• Name: John Leguizamo
  
• Height: 5' 8"
  
• Sex: M
  
• Nationality: Colombian
  
• Birth Date: July 22, 1964
  
• Birth Place: Bogota, Colombia
  
• Profession: actor, comedian
  
• Education: Sylvia Leigh's Showcase Theater, New York
  
•   : Lee Strasberg Institute, New York
  
•   : HB Studio, New York
  
•   : New York University (majored in Theater)
  
• Husband/Wife: Yelba Matamoros (actress; eloped in September 1994; divorced in November 1996)
  
• Relationship: Justine Maurer (estate planner; dating from 1997), Samantha Mathis (actress; costarred in Super Mario Bros; dated in 1993; broke up), Carolyn McDermott (comedian; 1986-1991; broke up)
  
• Father: Alberto Leguizamo (realtor; Puerto Rican immigrant; divorced in 1978)
  
• Mother: Luz Leguizamo (Colombian immigrant)
  
• Brother: Sergio Leguizamo (younger)
  
• Son: Ryder Lee (born on December 5, 2000; mother: Justine Maurer)
  
• Daughter: Allegra Sky (born on October 23, 1999 in New York; mother: Justine Maurer)
  
• Claim to fame: as Benny Blanco in Brian DePalma's Carlito's Way (1993)
  

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• "I see the new Latin artist as a pioneer, opening up doors for others to follow. And when they don't open, we crowbar our way in."

• ALMA Awards: Special Achievement Award - Entertainer of the Year (2002)
• ALMA Awards: Outstanding Host of a Variety or Awards Special, My VH1 Music Awards (2001)
• ALMA Awards: Outstanding Performance by an Individual or Act in a Variety or Comedy Special, Freak (1999)
• Emmy: Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program, Freak (1999)
• Outer Critics Circle: Outstanding Solo Performance, FREAK (1998)
• Nosotros Golden Eagle Award (1996)
• Theatre World Award, and four CableACE Awards, for SPIC-O-RAMA (1993)
• Hull-Warrior Award, Dramatists' Guild, Lucille Lortel Outstanding Achievement Award, and Drama Desk Award, all for SPIC-O-RAMA (1992)
• CableACE Award, for Comedy Central's THE TALENT POOL (1991)
• Obie Award, Outer Critics Circle Award, CableACE Award, HBO, and Vanguardin Award, all for MAMBO MOUTH (1991)

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