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BOB TREVINO LIKES IT Trailer (2025) Barbie Ferreira, John Leguizamo
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"She's just a kid who doesn't have anyone." Roadside Attractions has debuted the official trailer for an indie film called Bob Trevino Likes It, made by indie filmmaker Tracie Laymon. This first premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival last year, and it also played at Seattle, Melbourne, Newport Beach, Nashville, Mill Valley, and Denver Film Festivals, and many others. Bob Trevino Likes It is inspired by the true friendship that writer-director Tracie Laymon found with a stranger when looking for her father online. Often playing the role of caretaker to people like her father who should be caring for her, Lily Trevino longs for a familial connection, having been abandoned by her mother as a child, then suddenly by her father in her 20s. When she accidentally befriends a stranger online who also shares the same name as her own self-centered father, encouragement and support from this new Bob Trevino could change her life. Starring Barbie Ferreira, John Leguizamo, French Stewart, Lauren "Lolo" Spencer, & Rachel Bay Jones. This looks really lovely and wholesome and uplifting - Leguizamo seems to be bringing so much charm & warmth to his role.

Here's the official trailer for Tracie Laymon's indie film Bob Trevino Likes It, direct from YouTube:

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Bob Trevino Likes It Film

Bob Trevino (John Leguizamo) works long hours alone at a construction company to support his wife's scrapbooking habit. The couple has endured a lot in the past decade, and Bob has sought to put his wife first, to the point of ignoring his own feelings and need for friendship, meaning, and connection. Until he gets an unexpected Facebook message from a stranger. Lily & Bob's blossoming friendship becomes a vital source of connection and healing in both their lives. Bob’s small acts of fatherly kindness fill a familial void in Lily's life and hold the power to change her direction forever. In their own ways, these two must both learn they are worthy of extraordinary love exemplified through small acts of kindness. Bob Trevino Likes It is written and directed by indie filmmaker Tracie Laymon, making her feature directorial debut after many shorts previously including in Girls! Girls! Girls!. It's produced by Tracie Laymon, Sean Mullin, Edgar Rosa, Felipe Dieppa. This initially premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival last year. Roadside will debut Laymon's Bob Trevino Likes It in select US theaters starting March 21st, 2025 coming soon. Interested?

Barbie Ferreira may not be returning to “Euphoria,” but the actress is making her feature presence known with indie dramedy “Bob Trevino Likes It.”

The film, which debuted at SXSW 2024, stars Ferreira as a struggling caretaker who tries to cope with her absent father. While Ferreira has had roles in “Unpregnant” and “Nope,” it is “Bob” that puts Ferreira on the map as one to watch — and she even executive produces it along with her co-star and onscreen surrogate dad John Leguizamo.

Tracie Laymon writes and directs the semi-autobiographical feature, which is inspired by the true friendship of her befriending a stranger in real life while looking for her father online.

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The official synopsis reads: “Often playing the role of caretaker to people like her father, who should be caring for her, Lily Trevino (Ferreira) longs for familial connection. When her father, Robert (French Stewart), finally checks out of her life, Lily looks for him on the internet. She tries to ‘friend’ a man she believes is her father on Facebook. But instead of finding Robert Trevino, she finds Bob Trevino (Leguizamo) instead. Lily and Bob’s blossoming friendship becomes a vital source of connection and healing for both, holding the power to change each of their lives forever.”

Lauren “Lolo” Spencer and Rachel Bay Jones also star.

“Bob Trevino Likes It” won 13 film festival audience awards across its circuit screenings. The IndieWire review deemed the film a “tearjerker” that is grounded in the fact that it’s also a true story based on first-time feature writer/director Tracie Laymon’s own encounter with a Bob Laymon (not her dad).

“Leguizamo may give one of his career-best performances in the feature, but it’s Ferreira’s surprising command onscreen that is the most memorable. With this feature, she proves her own talent is among that of her A-list “Euphoria” co-stars Sydney Sweeney, Jacob Elordi, and Zendaya,” the review reads. “Ferreira may have been sidelined in “Euphoria” Season 2, but with ‘Bob,’ her range is evident. Ferreira sobs hysterically, spouts horrific recounts of an abusive childhood, and slowly opens up, all in the span of a two-hour film. It’s a quiet movie, one whose tension is found in waiting to see just how far Lily and Bob will take their quasi daughter-father relationship (will Lily finally meet Bob’s wife? Will both Bobs finally cross paths?). Do we ‘like’ it? We love it.”

Laymon produces the film with Sean Mullin, Edgar Rosa, and Felipe Dieppa.

“Bob Trevino Likes It” premieres March 21 in select theaters. Check out the trailer below.

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A woman looking for her long-lost father finds a friend in the new trailer for Bob Trevino Likes It. Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo star in the tale of a woman searching for her estranged father, and finding something better. The dramedy will be released in theaters on March 21, 2025.

In the trailer, Lily Trevino (Ferreira) is struggling to establish a relationship with her distant, emotionally manipulative father, Bob (French Stewart) — who even goes so far as to give her a bill for the expenses he incurred raising her. In a quest to contact him after he leaves her, she reaches out and friends Bob Trevino on social media — only to discover that it's a wholly unrelated Bob Trevino (Leguizamo). However, that Bob Trevino, who has no children, can see how lonely Lily is, and starts liking her posts. The two establish a relationship, with Leguizamo's Trevino turning out to be more of a father than her biological one ever was — even as Bob's wife (Rachel Bay Jones) warms him not to give her any money. The trailer promises a touching tale about found family, and how the connections we make, even with strangers, can transcend genetics.

