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존 레귀자모 (John Leguizamo)

성별: 남성
생일: 1964년 07월 22일
직업: 연기자, 작가, 프로듀서
출신: 콜롬비아, 보고타

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Birthdate: July 22, 1964
Birthplace: Bogota, Colombia
Occupations: Actor, Writer, Comedian, Producer
Quote: "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...We are taking our culture and suturing it to America. Like gum on the bottom of a shoe, we are not going to disappear. Unlike other peoples who totally assimilated, we are more interested in co-assimilation...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." --The New York Times, July 14, 1991

Claim to Fame: 1999: Costarred in Spike Lee's Summer of Sam

Significant Other(s):
Carolyn McDermott, comedian; met in 1986; dated until 1991
Samantha Mathis, actress; costarred in Super Mario Bros
Wife: Yelba Matamoros (aka Yelba Osorio), actor; born 1962; met in acting workshop in 1991; eloped September 1994; divorced November 1996
Wife: Justine Maurer, estate planner, economist; dating from 1997; married 1999

Family:
Father: Alberto Leguizamo, realtor, waiter; Puerto Rican immigrant; divorced from Leguizamo's mother 1978
Mother: Luz Leguizamo; Colombian immigrant
Brother: Sergio Leguizamo; younger
Daughter: Allegra Sky; born October 23, 1999 in New York; mother, Justine Maurer
Son: Ryder Lee, born December 2000; mother, Jusinte Maurer

Awards:
1990/91: OBIE: Performance, Mambo Mouth
1991: Outer Critics Circle: Outstanding Solo Performance, Mambo Mouth
1993: Theater World: Special Award; shared with Rosetta LeNoire
1993: CableACE: Best Comedy Special, HBO Comedy Hour: John Leguizamo's Spic-o-Rama; shared award
1993: CableACE: Best Performance in a Comedy Special, HBO Comedy Hour: John Leguizamo's Spic-o-Rama
1993: CableACE: Best Writing, Entertainment Special, HBO Comedy Hour: John Leguizamo's Spic-o-Rama
1998: Outer Critics Circle: Outstanding Solo Performance, Freak
1998/99: Emmy: Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program, Freak

Factoids:
Began writing comedy material in high school, trying it out on classmates

Education:
Sylvia Leigh's Showcase Theater, New York
Lee Strasberg Institute, New York
HB Studio, New York
New York University; majored in Theater; was only Latino in his drama classes; left school to pursue acting career

Movies:
Moulin Rouge (2001)
What's the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
Titan A.E. (2000)
Summer of Sam (1999)
Frogs for Snakes (1999)
Joe the King (1999)
Doctor Dolittle (1998)
The Pest (1997)
A Brother's Kiss (1997)
Spawn (1997)
Bodycount (1997)
O Peste (1997)
The Fan (1996)
Romeo and Juliet (1996)
Executive Decision (1996)
Romeu E Julieta (1996)
A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995)
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995)
Super Mario Bros. (1993)
Carlito's Way (1993)
Mambo Mouth (1992)
Whispers in the Dark (1992)
The Puerto Rican Mambo (Not a Musical) (1992)
Hangin' With the Homeboys (1991)
Casualties of War (1989)