45 year-old Colombian actor, his father is Puerto-Rican.
According to Leguizamo, his paternal grandfather was of Italian descent and his maternal grandfather was Lebanese.
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.
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.
He played Luigi in the 1993 re-interpretation adaptation of Super Mario Bros. with Bob Hopskins.
During the 2005-2006 television season, Leguizamo joined the cast of the show ER, playing the emotionally disturbed Dr. Victor Clement.
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.
Another memorable role of his was Clown (in a fat suit) in the 1997 adaption of
Spawn. 
45 year-old Colombian actor, his father is Puerto-Rican.
According to Leguizamo, his paternal grandfather was of Italian descent and his maternal grandfather was Lebanese.
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.
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.
He played Luigi in the 1993 re-interpretation adaptation of Super Mario Bros. with Bob Hopskins.
During the 2005-2006 television season, Leguizamo joined the cast of the show ER, playing the emotionally disturbed Dr. Victor Clement.
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.
Another memorable role of his was Clown (in a fat suit) in the 1997 adaption of Spawn. 
He married Justine Maurer in 2003. They have two children, daughter Allegra Sky (born 1999) and son Ryder Lee (born 2000), and live in Venice, California.
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