Name: John Leguizamo
Date of Birth: 22 July 1964 Was voted "Most Talkative" in high school. Moved from Colombia to the United States with his family when he was three years old. Was accepted into Lee Strasberg's actors' studio and studied with the master for one day before Strasberg died. "I have that affect on people," Leguizamo quipped. Listed as one of twelve "Promising New Actors of 1991" in John Willis' Screen World, Vol. 43. Dated Carolyn McDermott. [1986-1991] Daughter, Allegra Sky, born (with girlfriend Justine Maurer). [23 October 1999] ... John and Justine welcomed son Ryder Lee, weighing 8lbs 1oz. [5 December 2000] John's father, Alberto, is Puerto Rican-Italian-Colombian. His mother, Luz is Lebanese-Colombian. They divorced when he was in his teens. Last name is actually pronounced: leh-gee-ZA-mo. Grew up in the Jackson Heights section of Queens, New York. Began writing material for himself in high school, testing it out on classmates. Majored in theater at New York University and was the only Latino in drama class. Son, Lucas. For his role in Ice Age (2002), he tried a variety of different speaking voices for his character, Sid. After watching several hours of Discovery Channel footage of sloths, he developed the lisp, because sloths store food in their cheeks. Was nominated for two Tony Awards in 1998: as Best Actor (Play) and as Author of Best Play nominee, his one-man show titled "Freak." Although he is about 5' 8" in reality, he has played two characters who are technically little people (under 4' 11"): the Clown in Spawn (1997) and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec in Moulin Rouge! (2001). Although he was born in a Spanish-speaking country and has understood Spanish since childhood, Crónicas (2004) is his first Spanish-language acting performance. His parents encouraged him to maintain his Spanish, sometimes with bribes. They spoke to him in Spanish, but he usually replied in English. Was considered for the role of Det. Rey Curtis on "Law & Order" (1990). Read more John Leguizamo Fans :John Leguizamo movies (actor)User Comments |
