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John Leguizamo
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Executive Producer, Actor
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July 22, 1964 in Bogota, Colombia
Biography:Colombian-born actor and comedian "John Leguizamo" has made a career proving that it is possible to be taken seriously both as a raunchy comic performer and a serious dramatic actor. Since 1991, when he won over audiences and critics with his one-man show, the off-Broadway Mambo Mouth, Leguizamo has been working steadily in film, television, and theater. Whether playing lowlife criminals, conflicted womanizers, or flamboyant drag queens, he has impressed viewers with his often sharply satirical characterizations of Latinos, making fun of stereotypes even as he blows them to smithereens.

Born in Bogota, Colombia, on July 22, 1964, Leguizamo immigrated to the United States with his family at the age of four. Deciding that he wanted to go into acting, he studied the craft at New York University and with the legendary "Lee Strasberg" for one day before Strasberg died. Of his teacher's unexpected... Full Biography

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Wesley Snipes, John Leguizamo and Patrick Swayze in "Too Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie...
John Leguizamo, left, as Lorenzo and Giovanna Mezzogiorno as Fermina in "Love in the Time of...
Unax Ugalde, left, and John Leguizamo in "Love in the Time of Cholera" (New Line Cinema)
From left: Melonie Diaz, Freddy Rodriguez, Jay Hernandez, John Leguizamo, Vanessa Ferlito, Debra...
Debra Messing and John Leguizamo in "Nothing Like the Holidays" (Overture Films)
John Leguizamo voice Sid in "Ice Age: The Meltdown."
John Leguizamo, left, and Donnie Wahlberg in "Righteous Kill" (Overture Films)
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