Who Are the Stars of 'Bob Trevino Likes It'?
Ferreira broke out with her role as Kat Hernandez on HBO's controversial teen drama Euphoria; she will not return for the series' much-delayed third season. She will appear in Daniel Goldhaber's reimagining of the Faces of Death series of "video nasties," and in the music industry drama Mile End Kicks with Jay Baruchel. Comedian and actor Leguizamo broke out in the early 1990s with roles in Super Mario Bros, Carlito's Way, and Romeo + Juliet; he recently starred in The Menu, Violent Night, and The Power. He is also a prominent voice actor, lending his voice to the Ice Age series and Encanto.

Stewart is best known for his role as alien oddball Harry Solomon on 3rd Rock From the Sun and Chef Rudy on Mom; he recently guested on Will Trent. Jones is best known in Broadway circles for her role as Heidi Hansen in the hit musical Dear Evan Hansen; the role won her an Emmy, a Grammy, and a Tony. She currently stars as Audrey McAllister on Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage.

Bob Trevino Likes It is the first feature from director Tracie Laymon. She also wrote the film's script, which is semi-autobiographical, as she related to Collider's Steve Weintraub in an interview: "It's about a time when my dad kind of disappeared, and he was mad at me, and I was trying to reach him. I put his name into Facebook trying to find him and accidentally friended another man with his name who ended up being more kind and more fatherly to me than my dad ever was. So it's a story about that, about chosen family and how people are out there that wanna love you."

Bob Trevino Likes It will be released in theaters on March 21, 2025. Stay tuned to Collider for future updates, and watch the new trailer for Bob Trevino Likes It above.

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Roadside Attractions has shared the Bob Trevino Likes It trailer for its newest comedy drama movie, starring Emmy winner John Leguizamo (Freak, John Wick) and Barbie Ferreira (Euphoria). It is currently scheduled to arrive in select theaters on March 21, 2025.

Check out the Bob Trevino Likes It trailer below (watch more trailers):

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The video features a young woman who finds a unlikely familial connection with a stranger online, while searching for her estranged father. They instantly formed a friendship, as Bob becomes the father figure she’s been needing all her life. The cast also includes French Stewart as Robert Trevino, Rachel Bay Jones as Jeanie, Ted Welch as Harlan, Lolo Spencer as Daphne, and more.

Bob Trevino Likes It is written and directed by Tracie Laymon, whose real-life experiences inspired the story. The film is produced by Tracie Laymon, Sean Mullin, Edgar Rosa, Felipe Dieppa. The film had its world premiere at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival, where it successfully won the Grand Jury Award and Audience Award. Since its debut, it has scored a Tomatometer rating of 93% on Rotten Tomatoes.

“Often playing the role of caretaker to people like her father, who should be caring for her, Lily Trevino longs for familial connection. When her father, Robert, finally checks out of her life, Lily looks for him on the internet. She tries to ‘friend’ a man she believes is her father on Facebook. But instead of finding Robert Trevino, she finds Bob Trevino instead,” reads the official synopsis. “Bob Trevino works long, hours at a construction company to support his wife Jeanie’s elaborate scrapbooking habit. The couple has endured a lot in the past decade, and Bob has prioritized his wife’s healing to the point of ignoring his feelings and sense of loneliness. When Bob gets an unexpected Facebook message from a stranger named Lily Trevino, he discerns she needs a friend as much as he does. Lily and Bob’s blossoming friendship becomes a vital source of connection and healing for both, holding the power to change each of their lives forever.”
Looking for a movie to give you a nice warm hug? Well, try this one for size. We're sure it’ll bring a smile to your face and perhaps warm that cold heart of yours. Here's the trailer for Bob Trevino Likes It!

Bob Trevino Likes It is a bittersweet coming-of-age dramedy based on the true story of Lily Trevino, a young woman with a strained relationship with her emotionally abusive father, Bob. Fed up with his mind games and absenteeism, Lily turns to Facebook in a desperate attempt to contact him. Instead, she stumbles upon the account of another Bob Trevino, a random family man who seems like a warm-hearted guy. Lily soon strikes up a relationship with this other Bob Trevino, who turns out to be the father figure she has always longed for.

Barbie Ferreira, one of the breakout actresses from HBO's Euphoria, stars as Lily Trevino, a young woman searching for a loving father, only to find good fortune when she stumbles upon one on Facebook. (And we don’t mean she found a "sugar daddy," get your head out of the gutter).

Veteran character actor/comedian John Leguizamo (The Menu, John Wick) plays Bob Trevino, the good one. He's a happily married man who never tried having children after losing one at birth decades ago. So, in a way, he has been looking for someone like Lily, too.

Meanwhile, French Stewart (from 3rd Rock from the Sun) co-stars as Lily's biological father, the bad and terrible Bob Trevino.

Texas-based filmmaker Tracie Laymon writes and directs the upcoming film. This marks her feature debut, which earned strong reviews when the film premiered at the SXSW Film Festival last year. The movie also picked up the Festival's Grand Jury Award and Audience Award, which tells us that it has the potential to be a breakout hit this year.

Bob Trevino Likes It costars Rachel Bay Jones and is coming to select theaters on March 21st.
Roadside Attractions said Friday that it has acquired rights to Bob Trevino Likes It, the news coming off the indie comedy drama’s premiere at SXSW where it won the Audience Award and Grand Jury Award.

The pic, written and directed by Tracie Laymon, stars Euphoria‘s Barbie Ferreira, John Leguizamo, French Stewart, Lauren “Lolo” Spencer and Rachel Bay Jones. Roadside is aiming for an early 2025 theatrical release. Myriad Pictures is repping international sales.

