Birth Place: Bogota, Colombia
Emmy Award winner John Leguizamo, has appeared in over 100 films and countless television shows while establishing a career that defies categorization. With boundless and visceral creativity, his work in film, theatre, television, and literature covers a variety of genres, continually threatening to create a few of its own. Leguizamo was seen in the third and final season of Bloodline where he reprised his role as Ozzy Delvecchio.
Upcoming projects include The Adventures of Drunky, set for release this year; ABC’s TV movie drama Salamander; Nancy, opposite Andrea Riseborough, Steve Buscemi and Ann Dowd; and Waco, a six-part event series set to release in 2018. John garnered a Golden Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actor for his performance as a sensitive drag queen in To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar, was the recipient of the 2002 ALMA Special Achievment Award for Entertainer of the Year, and picked up ALMA Award nominations for his roles in Moulin Rouge (Best Supporting Actor) and King of the Jungle (Best Lead Actor).
Other film credits for him include ; John Wick: Chapter 2; The Hollow Point; The Infiltrator; Ice Age: Collision Course; The Crash; 11:55; Porzingod; Stealing Cars; Sisters; Meadowland; Experimenter; American Ultra; Cymbeline; Fugly; John Wick; Chef; Ride Along; Underdogs; Walking with Dinosaurs 3D; The Counsellor; Kick-Ass-2; Fish N Chips: The Movie; Inocente; The Trip 2; Ice Age: Continental Drift; One for the Money; The Lincoln Lawyer; Vanishing on 7th Street; Big Balls; Repo Men; The Ministers; Rage; Gamer; Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs; Nothing Like the Holidays; Miracle at St. Anna; Righteous Kill; The Happening; The Babysitters; The Take; Ice Age: The Meltdown; Land of the Dead; The Honeymooners; Zig Zag; Ice Age; Collatoral Damage; Doctor Dolittle; Romeo + Juliet; The Fan; A Pyromaniac’s Love Story; Super Mario Bros.; Night Owl; Poison; Die Hard 2; and Casualties of War. Leguizamo’s TV work also includes The Kill Point; ER; My Name is Ear; The Brothers Garcia; House of Buggin’; and Miami Vice.
In 1991, Leguizamo created his first off-Broadway sensation as the writer and performer of his one-man show Mambo Mouth, in which he portrayed seven different characters. He received Obie, Outer Critics Circle and Vanguardia awards for this specific performance. Leguizamo went on to create his second off-Broadway one-man show Spic-O-Rama, which garnered a Dramatists’ Guild Hull-Warriner Award for Best American Play, the Lucille Lortel Outstanding Achievement Award for Best Broadway Performance, the Theatre World Award for Outstanding New Talent, and the Drama Desk Award for Best Solo Performance. Leguizamo’s debut to Broadway was his one-man show, Freak, for which he received a Tony Award nomination for Best Play and Best Performance by a Leading Actor in a Play. Additional theater credits include, Sexaholix… A Love Story, which received a Tony nomination for Best Special Theatrical Performance; A Midsummer Night’s Dream, La Puta Vida Trilogy; and American Buffalo.
John went on to film special presentations for HBO for his one-man shows including Mambo Mouth; Spic-O-Rama; Freak, for which he won a Emmy Award for Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program; Sexaholix… A Love Story; and Ghetto Klown. Leguizamo lengthened his lists of credits with his first literary project in 2006 with his memoir, Pimps, Hos, Playa Hatas and All the Rest of My Hollywood Friends: My Life. He also released Ghetto Klown, the graphic novel adaptation of his 2011 Drama Desk award winning one-man Broadway show in 2015. Leguizamo currently resides in New York City with his wife and two children.
John Leguizamo, Latin History for Morons
John LeguizamoLatin History For Morons
John Leguizamo, Latin History for Morons
John Leguizamo, Latin History for Morons
John Leguizamo, Ghetto Klown
John Leguizamo, Ghetto Klown
John Leguizamo, Sexaholix
John Leguizamo, Freak
John Leguizamo - , Freak
John Leguizamo, Freak
John Leguizamo, Freak
John Leguizamo, Spic-o-rama
John LeguizamoSpecial Award
John Leguizamo, Spic-O-Rama
John Leguizamo, Mambo Mouth
John Leguizamo, Mambo Mouth
John Leguizamo has appeared on Broadway in 6 shows.
John Leguizamo has not appeared in the West End.
John Leguizamo has been nominated for various awards throughout his career, including Best Play at the Tony Awards for "Latin History for Morons," a Special Tony Award for the same production, and a Distinguished Performance Award at the Drama League Awards. He also received nominations for Outstanding Solo Show at The Lortels for "Latin History for Morons," Outstanding Solo Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for "Ghetto Klown," and Outstanding Solo Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for both "Ghetto Klown" and "Sexaholix." Additionally, he was nominated for One Person Solo Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for "Freak," Best Solo Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Freak," and Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in a Play at the Tony Awards for "Freak." Other nominations include Outstanding Lead Actor at The Lortels for "Spic-o-rama," a Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for a Special Award, Outstanding One Person Show at the Drama Desk Awards for "Spic-O-Rama," a Performance award at the Obie Awards for "Mambo Mouth," and the John Gassner Playwriting Award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Mambo Mouth."
John Leguizamo has won several awards for his work in Broadway shows, including the Special Tony Award for "Latin History For Morons," Outstanding Solo Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for "Ghetto Klown," Outstanding Solo Performance at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Ghetto Klown," One Person Solo Performance at the Drama Desk Awards for "Freak," Outstanding Lead Actor at The Lortels for "Spic-o-rama," a Performance award at the Theatre World Awards for a Special Award, Outstanding One Person Show at the Drama Desk Awards for "Spic-O-Rama," a Performance award at the Obie Awards for "Mambo Mouth," and the John Gassner Playwriting Award at the Outer Critics Circle Awards for "Mambo Mouth."
John Leguizamo has written 7 shows including Mambo Mouth (Playwright), Spic-O-Rama (Playwright), Freak (Playwright), Sexaholix (Playwright), Ghetto Klown (Playwright), Latin History for Morons (Writer), Kiss My Aztec! (Bookwriter & Lyricist).
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