- Source of Wealth: Stand-up Comedy, Voice Acting, Film
- Age: 55
- Birth Place: Bogota, Columbia
- Height: 5′ 8″ (1.73 m)
- Marital Status: Married (Justine Maurer)
- Full Name: John Alberto Leguizamo
- Nationality: Columbian, American
- Date of Birth: July 22, 1964
- Ethnicity: Columbian
- Occupation: Actor, Comedian, Producer
- Education: Murray Bergtraum High School, NYU Tisch School of Arts
- Children: 2 (Allegra Sky, Lucas)
John Leguizamo has a net worth estimated at $25 million. He is an entertainer who made his money by doing stand-up comedy, acting, and rapping. He also is known for being the voice behind a few animated movies. John Leguizamo was born in Bogotá, Colombia in 1964. His family then moved to the United States when the actor was four years old and settled in the Queens area of New York City. He describes his childhood as tough with a lot of violence and fighting. That shaped his personality as he learned to be funny to avoid getting beaten up.
John attended the Murray Bergtraum High School and later the NYU Tisch School of Arts where he studied theater. He is well known for his roles in Carlito’s Way as Benny Blanco, Moulin Rouge as Toulouse Lautrec as well as Lincoln Lawyer as Val Valenzuela. He also featured in animated movies like Doctor Doolittle as Rat and the Ice Age movies as Sid.