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Inspired by the true story of a friendship Laymon struck with a stranger when looking for her father online, the film centers on Lily (Ferreira), who longs for a familial connection, having been abandoned by her mother as a child and then by her father in her 20s. A Facebook message to a stranger named Bob (Leguizamo) turns into a friendship that becomes a source of healing in both their lives.

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Laymon, Sean Mullin, Edgar Rosa, and Felipe Dieppa produced the pic, which qualified for a SAG-AFTRA interim agreement to shoot during last year’s actors strike. Ferreira, Leguizamo, Carl Effenson, Mike Sobiloff, Peter Sobiloff, Kirk D’Amico and Kevin D. Forester are executive producers.

Presented by Myriad Pictures, Bob Trevino is a Laymon’s Terms and Five By Eight production in association with Purple Intuition, Artimage, BondIt Media Capital, Daydream Studios, Seasick Studios, Myriad and Off Media.

“Tracie Laymon’s beautiful film is about finding family and community where you least expect it, and has revelatory performances from Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo,” Roadside’s Cohen and co-president Eric d’Arbeloff said. “We think it will be a special communal experience when people see it in theatres.”

The deal was struck by Roadside co-president Howard Cohen and VP Acquisitions Angel An, Myriad’s D’Amico and UTA Independent Film Group for the filmmakers.

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Tracie Laymon
Sean Mullin
Edgar Rosa
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Starring
Barbie Ferreira
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Edited by Anisha Acharya
Music by Jacques Brautbar
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Release date
March 9, 2024 (SXSW)
Running time 102 minutes
Country United States
Language English
Bob Trevino Likes It is a 2024 American comedy drama film written and directed by Tracie Laymon. It stars Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo with supporting roles provided by French Stewart and Rachel Bay Jones. The film centers around a young woman who searches for her estranged father, Bob Trevino, online and forms a bond with a different man of the same name. The story is semi-autobiographical, inspired by Laymon's personal experiences.

The film premiered on March 9, 2024, at South by Southwest where it won the festival's Grand Jury Award and Audience Award in the Narrative Feature categories.

Premise
A young woman named Lily Trevino uses Facebook to pursue her estranged father, Bob Trevino. In the process, she encounters a different, childless man of the same name who begins liking her posts, causing the two to correspond. Upon meeting up in real life, Bob becomes a father figure in Lily's life.[1]

Cast
Barbie Ferreira as Lily Trevino
John Leguizamo as Bob Trevino
French Stewart as Robert Trevino, Lily's biological father
Rachel Bay Jones as Jeanie
Ted Welch as Harlan
Lolo Spencer as Daphne, Lily's roommate
Production
Production occurred in 2023; because it was independent of any major studios, the project received waivers to continue filming amidst the Hollywood labor disputes at the time. Filming took place in Louisville as well as other Kentucky locations in Bullitt, Franklin, Hardin, Henry, Oldham, Shelby and Spencer counties.[2] Tracie Laymon's company, Laymon's Terms, as well as Five By Eight Productions produced the film.

Release
The film premiered at the South by Southwest film festival on March 9, 2024, where it received both the Narrative Feature Grand Jury Award and the Audience Award for Best Narrative Feature.[3][4] In August 2024, Roadside Attractions acquired US distribution rights to the film, planning to release it in early 2025.[5]

It has been scheduled to screen in a gala presentation at the 2024 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival.[6] The film was also selected for the inaugural European edition of the Tribeca Film Festival in Lisbon [7] and is an official selection of the 69th Valladolid International Film Festival, where it won the official selection's Audience Award.[8][9]

Reception
Following the film's SXSW release, Matt Zoller Seitz of RogerEbert.com wrote that Bob Trevino Likes It is "the kind of movie that will make certain viewers roll their eyes but inspire others to see it multiple times in a theater, just to have that great feeling again." Seitz criticized Jeanie, Bob's wife, as a character lacking dimension but noted that his complaints about the movie were "minor in the greater scheme".[10]

Angie Han of The Hollywood Reporter said of the film that it "draws its emotional power not from watching its characters break, but from letting them start to heal" and that it "succeeds beautifully on its own terms as a love letter, or perhaps a thank you note" but criticized how Lily and Bob seem to bond too easily, as their "jagged edges fit together as neatly as pieces of a puzzle".[11]

In October 2024, the film won the Best Feature Film Award at the San Diego International Film Festival.[12]

References
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Grobar, Matt (March 18, 2024). "'Bob Trevino Likes It,' Dev Patel's 'Monkey Man,' A24's 'Sing Sing' & Dramedy 'My Dead Friend Zoe' Among SXSW Audience Award Winners". Deadline. Retrieved March 22, 2024.
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"Film Festival 2024". sdfilmfest.com. Retrieved 2024-11-09.
External links
Bob Trevino Likes It at IMDb
Categories: 2024 films2020s American films2024 comedy-drama films2024 independent filmsAmerican comedy-drama filmsAmerican independent filmsFilms about father–daughter relationshipsFilms about social mediaFilms shot in KentuckyWorks about FacebookFilms shot in Louisville, KentuckyEnglish-language comedy-drama films2020s English-language filmsEnglish-language independent films
The following is the complete list of filmography of John Leguizamo.

Leguizamo is a Colombian-American actor, stand-up comedian, film producer, playwright and screenwriter (born 1964). His early films include Casualties of War (1989), Die Hard 2 (1990), and Regarding Henry (1991). He had a leading role as Luigi in Super Mario Bros. (1993). He had supporting roles in Brian De Palma's Carlito's Way (1993), A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995) To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), for which he earned a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor - Motion Picture nomination, and the Baz Luhrman films Romeo + Juliet (1996), and Moulin Rouge! (2001).

