John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez born July 22 1960 is an American actor comedian 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 Hes also written and performed for the Broadway stage receiving three 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 He rose to fame with a costarring role in Super Mario Bros 1993 as Luigi Benny Blanco in the crime drama Carlitos Way 1993 and later To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything Julie Newmar 1995 for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination Other films include Romeo Juliet 1996 A Brothers Kiss 1997 Summer of Sam 1999 Moulin Rouge 2001 The Alibi 2006 Righteous Kill 2008 Repo Men 2010 The Counselor 2013 John Wick 2014 and The Menu 2022 He served as the narrator of the sitcom The Brothers García 20002004 and voiced Sid the Sloth in the Ice Age franchise 20022016 and as Bruno in Encanto 2021 Leguizamo is also known for his television roles including Freak 1998 for which he received the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program He received further Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the Paramount miniseries Waco 2018 and Netflixs limited series When They See Us 2019 Hes also appeared on ER The Kill Point Bloodline and The Mandalorian
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