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45 year-old Colombian actor, his father is Puerto-Rican.
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According to Leguizamo, his paternal grandfather was of Italian descent and his maternal grandfather was Lebanese.
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He had a prominent role in Brian DePalma's Carlito's Way as Carlito Brigante's (Al Pacino) nemesis "Benny Blanco from the Bronx," which also boosted his career in serious roles.
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In 2002 he voiced Sid the Sloth for the film
Ice Age, eventually repeating it for the sequels
Ice Age: The Meltdown and
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiH4XW0oqAAdQbMxmlSeaxy5U43VkySlPeAFM21K2kTanBTHFoWGYcLjbEMG2WZP6CBiOU7LoIH4AJ_g0l-auvjJVip6BruaZ3EIBVIPK17uv8TsLNfDg_catNaG7jcDX9odGAha6zvYg/s400/JohnLeguizamo06.jpg)
He played Luigi in the 1993 re-interpretation adaptation of Super Mario Bros. with Bob Hopskins.
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During the 2005-2006 television season, Leguizamo joined the cast of the show ER, playing the emotionally disturbed Dr. Victor Clement.
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In 1995, he was given the opportunity to create, executive produce, write, and star in the 1995 Latino-oriented variety show called House of Buggin' on FOX.
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Another memorable role of his was Clown (in a fat suit) in the 1997 adaption of
Spawn. ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLx_n6JVZpwQj12UFfaosOcS_XK9Yfdle2cahdzieMhbFe-jdZKBsNlFJQcK2BO8pxjd0tkwa8np5swU9WzAr3OTsmrhwyF6pWiP0H_QJGmtHt3SOWk7pyxu0mFEhKuWBK7cYX9bRvLw/s400/JohnLeguizamo09.jpg)
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