He is also known for his voice role as Sid the Sloth in Ice Age (2002), Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006), Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009), Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011), Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012), and Ice Age: Collision Course (2016). He also voiced Bruno Madrigal in the Disney Animated film, Encanto (2021). His other notable roles include in the films The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), Kick-Ass 2 (2013), Ride Along (2014), Chef (2014), John Wick (2014), The Infiltrator (2016), John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017), Critical Thinking (2020), The Survivor (2021), and The Menu (2022).

Acting credits
Film
Year Title Role Notes
1984 Borderline [1] friend uncredited background extra in Madonna music video
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) Paco & "Guess my Nationality" party guest
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[2]
1999 Joe the King Jorge
Summer of Sam Vinny
2000 Titan A.E. Gune Voice[2]
King of the Jungle Seymour
2001 Moulin Rouge! Henri de 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[2]
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[2]
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[2]
Nominated - Annie Award for Voice Acting in a Feature Production
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
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas Sid Christmas special[2]
2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift Sid Voice[2]
El Paseo 2 Lucho Calvo[3]
2013 Underdogs Ziggy Voice, English dub[2]
Kick-Ass 2 Javier
The Counselor Randy
Walking with Dinosaurs Alex Voice[2]
Fish N Chips, Best Enemies Forever Chips Voice[2]
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[2]
Sisters Dave
2016 The Hollow Point Atticus [4]
Ice Age: Collision Course Sid Voice[2]
The Infiltrator Emil Abreu [5]
11:55 Berto [6]
2017 The Crash George [7]
John Wick: Chapter 2 Aurelio [8]
2018 Nancy Jeb [9]
2019 The Sun Is Also a Star Jeremy Martinez
Playing with Fire Rodrigo Torres [10]
2020 The Night Clerk Detective Espada [11]
Critical Thinking Mario Martinez Also director[12]
2021 The Survivor Pepe [13]
Encanto Bruno Madrigal Voice[2]
2022 Violent Night Jimmy "Scrooge" Martinez [14]
The Menu George Diaz Credited as Movie Star[15]
2024 Bob Trevino Likes It Bob Trevino [16]
2026 Ice Age 6 Sid Voice[17]
TBA The Adventures of Drunky TBA Voice
Tin Soldier Luke [18]
Television
Year Title Role Notes
1986–1989 Miami Vice Orlando Calderone, Angelo Alvarez 3 episodes
1991 Mambo Mouth Various characters Television film
1993 Spic-O-Rama Television special
1995 House of Buggin' Creator, writer, producer; 10 episodes
1997 All That Mocking Alien 1 episode
1998 Freak Himself Television film
2000 Arabian Nights Genie of the Ring/Genie of the Lamp Miniseries; 2 episodes
2000–2004 The Brothers Garcia Narrator 45 episodes
2002 Sesame Street Himself/Captain Vegetable Episode: "Snuffy's Grandma Visits"
2002 Sexaholix... A Love Story Himself Television film
2004 Dora the Explorer Flying Monkeys, Mail Bird, Pirate Pig Voice, 3 episodes
2004 Lugar Heights Spanish Fly Voice, 1 episode
2005–2006 ER Dr. Victor Clemente 12 episodes
2006 My Name Is Earl Uncle Diego Episode: "South of the Border"
2007 The Kill Point Mr. Wolf 8 episodes
2011 Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas Sid Voice, TV special[2]
2012 Kings of Van Nuys Del Boy Unaired pilot
2013 American Dad! Luis Ramirez Voice, episode: "The Full Cognitive Redaction of Avery Bullock by the Coward Stan Smith"
2014 Sanjay and Craig Carlos Bandana Voice, episode: "Tuffcon"[2]
2014 John Leguizamo's Ghetto Klown Himself Television film
2015 The Adventures of Puss in Boots Jack Sprat Voice, 3 episodes[2]
2016 Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade Sid Voice, television special[2]
2016–2017 Bloodline Ozzy Delvecchio[19] 17 episodes
2016–2017 Live with Kelly Himself Guest host
2018 Waco Jacob Vazquez[20] Miniseries; 3 episodes
2018 Animals Fluffy Voice, episode: "Dogs"[2]
2018 BoJack Horseman Mr. Buenaventura Voice, episode: "Planned Obsolescence"
2018 Latin History for Morons Himself Netflix stand-up special
2019 When They See Us Raymond Santana Sr. Miniseries
2020 Elena of Avalor Tziloco Voice, episode: "Giant Steps"
2020 The Mandalorian Gor Koresh Voice, episode: "Chapter 9: The Marshal"[21]
2021 Inexplicable: Latinoamerica Himself Host
2021–2022 Fairfax Glenn the Pigeon Voice, recurring role[22]
2023 The Power Dr. Rob Lopez Main role[23]
2023 The Daily Show Himself Guest host (week of March 27)[24]
2023–present Leguizamo Does America Host
TBA Firebug Esposito Upcoming miniseries[25]
Video games
Year Title Role Notes
2003 Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc Globox [2]
2006 Ice Age 2: The Meltdown Sid
2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs Sid
2010 Dora the Explorer: Dora's Big Birthday Adventure Flying Monkeys [2]
2012 Ice Age: Continental Drift – Arctic Games Sid [2]
2016 Ice Age: Arctic Blast Sid [2]
Web
Year Title Role Notes
2011 Annoying Orange Jumping Bean Voice
1 episode
Music videos
Year Song title Album Artist
2015 "What Do You Mean?"[26] Purpose Justin Bieber
2017 "Somos Anormales"[27] Residente Residente
Audio
Year Title Role Author Production Company
2021 Batman: The Audio Adventures[28] The Riddler/Edward Nygma Dennis McNicholas Blue Ribbon Content
References
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"John Leguizamo (visual voices guide)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved September 8, 2024. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.
El Paseo 2 (2012) - IMDb
Holland, Jonathan (June 3, 2016). "The Hollow Point: Film Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 8, 2024.
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John Leguizamo

