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John Leguizamo Biography

John Alberto Leguizamo (/ˌlɛɡwɪˈzɑːmoʊ/; born July 22, 1964) is an American actor, voice artist, stand-up comedian, film producer, playwright and screenwriter. He came to prominence with a co-starring role in the action comedy Super Mario Bros. (1993) as Luigi and a supporting role in the crime drama Carlito's Way (1993). Other notable roles include Sid the Sloth in the animated Ice Age films (2002–2016) and the narrator of the sitcom The Brothers García (2000–2004). As of 2009, he has appeared in over 75 films, produced over 10 films, starred on Broadway in several productions (winning several awards), made over 12 television appearances, and has produced or starred in many other television shows.

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I had a whole new respect for directors.

Directors, Respect, Whole

So many people, my friends and family, were all saying, "You're so funny. Why don't you become a comedian or an actor?" But it wasn't a reality at the time, it wasn't a road that Latin people were accepted in.

Actor, Latin, People, Reality, Time

The New York Times made you or broke you.

Broke, Made, New York, Times, York

America may not realize it yet, but Latin prototypes are being created right now, and not just by me. They are these mambo kings and salsa queens, Aztec lords and Inca princesses, every Hernandez and Fernandez, whom this country will one day come to understand and respect.

Country, Inca, Kings, Latin, Queens, Realize

I'm just more comfortable with people who are like me than the people who are not.

Comfortable, Like, Like Me, People

First I went to C. W. Post and I was a psychology and theater major and then I transferred to NYU's Tisch School of the Arts as a drama major.

Art, Arts, Drama, Post, School

I love cartoons. So when they came to me to make Ice Age and this sequel, I was so happy.

Age, Cartoon, Cartoons, Ice, Love

When I started performing I was like, "Holy hell, how am I going to survive this?" I was giving it my all in 15 minutes but now I had to do it for two hours.

Giving, Hell, Holy, Hours, Minutes, Two

It might have been really cool back in the '50s when it was less populated but I don't know.

50S, Cool, Knows, Might, Populated, Really Cool

I really love it, I love working with directors that are very collaborative and allow me input. I've done over 75 films, it's just like you're an apprentice. You learn so much about camerawork, lenses, and I'm always talking about DPs and directors and they always give me lists. I think pretty soon, I'll be ready to move away from being in front of the camera.

Allow, Done, Moving, Talking, Think, Thinking

My parents were incredibly strict, almost military style.

Incredibly, Military, Parent, Parents, Strict, Style

The more times you do something, the more likely it is you're going to get it wrong.

Likely, More Time, Times, Wrong

I did an HBO movie called Undefeated that I directed. It was too hard.

Directed, Hard, Hbo, Undefeated

I would be jokesmithing. I had files with tons of disses that I would try to write as I was on the train going to school.

School, Tons, Train, Trying, Write, Writing

I'm not really against a lot of things unless they are just pure exploitation and then they create their own copycat culture that comes from someone acting irresponsibly. That's dangerous when that happens.

Acting, Copycats, Culture, Dangerous, Irresponsibly

I love theater. I think theater, when its done right, is the best, like a religious experience. When it is done badly, it's the worst thing. It's just an incredible experience.

Done, Experience, Like, Religious, Thinking

The thing I gravitated to was being the class clown. It was very competitive.

Class, Clown, Gravitated, Thing

After kids leave the house, they can decide to do whatever they want, but while they're under my roof, they're going to be lawyers or writers or something, something important, anything except actors.

Actors, House, Important, Kids, Lawyers

I'm hoping my play opens up conversations, I hope it makes people question textbooks, I hope it makes #OscarsSoWhite and #HollywoodSoWhite question things. I hope my play sparks conversation between Latin kids and Latin parents and people start doing their own due diligence as well, I think it's everyone's responsibility.

Kids, Latin, Opens, Oscarssowhite, People, Responsibility

It doesn't make sense. [Republicans are] not for us. You're not for my values. We're working class people mostly and blue collar. We're your cops, we're your firemen, we're your carpenters and the things we need - we need to protect our unions, we need to protect our Medicare, we need to protect the working class person.

Blue, Class, Medicare, Mostly, People, Values

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