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John Alberto Leguizamo Peláez (born July 22, 1960) is a Colombian-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. He has also written and performed for the Broadway stage receiving four Tony Award nominations for Freak in 1998, Sexaholix in 2002, and Latin History for Moronsin in 2018. He received a Special Tony Award in 2018. Leguizamo began his career as a stand-up comedian in New York City. After several years of doing supporting roles in film and television, he rose to fame with significant roles in the fantasy adventure Super Mario Bros. portraying Luigi Mario and the crime drama Carlito's Way portraying Benny Blanco (both from 1993), followed by a role as drag queen Chi-Chi Rodriguez in the road comedy To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar (1995), for which he received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor nomination. Other films Leguizamo has since appeared in include Romeo + Juliet (1996), The Pest (1997), Summer of Sam (1999), Moulin Rouge! (2001), Empire (2002), Love in the Time of Cholera (2007), Righteous Kill (2008), The Lincoln Lawyer (2011), The Counselor (2013), John Wick (2014), John Wick 2 (2017), and The Menu (2022). As a voice actor, he narrated the sitcom The Brothers García (2000–2004). He played Sid the Sloth in the Ice Age franchise and Bruno Madrigal in Encanto (2021). Leguizamo is also known for his television roles including Freak (1998) for which he received the 1999 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program. This historic win made Leguizamo the first Latino to win this award in Emmy history. He received further Primetime Emmy Award nominations for the miniseries Waco (2018) and the Netflix limited series When They See Us (2019). He has also appeared on ER, The Kill Point, Bloodline, and The Mandalorian. In 2023, he hosted the MSNBC series Leguizamo Does America.
John Leguizamo
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for Cyrus Vargas in A Nightmare on Elm Street Presents: Westin Hills: Living Hell (1996)
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Twelve months after Lexi Murphy (Sarah Michelle Gellar) has suffered the loss of her friends and family at the hands of the maniacal child murdering dream demon, Freddy Krueger (Robert Englund). Lexi has been sent to Springwood's local psychiatric ward, Westin Hills and ever since the day she was brought to the establishment. Things start bleak, however silver linings in the form of new friends such as a nerd, who's an aspiring film director, a rebellious patient, who wants to be a musician and many others. However, it's not long as The Springwood Slasher kicks off another gruesome spree as Freddy brings another brand of nightmares to the patients and Lexi once again as if the corrupt staff wasn't enough for not only the behalf of the patients, but also Lexi. However, a figure donning in all black has been hunting down the dream killer to try and kill him once and for all. Will Lexi survive or join the rest of Freddy's victims?..