Leguizamo in 2014
Born John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez[1]
July 22, 1960 (age 64) or
July 22, 1964 (age 60)
Bogotá, Colombia
Citizenship
ColombiaUnited States
Occupations
Actorcomedianproducerscreenwriter
Years active 1984–present
Spouses
Yelba Osorio
​
​(m. 1994; div. 1996)​
Justine Maurer ​(m. 2003)​
Children 2
Comedy career
Medium
Filmstand-uptelevision
Genres
Improvisational comedyobservational comedycharacter comedyblue comedymusical comedysatire
Subject(s)
Latin American culturechildhoodself-deprecationfamilysexmarriageparentingrace relationsracismhuman sexualityeveryday life
John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (/ˌlɛɡwɪˈzɑːmoʊ/, LEG-wih-ZAH-moh; Colombian Spanish: [leɣiˈsamo]; born July 22, 1960 or 1964[note 1]) is an American stand-up 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 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 Mario and the crime drama Carlito's Way portraying Benny Blanco (both from 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).[3]

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.[4] This was a historic win, making Leguizamo the first ever Latino to win this award in Emmy history.[5] 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.[6] In 2023, he hosted the MSNBC series Leguizamo Does America.[7]

Early life and education
Leguizamo was born in Bogotá, Colombia, the son of Luz Marina Peláez and Alberto Rudolfo Leguizamo.[1] His father was once an aspiring film director and studied at Cinecittà in Rome, Italy, but eventually dropped out due to lack of finances.[8]

John has Indigenous Colombian (Muisca), European (especially Iberian), and some African ancestry.[1] His paternal grandfather was a wealthy Colombian landowner, and his great-great-grandfather, Higinio Cualla, was Mayor of Bogotá for sixteen years in the late 1800s, and was considered an important modernizer of the city.[1] Before this discovery, Leguizamo had claimed that he was Puerto Rican on his father's side, which was one of the reasons he was selected as the Puerto Rican Day Parade Global Ambassador of the Arts,[9] and marched in the parade on June 12, 2011.[10] It was determined that Leguizamo's maternal lineage includes the 16th-century Spanish conquistador Sebastián de Belalcázar, as well as Jerónimo Betuma, a 17th-century indigenous Colombian of noble birth.

When Leguizamo was 3 years old,[11] his family emigrated to New York City,[12] where they lived in various neighborhoods in Queens, including Jackson Heights.[13][14] He later credited growing up as one of the first Latino children in the neighborhood as formative in his acting ability: "It was tough. There were lots of fights. I would walk through a park and be attacked, and I had to defend myself all the time. But this helped me to become funny so that I wouldn't get hit." His parents divorced when he was 13 and lived with his mother growing up.[15][16][17][18] Leguizamo and his family constantly moved apartments in Queens, attending multiple elementary schools. Leguizamo was arrested twice as a teenager, once for jumping a turnstile at a New York City Subway station and another time for truancy. His family later sent him to Colombia for a year where he stayed with his relatives.[19]

Leguizamo attended Joseph Pulitzer Middle School (I.S.145) and later Murry Bergtraum High School. As a student at Murry Bergtraum, he wrote comedy material and tested it on his classmates. He was voted "Most Talkative" by his classmates. After graduating from high school, he began his theater career as an undergraduate at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts, from which he eventually dropped out in favor of a career in stand-up comedy. Post-NYU, Leguizamo enrolled at LIU Post and at HB Studio,[20] where he took theater classes.

Career
Early career

Leguizamo signing playbills in 2008
Leguizamo started out as a stand-up comic doing the New York nightclub circuit in 1984, and in 1988, he performed at The Public Theater in two shows, including as Puck in A Midsummer Night's Dream in which he appeared with Fisher Stevens.[21] 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). In the 1990s he played 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".

In 1992, he starred in Whispers in the Dark as John Castillo. In 1993 Leguizamo portrayed 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 was considered to be his breakthrough role, 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 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.

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. Leguizamo also starred in Romeo + Juliet (1996) 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 1998, he debuted on Broadway in the production of Freak, a semi-autobiographical one-person play that was filmed 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 and the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. In 1999, he starred in the lead role of Vinny in Summer of Sam which was written and directed by Spike Lee.

2000–2009

Leguizamo at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival
In 2000, Leguizamo portrayed both Genies in Arabian Nights, a TV mini-series adaptation of the epic One Thousand and One Nights. In 2001, RCA/BMG Records released John Leguizamo LIVE, a CD compilation of Leguizamo's stage routines. Among the bits are a primer Leguizamo gives on the history and culture of Latinos in America, which with the dubious tale of the mating of an Inca princess with a Spanish conquistador, thus creating the original dysfunctional Latin family, each member of which is voiced by Leguizamo. The CD also includes a musical intermission, with two salsa/hip-hop tunes, "The Night Before Christmas" and "Gotta Get Some", and footage from Leguizamo's tours and two interactive games, "Spanish Fly Pick-Up Line".

