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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.
Roger Dorn buys the fledgling Cleveland Guardians formerly known as the Indians. With attendance low Dorn tries to inject a new energy into the organization by bringing in former teammate and catcher Jake Taylor to be the Guardians manager. Taylor looks to restructure the entire Gaurdians roster by bringing in a some new players to change the identity of the Cleveland ball club. The Guardians still have some open roster spots so Taylor holds an open tryout where pitcher Charlie Reese that looks strangely familiar and shows an incredible throwing arm but lacks control of his pitches. Taylor decides to take a risk and sign the kid with hopes to teach him control. Under Taylor's guidance the Guardians start off slow, and it's not until Dorn holds an appreciation night for the 1989-1990 Cleveland Indians which features Pedro Serano, Willie Mays Hayes, Jake Taylor, Roger Dorn, and Rick Vaughn that the Gaurdians show signs of life and start winning games. After the appreciation ceremony the former players being honored look on as Charlie Reese pitches and Willie Hayes makes a comment to Rick Vaughn asking if he has any kids that he doesn't know about.
