo Net Worth

John Leguizamo is one of the richest Movie Actor from Colombia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, John Leguizamo's net worth $25 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He left his Tisch school of arts to pursue a career in full-time stand-up comedy.

He appeared in the year 2019 when he was a guest on the Netflix mini-series They See Us.

John Alberto Leguizamo (/ˌ l ɛ ɡ ɪ ˈ z ɑː m oʊ / ; Colombian Spanish: [leɣiˈsamo] ; born July 22, 1964) is an American actor, stand-up comedian, producer, playwright and screenwriter. He rose to fame with a co-starring role in the action comedy Super Mario Bros. (1993) as Luigi and a supporting role in the crime drama Carlito’s Way (1993). Other roles include Sid the Sloth in the animated Ice Age films (2002–2016) and the narrator of the sitcom The Brothers García (2000–2004). His other notable films are To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar for which he was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor, Spawn, Moulin Rouge!, Land of the Dead, Summer of Sam, Chef, John Wick, John Wick: Chapter 2, The Happening, and Romeo + Juliet. He had a recurring role on ER and was a series regular on The Kill Point. He is also known for his role as Ozzy Delvecchio on Bloodline.

Net Worth$25 Million
SalaryUnder Review
Source of IncomeMovie Actor
CarsNot Available
HouseLiving in own house.

Leguizamo married actress Yelba Osorio in 1994. They divorced in 1996 after two years of marriage.

In 1995 Leguizamo created, produced, wrote, and starred in the 1995 Latino-oriented variety show called House of Buggin’ on Fox Television. Some audiences saw this as the Latino version of In Living Color. The show showcased Leguizamo’s well-known ability to assume a wide variety of colorful, energetic characters, but due to poor ratings the show ran less than one season.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

John Leguizamo height 5 ft 8 in John weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Height5 ft 8 in
WeightNot Known
Body MeasurementsUnder Review
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In 1992, he starred in Whispers in the Dark as John Castillo. In 1993 Leguizamo was offered the lead part as Luigi in the film Super Mario Bros., based on the Mario video game franchise. Despite being considered a critical and financial failure universally, the film started his acting career in Hollywood and became one of his memorable roles. It also provided a boost to his career, allowing him to appear in better comedic roles in the following years. That same year, he had a prominent role in Brian De Palma’s Carlito’s Way as Carlito Brigante’s nemesis, “Benny Blanco from the Bronx,” which also boosted his career in serious roles.

In 1998, he debuted on Broadway in the production of Freak, a semi-autobiographical one-person play that was recorded for HBO and released on October 10, 1998, with Spike Lee sitting in as director. The show won him the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding One-Person Show.

Who is John Leguizamo Dating?

According to our records, John Leguizamo married to Justine Maurer , Yelba Osorio . As of December 1, 2023, John Leguizamo’s is not dating anyone.

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Leguizamo also starred in Romeo + Juliet as Tybalt Capulet, as Violator in Spawn, Cholo in Land of the Dead, and Pestario ‘Pest’ Vargas in The Pest, the latter being one of his few roles as a lead actor in a studio film. In 1995, he starred as drag queen Chi-Chi Rodriguez in To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar for which he received a Golden Globe Nomination for Best Supporting Actor, and starred in the 1996 action film Executive Decision as Captain Rat. In 2002, he starred in the movie Empire. To promote the 2001 movie Moulin Rouge!, he appeared on a celebrity edition of the US version of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? with Kelly Ripa, Kevin Sorbo, Alfre Woodard, Martin Short and Chevy Chase. Appearing as the first celebrity to sit in the hot seat, he eventually tried for $125,000, but got the answer wrong. Later in 2002, on the syndicated version, a question about the movie featured his character and Meredith Vieira mentioned that Leguizamo had played Lautrec and had been on the show.

Facts & Trivia

John Ranked on the list of most popular Movie Actor. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Colombia. John Leguizamo celebrates birthday on July 22 of every year.

In 2000, Leguizamo portrayed both Genies in Arabian Nights, a TV mini-series adaptation of the epic One Thousand and One Nights.

What is John Leguizamo known for?

He rose to fame with a co-starring role in Super Mario Bros. (1993) as Luigi, and a supporting role in the crime drama Carlito’s Way (1993). He later notably starred in the film To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), for which he was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor.

Does Leguizamo speak Spanish?

John Leguizamo on Twitter: “Tell’im! I speak 4 languages English, Spanish, French and street!

Who voices John Leguizamo?

The actor/comedian took a few minutes to answer my questions about Miami Vice, how his Sid the Sloth voice turns on his wife, and his much buzzed-about upcoming film “The Counselor”. “The Trip 2” is one of the few films Leguizamo has done in Spanish.

Does John Leguizamo have a daughter?

Allegra Leguizamo

What character did John Leguizamo play in Mandalorian?

John Alberto Leguizamo is an American actor of Colombian descent who appeared in the second season of The Mandalorian, where he voiced Gor Koresh.

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