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. In 2002, he starred in the movie Empire. That same year he wrote and performed in Sexaholix... A Love Story, which explained his love life and how he started his own family. 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. In 2002, he voiced Sid the Sloth for the film Ice Age, reprising the role for the sequels Ice Age: The Meltdown, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs, Ice Age: Continental Drift and Ice Age: Collision Course. The game versions of the films also used his voice. In 2003, he voice-acted Globox from Rayman 3: Hoodlum Havoc. Leguizamo portrayed Paul in the Brad Anderson thriller film Vanishing on 7th Street.[22]

Leguizamo at the 2010 Tribeca Film Festival
In 2004, he guest-starred on Dora the Explorer as Captain Pirate Piggy. During the 2005–06 television season, Leguizamo joined the cast of the show ER, playing the emotionally disturbed Dr. Victor Clemente, a new attending who is keen on introducing the staff of County General to better ways of treating patients and cutting-edge technology. Clemente, however, was plagued with personal problems and was fired from the hospital near the end of the season. Dr. Clemente's departure from the show was a blessing for Leguizamo. He revealed to CraveOnline that he was not happy working on the television program. "I was depressed doing ER," he admitted, "I started gaining weight, I was eating doughnuts, I started smoking again. I'm eating McDonald's, things that I know when I'm depressed I do. I tried to kill myself internally."[23]

In 2006, Leguizamo starred in the television pilot for Edison, a 2006 CBS drama about a Los Angeles detective (played by Leguizamo) who relied on impersonations and disguises to solve crimes. Other cast members included Currie Graham and Deidrie Henry. Kevin Rodney Sullivan directed from a script by Ron Milbauer and Terri Hughes. Leguizamo and David Hoberman also served as executive producers. In October 2006, Leguizamo's memoir, Pimps, Hos, Playa Hatas and All the Rest of My Hollywood Friends: My Life, was released. During an interview on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, he stated that his memoir was very candid about experiences involving other celebrities he had worked with. He stated that working with Arnold Schwarzenegger on Collateral Damage (2002) was one of the most enjoyable experiences he'd had as an actor, that Schwarzenegger's accent let him say things that others would think were sexist or homophobic if said by someone else, and that Steven Seagal was an egotist with diva tendencies.[24]

In 2007, he played Michael Beltran in the movie The Babysitters. In 2008, he co-starred in the movie The Happening, written and directed by M. Night Shyamalan.[25] In July 2007, Spike TV aired its drama series The Kill Point, which starred Leguizamo, Donnie Wahlberg, and Michael Hyatt. The show was an eight-part series revolving around ex-war veterans whose bank robbery went wrong, thus ending in a hostage situation. Despite high ratings, The Kill Point was not renewed for a second season. A year later, Leguizamo guest-starred on Sesame Street as Captain Vegetable, who tells Elmo to eat his vegetables.

2010–2016

Leguizamo at the Chicago Theatre in 2014
In 2010, Leguizamo also guest-starred on The Electric Company as himself, rhyming about commas and quotation marks. In June 2010, Leguizamo opened his semi-autobiographical one-man theater show, Klass Klown (later renamed Ghetto Klown), based on his memoir Pimps, Hos, Playa Hatas, and All the Rest of My Hollywood Friends: My Life. After the show ran at various theaters in the United States and Leguizamo performed an "unplugged" version of it under the title John Leguizamo Warms Up at a Chicago theater, it opened on Broadway in March 2011 at the Lyceum Theatre.[26][27][28][29] The show, about Leguizamo's path from obscurity to stardom, opened to many positive reviews and was extended through July 10, 2011. A CD of the show was released. In 2011, Leguizamo received the Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Solo Performance[30] and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding Solo Performance for his performance in the show.[31] In September 2011, Leguizamo began an international tour of Ghetto Klown in Los Angeles.[32] On July 13, 2012, PBS debuted Tales From a Ghetto Klown, a documentary about Leguizamo's life and the show's development. On November 16, 2013, John taped Ghetto Klown at The New Jersey Performing Arts Center in Newark, NJ for HBO.[33]

In 2012, Leguizamo was cast as Derek Trotter in the American remake of the British BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses. In October 2013, Leguizamo started filming for The Crash, starring alongside Frank Grillo, AnnaSophia Robb, Dianna Agron, Ed Westwick, Minnie Driver, Mary McCormack, Christopher McDonald and Maggie Q.[34] The film is directed by Aram Rappaport and produced by Hilary Shor, Atit Shah and Aaron Becker. In 2014 Leguizamo starred alongside Jon Favreau in Chef as the line cook Martin, a role he prepared for by working as an actual line cook at The Lion in the West Village.[35] Also in 2014, he played a drug dealer in the action comedy film American Ultra alongside Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart. He also starred in John Wick as Aurelio in 2014. The Crash was released on January 13, 2017.[36]

In 2015, Abrams ComicArts published the graphic novel adaptation of Leguizamo's one-man Broadway show, Ghetto Klown. As with the live show, the graphic novel explores the actor/comedian's life and career, beginning with his adolescence in Queens, New York, his involvement in 1980s avant-garde theater, his feature film career, and some of the colorful characters he encountered throughout his life. Leguizamo describes the work:

"Ghetto Klown is the history that I probably never should have told anyone but my therapist, but it's a real lesson that even if you suffer a certain amount (a lot) of self-doubt and anxiety, you can still accomplish great things. It's a lesson I'm really excited to impart to a whole new audience."

