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May 9, 2024 · “They were never going to pick me”: John Leguizamo on how rejection made him The actor explains why 40 years into his career, he's still a fighter – for lead roles, Latino stories & democracy
John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (/ ˌ l ɛ ɡ w ɪ ˈ z ɑː m oʊ /, 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.
May 19, 2021 · His 1998 offering, Freak, was equally successful and turned into an HBO special directed by Spike Lee. 2001 saw Leguizamo return to the stage with Sexaholix...a Love Story, which was based on his...
Starting his career as a stand-up comedian in New York nightclubs in 1984, John Leguizamo made his television debut in 1986 with a small role in ‘Miami Vice’. In 1991, he wrote and performed seven different characters in the play ‘Mambo Mouth’, an Off-Broadway production.
Leguizamo got the idea for Latin History about six years ago, when his son, Lucas, then in middle school, was being bullied by classmates because he was Latino. Hoping to make Lucas proud of his...
Apr 4, 2022 · In a cruel, ironic twist of fate, the bullet isn't fired by any of the mobsters that Carlito has been running from, but by "Benny Blanco from the Bronx" (John Leguizamo), a flashy young...
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Growing up in Jackson Heights, Queens, John Leguizamo used comedy to keep himself out of trouble, but making people laugh—which he affectionately calls a “ghetto defense mechanism”—wasn’t something the teenager initially considered as a career. The words of a math teacher changed his outlook.