The comic is illustrated by Christa Cassano.[37] In 2016, Leguizamo played the role of Ozzy Delvecchio in the second season of the Netflix original series Bloodline. Also in 2016, he produced the Q Brothers' Othello: The Remix at off-Broadway's Westside Theatre.[38]

2017–present

Leguizamo in 2013
In 2017, Leguizamo sang on "Almost Like Praying", a charitable song written and composed by Lin-Manuel Miranda. Proceeds from the song went to the Hispanic Federation to assist relief efforts for those in Puerto Rico who were affected by Hurricane Maria.[39] Also in 2017, he debuted Latin History for Morons,[40] a show about the participation of Latin Americans throughout US history. The show premiered at the Public Theater before moving to Studio 54. Latin History for Morons was nominated for the 2018 Tony Award for Best Play.[41] That year, he also was presented with a Special Tony Award for his body of work and for his commitment to bringing diverse stories and audiences to Broadway for three decades.[42] In January 2018, Leguizamo was announced as the host of the 63rd Obie Awards held in May 2018 at Terminal 5.[43]

In 2018, Leguizamo played undercover ATF agent Jacob Vazquez in the Paramount Network miniseries Waco. The following year, Leguizamo played Raymond Santana's father Raymond Santana Sr. in the Netflix miniseries When They See Us. Leguizamo wrote the original musical Kiss My Aztec, with book by Leguizamo and director Tony Taccone, music by Benjamin Velez, and lyrics by Velez, Leguizamo, and David Kamp. It was developed at the Public Theater in 2018 and premiered at Berkeley Repertory Theater and La Jolla Playhouse in 2019, where it received critical acclaim.[44][45][46][47][48][49] Leguizamo also received Smithsonian Magazine's 2018 American Ingenuity Award in the History category.[50]

In 2020, Leguizamo played Gor Koresh in season 2, episode 1 of the Disney+ series The Mandalorian. In 2021, he played Estragon opposite Ethan Hawke as Vladimir in Waiting for Godot and Wallace Shawn with The New Group Off Stage as a video performance during the COVID-19 pandemic.[51] In 2021, Leguizamo provided the voice of Bruno Madrigal in the Disney animated film Encanto,[52] which received the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. In 2022 he acted in the critically acclaimed Mark Mylod-directed comedy-horror film The Menu alongside Anya Taylor-Joy and Ralph Fiennes, where he played a washed-up movie star attending an exclusive restaurant with his assistant played by Aimee Carrero. Leguizamo based his character on Steven Seagal, with whom he co-starred in Executive Decision.[53] In 2022, he played Scrooge in the Christmas action comedy Violent Night.[54]

In 2023, he briefly hosted The Daily Show after Trevor Noah's departure; Leguizamo was part of a series of rotating guest hosts. His brief tenure was a ratings hit, becoming the second most watched of the rotating guests only behind Al Franken. Other guest hosts included Sarah Silverman, Hasan Minhaj, Roy Wood Jr., Wanda Sykes, Leslie Jones, Kal Penn, Chelsea Handler, and Marlon Wayans.[55] It also was announced he would host the MSNBC series Leguizamo Does America, premiering on Sunday April 16.[7][56] In summer 2023, his play, Our Hood, an adaptation of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, had its first reading at the Guthrie Theater under the direction of Maija Garcia.[57]

Leguizamo is the host for the PBS series, "American Historia: The Untold History of Latinos", that premiered September 27, 2024.[58]

Personal life
Leguizamo married actress Yelba Osorio in 1994 and divorced in 1996 after two years of marriage.[59]

He married Justine Maurer, a costumer on Carlito's Way,[60] on June 28, 2003. Leguizamo is Catholic and Maurer is Jewish.[61] They have two children, daughter Allegra Sky Leguizamo[62][63] (born 1999) and son Ryder Lee "Lucas" Leguizamo (born 2000).[64][65][66][67] They live in Manhattan.[68]

In 2008, Leguizamo received the Rita Moreno HOLA Award for Excellence from the Hispanic Organization of Latin Actors (HOLA). In 2011, he received the Made in NY Award from New York City.[69][70] In 2018, Leguizamo received an Honorary Degree from Marymount Manhattan College.[71] Leguizamo gave the commencement speech to the Class of 2022 at Vassar College.[72]

Activism
In 2004, Leguizamo was one of the celebrity supporters of Voto Latino, co-founded by Rosario Dawson.[73] In 2012, he co-founded NGL (Next-Generation Latinx) Collective to create content for Latinx audiences.[74] Backed by GoDigital Media Group, in 2022 NGL merged with mitú "to create the largest digital-first "Latinx powerhouse" in the US."[75] Leguizamo has also been heralded as a preservationist for the Greenwich Village Society for Historic Preservation.[76]

In 2016, Leguizamo authored a searing op-ed in The New York Times, calling out Donald Trump's "racist rhetoric" and urging Latinos to vote.[77] As of 2022, he is on the board of directors for the National Museum of the American Latino.[78]

Leguizamo has also been an activist directly through his artistic work. In 2017, he opened Latin History for Morons at The Public, and it later went to Broadway. Netflix filmed it in 2018, advocating that "teaching Latin history is the first step toward conquering prejudice."[79] In 2020, Leguizamo's directorial debut, Critical Thinking, was released. He starred in the biographical drama set in 1998 about an inner-city teacher and students who compete in the US National Chess Championship.[80] He said that he wanted to, "create a universal message of hope and spread this message to the world."[81] In 2022, he performed Ghetto Klown "at Rikers Island Correctional Facility for an audience of justice-involved young men."[82]

Leguizamo is an outspoken critic of Hollywood's whitewashing in the casting of movies. In 2022, he spoke out against the casting of James Franco to portray Fidel Castro in the upcoming film Alina of Cuba: La Hija Rebelde, stating "I don't got a prob with Franco but he ain't Latino!"[83] In a 2023 interview with TMZ, Leguizamo, who previously starred in the 1993 Super Mario Bros film, criticized The Super Mario Bros. Movie for having actors Chris Pratt and Charlie Day voice the Italian-American Mario and Luigi, saying "No I will not [be watching]. They could've included a Latin character, like I was groundbreaking and then they stopped the groundbreaking. They messed up the inclusion. They dis-included. Just cast some Latin folk! We're 20% of the population. The largest people of color group and we are underrepresented."[84]

Leguizamo is an advocate for LGBTQ+ rights. In 2023, he, alongside other figures, appeared in a video produced by Teen Vogue and online magazine Them called Dear Trans Youth affirming his support for transgender youth.[85]

Filmography
Main article: John Leguizamo filmography
Film
Selected credits

Casualties of War (1989)
Die Hard 2 (1990)
Regarding Henry (1991)
Hangin' with the Homeboys (1991)
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Carlito's Way (1993)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995)
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
The Fan (1996)
Executive Decision (1996)
The Pest (1997)
Spawn (1997)
Dr. Dolittle (1998)
Summer of Sam (1999)
Titan A.E. (2000)
Moulin Rouge! (2001)
Ice Age (2002)
Empire (2002)
Spun (2002)
Crónicas (2004)
Land of the Dead (2005)
Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)
The Happening (2008)
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (2009)
One for the Money (2011)
The Lincoln Lawyer (2011)
Ice Age: Continental Drift (2012)
Kick-Ass 2 (2013)
The Counselor (2013)
Ride Along (2014)
Chef (2014)
John Wick (2014)
Experimenter (2015)
Meadowland (2015)
American Ultra (2015)
Sisters (2015)
Ice Age: Collision Course (2016)
The Infiltrator (2016)
John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
Nancy (2018)
Playing with Fire (2019)
Critical Thinking (2020)
The Survivor (2021)
Encanto (2021)
The Menu (2022)
Violent Night (2022)
Ice Age 6 (2026)
Television
Selected credits

Miami Vice (1986–1989)
Mambo Mouth (1991)
House of Buggin' (1995)
Freak (1998)
Arabian Nights (2000)
The Brothers Garcia (2000–2004)
ER (2005–2006)
My Name Is Earl (2006)
The Kill Point (2007)
Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (2011)
Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade (2016)
Bloodline (2016–2017)
Waco (2018)
Latin History for Morons (2018)
When They See Us (2019)
The Mandalorian (2020)
Fairfax (2021–2022)
The Power (2023–present)
Leguizamo Does America (2023)
The Green Veil (2024)
Firebug (TBA)
Theater
Year Title Role Venue
1991 Mambo Mouth Writer / Performer Off-Broadway
1993 Spic-O-Rama Writer / Performer Chicago
1998 Freak Writer / Performer Cort Theatre, Broadway debut
2001 Sexaholix Writer / Performer Royale Theatre, Broadway
2003 Broadway Theatre, Broadway
2008 American Buffalo Walter Cole Belasco Theatre, Broadway
2011 Ghetto Klown Writer / Performer Lyceum Theatre, Broadway
2017 Latin History for Morons Writer / Performer Studio 54, Broadway
Awards and nominations
Year Award Category Title Result Ref.
1999 Primetime Emmy Awards Outstanding Variety Special John Leguizamo: Freak Nominated
Outstanding Performance in a Variety Special Won
2018 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie Waco Nominated
2019 When They See Us Nominated
2015 New York Emmy Awards Entertainment Program or Special The Lineup: The Best New York Movies Won
Interview or Discussion Won
1995 Golden Globe Award Best Supporting Actor in a Motion Picture To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar Nominated
2001 Screen Actors Guild Award Outstanding Cast in a Motion Picture Moulin Rouge! Nominated
1998 Tony Awards Best Play Freak Nominated
Best Actor in a Play Nominated
2002 Best Special Theatrical Event Sexaholix Nominated
2018 Best Play Latin History for Morons Nominated
Special Tony Award Received
Discography
Charted songs

List of charted songs, with year released, selected chart positions, and album name shown
Title Year Peak chart positions Album
US[86] CAN[87] WW[88]
"All of You" (with Stephanie Beatriz, Olga Merediz, Adassa, Maluma, and Encanto cast) 2021 71 83 111 Encanto: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
Bibliography
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Books

Mouth (Bantam Books, 1993)
a Dysfunctional Comedy (Bantam, 1994)
a Semidemiquasipseudo Autobiography (Riverhead Books, 1998)
Hos Playa Hatas and All the Rest of My Hollywood Friends My Life (Ecco Press, 2006)
Works of John Leguizamo Freak Spicorama Mambo Mouth and Sexaholix (Harper Collins, 2008)
Klown (Abrams Books, 2015)
Comic Books

PhemonX #1 with Aram Rappaport, Joe Miciak, and Chris Batista (November 10, 2021)
PhenomX #2 with Aram Rappaport, Joe Miciak, and Chris Batista (December 8, 2021)
PhemonX #3 with Aram Rappaport, Joe Miciak, and Chris Batista (January 11, 2022)
Phenomx #4 with Aram Rappaport, Joe Miciak, and Chris Batista (February 9, 2022)
Notes
There are conflicting sources regarding Leguizamo's birth year. While sources prior to Finding Your Roots airing state his age as having been born on July 22, 1964,[2] the episode of Finding Your Roots in which he appears briefly shows a family tree which states a birth date of July 22, 1960.[1]13:00
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Stated on Finding Your Roots Season 8, Episode 7: Incredible Journeys, February 15, 2022.
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